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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

In 1837 Richard Humphreys established the African Institute, now Cheyney University, in Pennsylvania making it the oldest historically Black university in the United States. As a proud alum of Howard University and Fisk University, I understand how critical HBCUs are in the professional and personal development of generations.

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Client Spotlight: Grambling State University

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Grambling State University is a public, historically Black university in Grambling, Louisiana. Grambling State University is a member-school of the University of Louisiana System and Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Grambling also advances the study and preservation of African American history, art, and culture. .

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

There are some universal elements to any compelling story, whether they’re in books, the news, articles, blogs, or movies. Please give so that we can end childhood hunger in India and help these children realize their full potential. It’s one of the most iconic photos in history, and it’s that way for a reason. Look at her eyes.

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Ze Frank Takes Over (My) Museum

Museum 2.0

I get excited about a lot of things in my work at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. To recreate childhood photographs. This winter, as part of a museumwide exhibition called Work in Progress , Ze and the virtual army of participants in A Show will take over a gallery of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Whether quietly spearheading some of the world's most groundbreaking scientific and medical research or not-so-quietly leading revolutions on the battlefield, our history is ripe with stories of ferocious, adventurous, enlightened, and persistent women. History remembers Queen Anna Nzinga as one of the great female rulers of Africa.

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Mobile Storytelling: An Evolving Story

NTEN

As of Febuary 2011 however, they have added a feature that goes a step beyond: streetview history. Historians can narrate stories of a city’s development or you can tell your own story of fond childhood memories. Zooming in, it’s my dad’s childhood story. Scale of Stories = Scale of Identity.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

Things which seemed universal to me as a boy were in fact very culturally specific to my childhood in southern England and wouldn’t have had any resonance even twenty miles across the English channel in France where their Noël celebrations differ widely. However, the importance of his day has been lost in American history.

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