Africatown

Microsoft Alum Launches Hey, Black Seattle!: A Hub of Connection for the African Diaspora in the Emerald City

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Martedì, Marzo 5, 2024
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SEATTLE, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today entrepreneur and former Microsoft director Kiesha Garrison proudly introduces Hey, Black Seattle!

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  • SEATTLE, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today entrepreneur and former Microsoft director Kiesha Garrison proudly introduces Hey, Black Seattle!
  • , a platform to help Seattle residents of the African diaspora answer the question "Where are all the Black people?"
  • All are an example of the creative resilience of a people who refuse to be erased by systemic inequality.
  • A job board, offering organizations a direct channel to list employment opportunities and support of economic empowerment for the Black community.

BIG We Foundation Launches Grant Program for Womxn Storytellers to Build Worlds of Belonging

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Martedì, Agosto 15, 2023
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SheStories is an innovative program that has received funding from Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates company.

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  • SheStories is an innovative program that has received funding from Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates company.
  • The SheStories grant is open to talented Black, Indigenous, Latina/e, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, multiracial and femme-identifying womxn storytellers with passion, vision and a desire to elevate their voices and change the world.
  • BWF is currently accepting applications for the second group of four storytellers to each receive a $30,000 grant.
  • ** Womxn is an inclusionary term used to refer to cis-gender females and those who identify as femme.

Folklorist's Advocacy for Africatown Inspires Hope

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Venerdì, Dicembre 23, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Health equity and social change public affairs firm Langco + Partners congratulates folklorist, oral historian, and African American Studies professor Dr. Kern Jackson's contributions to academic research, equity, and advocacy.

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  • His research illuminates the need for social justice, as the moral and political significance of Africatown is made visible by the first-hand accounts of community leaders.
  • The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
  • Together, we give voice to the ancestors and people of Africatown," he added.
  • The job though is not done," said Emmett Lewis, a descendant of Africatown founder Cudjo Lewis.