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Philanthropic, Muslim Leaders Launch ‘Year of Learning’ . Inspired by an initiative led by Illinois’ indigenous community leaders which served as a turning point in philanthropic understanding and investment, this special launch event is hoped to accelerate the evolution and deepening of mainstream philanthropic support for America’s 3.5 million Muslims.   “Long-term success is about building the infrastructure to help community and civic life,” said Daniel Ash of the Chicago Community Trust. “Building collective power means supporting vital civic infrastructure — including t...

Jane Bolin forged ahead on her chosen path despite the doubt and discouragement of those around her who should have been her mentors and supporters. Growing up as the daughter of a Black lawyer in Poughkeepsie, New York, she took an early interest in the profession. “It is easy to imagine how a young, protected child who sees portrayals of brutality is forever scarred and becomes determined to contribute in her own small way to social justice,” Bolin recalled later in her life. Though many tried to deter her, after finishing her studies at Wellesley College—where she was one of two Blac...

GameAbove Adds Five Leaders to Advisory Board New Members, all Eastern University Michigan Alumni, Provide Additional Value and Expertise to Group Making Positive Impacts to EMU and Ypsilanti News provided by Share this article Share this article YPSILANTI, Mich., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GameAbove, a dynamic and unique group of Eastern Michigan University alumni that has donated more than $15 million in the past 14 months to significantly advance educational initiatives at the university and has funded assistance programs and organizations within the greater Ypsilanti community, today a...

Building the Beloved Community After the civil rights movement, John Lewis moved from protest to politics. But he remained optimistic about the Black freedom struggles of the twenty-first century. John Lewis in Selma, Alabama 2015 (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images) His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham Random House, 2020, 368 pp. In a group photograph taken at the White House of the speakers at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, John Lewis stands obscured in the back row. At the time, Lewis was chair...