Social Activism

JCPenney’s Hope & Wonder Brand Celebrates Milestone in Community Giving

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星期三, 一月 17, 2024
Generation X, African American, Millennials, Teens, Communications, Lifestyle, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Fashion, Other Consumer, Fund Raising, Retail, Women, Home Goods, Seniors, People with Disabilities, Men, Family, Social Activism, Professional Services, Online Retail, Philanthropy, Consumer, LGBTQ+, Discount, Variety, Department Stores, Generation Z, Beauty, African Americans, Heart, Coalition, Multimedia, Culture, Female, BIPOC, Interview, Black History Month, Creative Coalition, Organization, The Asian American Foundation, Dress, Point Foundation

JCPenney, the shopping destination for America’s diverse, working families, proudly celebrates Hope & Wonder , its private brand designed in-house by the JCPenney Creative Coalition to commemorate and celebrate moments that matter for customers and associates.

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  • JCPenney, the shopping destination for America’s diverse, working families, proudly celebrates Hope & Wonder , its private brand designed in-house by the JCPenney Creative Coalition to commemorate and celebrate moments that matter for customers and associates.
  • Since the brand launched in 2022, JCPenney has invested $1 million in Hope & Wonder partnerships and additional cultural initiatives as part of its ongoing commitment to celebrating diversity.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240117567265/en/
    Members of the JCPenney Creative Coalition, wearing designs from the Hope & Wonder brand.
  • Hope & Wonder brand campaign visuals include JCPenney associates, community leaders and members of the JCPenney Creative Coalition sporting apparel from the assortment.

MEDIA ALERT: Leading Into Martin Luther King Jr. Day, National Geographic Debuts Trailer and Key Art for Emmy® Award-winning Anthology Series, GENIUS: MLK/X

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星期四, 一月 11, 2024
Film & Motion Pictures, TV and Radio, Social Activism, Women, General Entertainment, Entertainment, Celebrity, Communications, Men, Family, Consumer, Multimedia, Emmy Awards, Disney Television Studios, 20th Television, National Geographic Partners, Television, Movement, Gina Prince-Bythewood, ABC, GENIUS, National Geographic, Film industry

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240111662736/en/
    Key Art for GENIUS: MLK/X ©2024 National Geographic Partners, LLC
    WHAT: Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, National Geographic released the trailer and key art for the newest installment of the Emmy Award-winning anthology series GENIUS: MLK/X.
  • For the first time, the docu-drama series explores the lives of two iconic geniuses: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
  • WHEN: Two episodes will premiere weekly beginning Feb. 1 on National Geographic at 9/8c and will stream the next day on both Disney+ and Hulu .
  • While King advanced racial equality through nonviolent activism, X advocated for Black empowerment, identity and self-determination.

OscarⓇ-Shortlisted Sensation BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT Returns To Theaters Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend For Limited Run

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星期三, 一月 10, 2024
Men, Entertainment, Events, Concerts, Consumer, Media, General Entertainment, Film & Motion Pictures, Celebrity, Other Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Marketing, Communications, Women, Social Activism, Democracy, Screen International, Hope, Bobi Wine, Collection, Playlist, Face, Emmy Awards, NUP, International, Boston International Film Festival, IDFA, Audience award, Sharp, Telluride Film Festival, IDA, Venice Film Festival, WINE, Wine, BAFTA, National Geographic, National Unity Platform, Hamptons International Film Festival, Malaria, CPH, Politics, Violence, Human Rights Award, Education, Portrait, Film industry

Museveni has been in power since 1986 and changed Uganda’s constitution to enable him to run for yet another five-year term.

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  • Museveni has been in power since 1986 and changed Uganda’s constitution to enable him to run for yet another five-year term.
  • “Bobi Wine is a courageous African leader committed to bringing democracy and equality to the people of Uganda.
  • A rerelease of BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT over the holiday weekend is the perfect opportunity to honor his heroism,” said Carolyn Bernstein, executive vice president of Scripted and Documentary Films for National Geographic.
  • In a world that presently feels more tyrannical than ever, where truth has become expendable.

Global HIV Progress Overstated: AHF Calls for UNAIDS Audit

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星期一, 一月 8, 2024
Public Policy, Healthcare Reform, Social Activism, Pharmaceutical, Communications, Philanthropy, Advocacy Group Opinion, Infectious Diseases, Government, LGBTQ+, Foundation, Science, AIDS, Consumer, Research, Health, BMJ, HIV/AIDS, Death, AHF, WHO, Disease, Medical journal, UNAIDS, Poverty, Infection, World Health Organization, HIV, BMJ Open, Patient, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Pharmaceutical industry

Inflated numbers would mean that the progress against the epidemic has been slower than anticipated, and a greater investment of resources will be needed to put the global HIV response back on track.

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  • Inflated numbers would mean that the progress against the epidemic has been slower than anticipated, and a greater investment of resources will be needed to put the global HIV response back on track.
  • “We have offered to assist UNAIDS with the auditing process in anyway practical.”
    The following is a full text of the open letter:
    We write this letter to express our alarm over the inaccuracy of global HIV treatment statistics being reported by UNAIDS.
  • We urge UNAIDS and the WHO to audit at least 10% of patient charts across the globe.
  • We believe that our proposal will be an exciting new chapter for global AIDS that will yield gratifying results.

New AHF Campaign Warns Syphilis Can be Fatal to Your Baby

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星期一, 一月 8, 2024
Other Health, Practice Management, Advertising, Social Activism, Communications, General Health, Women, Philanthropy, Infectious Diseases, Men, Baby, Maternity, Foundation, Family, AIDS, Consumer, Health, Congenital syphilis, URL, Multimedia, Infection, AHF, STI, Fatal, Mother, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Pharmaceutical industry

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has updated and relaunched a groundbreaking billboard and awareness campaign, “Syphilis Can be Fatal to Your Baby,” warning of the dangers of congenital syphilis which can be fatal to babies if the infection goes undiagnosed and untreated in mothers.

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  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has updated and relaunched a groundbreaking billboard and awareness campaign, “Syphilis Can be Fatal to Your Baby,” warning of the dangers of congenital syphilis which can be fatal to babies if the infection goes undiagnosed and untreated in mothers.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240108069539/en/
    The campaign artwork features an illustration of a visibly pregnant person with the headline, “Syphilis Can be Fatal to Your Baby,” driving to the website URL “FreeSTDCheck.org.” AHF’s congenital syphilis campaign consists of billboards, posters, transit shelters, 2-sheets, buses, bus benches, and street kiosks and began posting nationwide last week.
  • The campaign will run for three months in most markets and is appearing in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, and Nevada.
  • AHF offers free sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment at 36 Wellness Centers in 14 states and Washington, DC.

NNPA Employs Mark Thompson as Global Digital Transformation Director

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星期一, 一月 8, 2024
Other Communications, Publishing, Public Relations, Investor Relations, TV and Radio, Media, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Lifestyle, Influencer, Entertainment, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Digital Marketing, Social Media, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Marketing, Blogging, Content Marketing, Other Consumer, Business, Women, Podcast, Thought Leadership, Men, Social Activism, Professional Services, Consumer, The Westside Gazette, African Americans, Digital, Social justice, Survival, Computer, Multimedia, AFRO, Civil and political rights, Acquisition, Mass media, Sirius XM, NNPA, Human rights, Journalism, National Association, Boil, Blood, Commerce, Pulse, Freedom's Journal, National Urban League, History, University, Internet, Human, Google News Lab, XM Satellite Radio, GOP, Black Press, Social media, Longevity, Growth, GNI, Radio, Publication, NAACP, Organization, National Newspaper Publishers Association

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240108991578/en/

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    Mark "Make It Plain" Thompson, NNPA Global Digital Transformation Director.
  • Now, in his role as the new NNPA Global Digital Transformation Director, he is poised to drive a new era of innovation, guiding member publishers through the intricate landscape of digital transformation and content distribution.
  • We look forward to working as a team, and I’m very honored to invite Mark to join the NNPA’s national staff as a full-time Global Digital Transformation Director.
  • “The acquisition of Mark Thompson as the Global Digital Transformation Director will greatly enhance not only what we do in 2024 in the digital and print space, but also as we approach the 200th anniversary of the Black Press of America in 2027, we are all grateful that Mark Thompson has agreed to join the NNPA for this vital and transformational objective.”
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Walgreens Celebrates 15 Years of the Expressions Challenge

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星期一, 一月 8, 2024
General Health, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Other Entertainment, Specialty, Social Activism, Consumer, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Retail, Teens, Mental Health, Arts, Museums, Entertainment, Communications, Generation Z, Professional Services, Convenience Store, AIDS, Health, Primary, Secondary, Education, Creative writing, Visual arts, Multimedia, Mental health, Student, School, New media art, Social justice, ESG, United States Virgin Islands, Walgreens, Violence, MHA, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Equity, Gender identity, HIV, Courage, Creativity, Birth control

The Expressions Challenge by Walgreens officially launches today, January 8 and runs through March 31, 2024.

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  • The Expressions Challenge by Walgreens officially launches today, January 8 and runs through March 31, 2024.
  • View the 2023 winning student entries and learn more about the Expressions Challenge at ExpressionsChallenge.com .
  • The 15th anniversary also comes at a time when Walgreens has increased its commitment to the mental health and wellbeing of teenagers.
  • Walgreens will leverage that network so more teens can reap the benefits of entering the Expressions Challenge.

Skechers to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results on Thursday, February 1st

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星期四, 一月 4, 2024
Family, LGBTQ+, Consumer, Teens, Manufacturing, Parenting, Children, Specialty, Social Activism, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Fashion, Communications, Retail, Catalog, Online Retail, Other Consumer, Department Stores, Women, Seniors, Pets, Men, Textiles, Internet, SKX

Skechers USA, Inc. (NYSE: SKX), The Comfort Technology Company™, today announced that the Company will release its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results after market close on Thursday, February 1, 2024.

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  • Skechers USA, Inc. (NYSE: SKX), The Comfort Technology Company™, today announced that the Company will release its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results after market close on Thursday, February 1, 2024.
  • Following the press release, David Weinberg, Chief Operating Officer, and John Vandemore, Chief Financial Officer, will review the results during a conference call at approximately 4:30 p.m.
  • The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and accessible on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at investors.skechers.com .
  • For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available at the same location and archived on the site for one year.

WeHo Community Celebrates Holiday Joy with LGBTQ Asylum Seekers and Undocumented Individuals

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星期四, 十二月 21, 2023
Hispanic, Communications, Social Activism, General Entertainment, Events, Concerts, Consumer, LGBTQ+, Entertainment, Marketing, Family, Lindsey Horvath, Multimedia, AHF, LOUD, Loneliness, International, Holiday, Happiness, Chairperson, Education, Violence, Refugee, Demographics of Los Angeles, Love, DACA, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Asylum

LGBTQ asylum seekers, DACA recipients and undocumented individuals of Los Angeles will be treated to a first-of-its-kind holiday celebration this December 22nd at Heart Weho , located in the center of West Hollywood.

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  • LGBTQ asylum seekers, DACA recipients and undocumented individuals of Los Angeles will be treated to a first-of-its-kind holiday celebration this December 22nd at Heart Weho , located in the center of West Hollywood.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231221514483/en/
    LGBTQ asylum seekers, DACA recipients, and undocumented individuals of Los Angeles will be treated to a first-of-its-kind holiday celebration this December 22nd at Heart Weho, located in the center of West Hollywood.
  • “As the holiday season approaches, our LGBTQ+ community deserves support and care, especially immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers who are struggling to feel at home here,” said Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Lindsey P. Horvath.
  • We know that for many LGBTQ+ people, the holiday season can feel lonely and having a space to gather and a supportive community is crucial and life-saving.

Sustainable and accessible tourism, the cornerstone of FITUR 2024

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星期四, 十二月 21, 2023
Marketing, Communications, Influencer, Other Travel, Transportation, Lodging, Destinations, Travel, Other Transport, LGBTQ+, Rail, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Maritime, Transport, Vacation, Cruise, Public Transport, Professional Services, Environment, Generation Z, Generation X, Social Media, Women, Search Engine Optimization, Seniors, Search Engine Marketing, Sustainability, Environmental Issues, Blogging, Environmental Health, Men, Social Activism, Tourist Attractions, Family, Consumer, Content Marketing, Climate Change, Other Communications, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Carbon footprint, Sport, FITUR, Tourism, Employment, Female

All the sections at FITUR have the topic of sustainability as a guiding theme, the first edition of FITUR 4all being a noteworthy addition, in order to highlight the importance of advancing towards accessible and inclusive tourism.

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  • All the sections at FITUR have the topic of sustainability as a guiding theme, the first edition of FITUR 4all being a noteworthy addition, in order to highlight the importance of advancing towards accessible and inclusive tourism.
  • In favour of equality, a special mention also to the work of FITUR Woman, which highlights female talent in tourism and promotes equal opportunities, as well as FITUR LGBT+.
  • FITUR Screen, FITUR Sports and FITUR Lingua, for their part, stand out for their aim to promote destinations with which to deseasonalise and distribute tourism activity throughout the territories, which is fundamental for the development of communities and progress towards increasingly sustainable models.
  • In this way, sustainable participation at FITUR is also underlined by the Sustainable Stand Awards, which aim to recognise exhibitors' efforts to ensure that their presence at FITUR.