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Fortis Construction. Congratulations for your outstanding work in preventing child abuse! Inside local newspapers at the beginning of April, readers will find a Blue Ribbon newsletter. Educational materials will be available online and through social media and posters will be distributed throughout the community in April. People are encouraged to wear a blue to show support for the awareness and prevention of child abuse. Several events are scheduled for the month of April and are outlined below.  For more information about the Blue Ribbon Campaign, child abuse prevention, and other events i...

Photo by fizkes on Shutterstock. In early February, more than 1,200 sustainability professionals gathered online for GreenBiz 21. And each day after the mainstage talks and panels, a few of my GreenBiz Group colleagues and I hopped onto Zoom to convene with 12 students and young professionals poised to become sustainability leaders of the future. From marketing to engineering, the GreenBiz 21 Emerging Leaders represent a variety of professions in the sustainability field. The program aims to elevate, cultivate and support the next generation of Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) ...

Giving Power to the People Most Affected by Climate Change In her new book, Shalanda Baker, President Biden’s choice for Deputy Director of Energy Justice, emphasizes the need for an urgent and equitable response. Creative Commons In the fight against climate change, there is often a false assumption that we are all equally responsible for environmental devastation and that individual lifestyle changes alone are enough to avert ecological collapse. In reality, the wealthiest 1 percent of people are responsible for more than double the emissions of the poorest 50 percent, and just 100 cor...

Kalamazoo Public Library. (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications). KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL) announced a new scholarship on Monday, which is meant for people of color interested in obtaining their master’s degree in library science. The official title has been announced as the According to recent studies conducted by the Department for Professional Employees, in 2019, just 5.3% of librarians identified as Black or African American, 7.1 percent as Hispanic or Latino, and 3.5 percent as Asian-American or Pacific Islander. KPL officials say the...