Corporate Responsibility Leaders Convene to Advance Racial Equity
More than 700 of the nation’s leading corporate purpose organizations join forces for two-day virtual event, Racial Equity: Moving Companies from Promise to ActionTo accelerate the progress and impact of business efforts to address racial equity, Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP), Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP), The Council on Foundations, and Points of Light collaborated to host...
Today in the Culture, July 12, 2021: Chicago’s New Committee on Design | Spiaggia Says Addio
Salumi at LardonARTChicago Artists Coalition Names Coney Family Fund AwardeesChicago Artists Coalition (CAC) announces the Coney Family Fund awardees Unyimeabasi Udoh and Lola Ayisha Ogbara, who will each receive $5,000 in unrestricted funds during the 2021-2022 grant cycle. The funds are targeted to support outstanding Chicago visual artists who identify as Black or African-American. CAC has a history of...
‘We are not prepared’: Vaccine buy-in among Black Americans won’t come easy, experts warn
The patients who stream into her clinic in a low-income and predominantly Black section of Chicago's South Side have been terrified by the coronavirus pandemic, said Dr. Brittani James, stressed out by its harmful effects on the community and frustrated by mixed messages from government officials.But now, just as possible solution to the virus's spread is on the horizon,...
Sharpton’s ‘Rise Up’ should spark discussion, action
“Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads” by Reverend Al Sharpton, 2020, Hanover Square Press, 288 pages, $27.99The Rev. Al Sharpton isn’t exactly a fan of President Donald Trump. If you’re familiar with Sharpton at all, that’s no surprise. His book, “Rise Up,” chronicles some of the history between the two and offers some great stories.That’s a lot...
