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JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS CVB ROLLS OUT NEW BRAND

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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The CVB worked with Pekin, IL-based McDaniels Marketing — an experienced tourism marketing firm — to create a brand that highlights the city's most attractive attributes.

Key Points: 
  • The CVB worked with Pekin, IL-based McDaniels Marketing — an experienced tourism marketing firm — to create a brand that highlights the city's most attractive attributes.
  • "Uncover the Possibilities" represents Jacksonville's status as a "hidden secret" in Central Illinois with many historical sites and stories that haven't been widely told.
  • These brand promise statements will influence the core messaging moving forward, epitomizing the best traits of the Jacksonville area.
  • The Jacksonville Area CVB has developed a brand standards guide to keep brand usage on track.

TuneCore Partners with Beatport, The World's Largest Electronic Music Streaming and Download Platform

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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NEW YORK, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TuneCore, the leading development partner for self-releasing artists—owned by Believe, one of the world's leading digital music companies—has announced a new partnership with Beatport, the global leader in music for DJs, producers, and their fans, to enable TuneCore artists to distribute their songs to the platform. To celebrate and discuss their new partnership, TuneCore CEO, Andreea Gleeson, and Beatport CEO, Robb McDaniels will be participating in multiple events at the International Music Summit in Ibiza including a TuneCore-produced reception on Thursday, April 27th and a fireside chat at the Beatport Villa on Friday, April 28th.

Key Points: 
  • TuneCore will begin distributing music to Beatport in early May, allowing artists to get their music in front of Beatport's robust user base of electronic music fans, tastemakers, and professional DJs, as well as the platform's in-house curation team.
  • Andreea Gleeson, CEO, TuneCore commented, "Electronic music is a top genre among TuneCore artists.
  • Beatport is the world's largest electronic music platform for DJs, serving both downloads and streaming through a web store, mobile app, DJ Web App, and integrations directly into DJ software and hardware.
  • In celebration of TuneCore's new partnership with Beatport, Believe, its development platform for self-releasing artists TuneCore, and its electronic music focused imprint b:electronic, will be kicking off a talent search to discover and promote up-and-coming electronic music artists and producers.

Crayola Education Launches Creativity to New Heights with Crayola Creativity Week!

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Monday, January 9, 2023
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EASTON, Pa., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crayola, the brand that inspires creativity and celebrates learning, is bringing educators, parents, children, and celebrities together for an exciting, week-long, worldwide event: Crayola Creativity Week, taking place from January 23rd – January 29th! Featuring five weekday creative adventures, two weekend days of creative fun, and one big virtual assembly celebration, Crayola Creativity Week aims to nurture children's creativity and turn today's interests into tomorrow's careers.

Key Points: 
  • Featuring five weekday creative adventures, two weekend days of creative fun, and one big virtual assembly celebration, Crayola Creativity Week aims to nurture children's creativity and turn today's interests into tomorrow's careers.
  • Tied to key learning objectives , Crayola Creativity Week spotlights creativity through visual art, dance, STEAM, literacy, and more.
  • "With Crayola Creativity Week, we hope to inspire kids around the world to imagine new possibilities through creative, hands-on learning."
  • "I'm thrilled to participate in Crayola Creativity Week.

Kevin Costner Co-Founded App, HearHere, Announces Strategic Rebrand To Autio

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- HearHere, the Kevin Costner founded mobile audio entertainment app, announced today its rebranding to Autio. Autio will continue to offer location-based storytelling with the company doubling down on their mission: audio for travel. In addition to the Autio rebrand, the company is partnering with The Moth, a globally renowned storytelling nonprofit, to donate $1 from each Autio membership purchased to fund storytelling workshops, resources, and to provide a stage for people from all walks of life to share their experiences.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --HearHere, the Kevin Costner founded mobile audio entertainment app, announced today its rebranding to Autio .
  • Autio offers an expansive audio library of 9,000+ short stories across the entire U.S. with narrations by household names such as Kevin Costner , John Lithgow , Phil Jackson and more.
  • With the company's rebrand, Autio's central purpose is to optimize discovery by offering limitless ways users can enjoy audio for travel.
  • Many of these stories are narrated by some of your favorite voices like Kevin Costner, John Lithgow & Phil Jackson.

HIP HOP PUBLIC HEALTH LAUNCHES COMMUNITY IMMUNITY: ALL ABOUT THE BOOSTER DURING WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MOUNT SINAI'S INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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NEW YORK, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hip Hop Public Health, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering positive health behavior change through the power of science, culture and art, today announces All About the Booster, the eighth installment of its Community Immunity rap anthology to promote COVID-19 vaccine coverage in communities of color.

Key Points: 
  • Getting a booster shot helps protect all of us, and it helps us get back to normal."
  • The Centers for Disease Control currently recommends that people over 12 years old who are fully vaccinated receive a booster shot.
  • Hip Hop Public Health (HHPH) is an internationally recognized 501c3 that harnesses the transformative power of music, culture, and science to improve health literacy and promote health equity in communities of color.
  • The Institute for Health Equity Research (IHER) at Icahn Mount Sinai receives funding from the National Institutes of Health's Community Engagement Alliance (NIH-CEAL).

HIP HOP PUBLIC HEALTH DEBUTS COMMUNITY IMMUNITY: TEEN TAKEOVER TO PROMOTE VACCINE LITERACY AMONG TEENS

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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NEW YORK, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hip Hop Public Health (HHPH), the national nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering positive health behavior change through the power of science, culture and art, today announces Community Immunity: Teen Takeover, a new addition to its suite of COVID-19 educational resources.

Key Points: 
  • This project is part of HHPH's "Community Immunity" vaccine literacy effort.
  • "Community Immunity: Teen Takeover is about Baltimore and about teens in Baltimore and everywhere getting the vaccine and staying safe," said rapper Young Elder.
  • The Community Immunity: Teen Takeover music videos, songs, Educator Toolkit, and information about the upcoming events are all available on https://hhph.org/communityimmunity-teentakeover/ .
  • Hip Hop Public Health (HHPH) is an internationally recognized 501c3 that harnesses the transformative power of music, culture, and science to improve health literacy and promote health equity in communities of color.

SXSW Features Run-DMC Founder, EdTech Entrepreneur to Discuss Reimagining Student Mental Health

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Thursday, March 3, 2022
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NATICK, Mass., March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, a founder of the pioneering hip-hop group Run-DMC and sought-after speaker on mental health, will join award-winning EdTech entrepreneur Michael London for a candid conversation about the mental health challenges facing colleges and students at SXSW EDU on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in Austin, Texas.

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  • NATICK, Mass., March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, a founder of the pioneering hip-hop group Run-DMC and sought-after speaker on mental health, will join award-winning EdTech entrepreneur Michael London for a candid conversation about the mental health challenges facing colleges and students at SXSW EDU on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
  • He is a founding member of the leading student mental health and wellness solution Uwill, whose platform enables college students to connect on-demand with a diverse network of licensed mental health professionals.
  • "Colleges and students alike are facing a mental health crisis that has only accelerated over the past few years, and shows no signs of slowing down," said London.
  • Uwill has become the leading mental health and wellness solution for colleges and students.

VENETOULIS INSTITUTE, BALTIMORE BANNER BUILD NEWSROOM WITH DIVERSE, VETERAN JOURNALISTS & DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF REGION

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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Three veteran Baltimore Sun reporters, Justin Fenton, Liz Bowie and Tim Prudente, will also join the newsroom.

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  • Three veteran Baltimore Sun reporters, Justin Fenton, Liz Bowie and Tim Prudente, will also join the newsroom.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome these experienced, award-winning journalists to the Banner," said editor in chief Kimi Yoshino.
  • "They each bring a unique set of skills and knowledge, but all share the same commitment to telling the most important stories in Baltimore.
  • I'm excited by the caliber of journalists we're hiring and confident that we will build a newsroom that represents our communitiesand provides essential and compelling coverage."

SXSW EDU® Announces More than 180 PanelPicker® Sessions and Workshops for the 2022 Conference & Festival

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --SXSW EDU today unveiled its array of programming for the 2022 Conference & Festival.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --SXSW EDU today unveiled its array of programming for the 2022 Conference & Festival.
  • "The trends and issues of utmost importance to the education sector are critical to forming our content and conversations at SXSW EDU," said Greg Rosenbaum, Head of SXSW EDU.
  • SXSW EDU received proposals covering a wide-ranging set of topics for the 2022 conference, with high demand for tracks including Practice & Pedagogy, Equity & Justice, and Work Reimagined.
  • The SXSW EDU Conference & Festival is a reflection of the world's most critical social issues as seen through the lens of education.

Sir Richard Branson Talks the Death Penalty, Criminal Justice Reform on 'Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom'

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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Branson has long been a vocal opponent of capital punishment.

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  • Branson has long been a vocal opponent of capital punishment.
  • Ouellette has spent her career fighting for those most disadvantaged by broken criminal justice systems.
  • She is now the CEO of Responsible Business Initiative for Justice, a not-for-profit working with businesses to champion fairness and equality across systems of justice.
  • Righteous Convictions with Jason Flomfeatures a diverse who's-who of cutting edge activists at the forefront of the most critical issues of the day.