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May Cause Awareness: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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This is a month dedicated to celebrating the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and their many contributions and achievements throughout history. May is set aside every year to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Asian and Pacific Americans to American history and modern society.

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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

To help introduce the importance of addressing the systematic funding disparities faced by HBCUs, as surfaced in the report, here are reflections on my experience as a proud HBCU alum. She responded, “Hmm, I am going to Boston University. We were so excited! Susan, you won’t be able to say that.” My story isn’t unique.

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A History of How Modern ESG Came to Be

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The whitepaper will include the following history of ESG, components of ESG programming, an overview of measurement and management, perspectives from CSR leaders, resources to learn more and stay up to date with trends , and more. . Read more about the history of Earth Day here. . . Happy reading! . _ .

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Why Building Resilient Networks Matter

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Yet even despite these obstacles, on the night of the third day after the storm, I welcomed these two climate refugees into my home north of Boston. From there they traversed Long Island Sound to New London, Connecticut, and then drove to Boston. How did it happen? A network of grandchildren was activated.

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On White Privilege and Museums

Museum 2.0

Two weeks ago, Roberto Bedoya asked several arts bloggers, including me, to write a post reflecting on Whiteness and its implications for the arts. They tell histories of white male conquest. I remember a photography exhibition in Boston where one photograph of three young ballerinas was labeled with their names.

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Great Conversationalists: Reflections on Being a Dial-a-Stranger

Museum 2.0

I even made some gaffes--for example, confusing the University of Texas natural history museum with the Utah natural history museum (the "UT" slipped me up)--but they took it in stride, continuing the conversation without embarrassing me.

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Imagery and Authenticity

Non Profit Quarterly

This is our reflective moment, Devyn. Kendra Hicks is a brilliant visionary politician who’s running for her first City Council seat in Boston, District Six. This is well documented, and even the history of people describing themselves as white goes back to the slave trade. Danielle Coates-Connor: Of course.

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