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A renewed grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will further efforts to increase primary care doctors in the state.

The Upper Mattaponi Tribe’s historic reclamation of its ancestral lands along the Mattaponi River in Virginia not only preserves the tribe’s heritage but also ignites a visionary environmental stewardship, fostering harmony between tradition, culture, and ecological restoration.

AFROTECH Conference is the largest tech conference for Black professionals in the nation. During this year’s convening on the Learning Lab Stage, Mastercard hosted an insightful session, Access Amplified: What it Takes to Drive Financial Access and Empowerment. Featured speaker, John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, Inc , shared what it… Continue reading Access Amplified: How Mastercard’s AFROTECH Conference Session Empowered Attendees to Prepare For Their Futures

The Biden administration is making $2 billion available to community groups, states and tribes to clean up pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities in what officials called the largest-ever investment in environmental justice. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan called the grant program unprecedented and said it “has the promise to turn disadvantaged and overburdened areas into healthy, resilient and thriving communities for current and future generations.” The program, funded by the sweeping climate law signed last year by Preside...

“Sports aren’t the only attainable dream to have. Education should be just as attainable,” writes NFL football player Arik Armstead.