Month: April 2016 | Arthur Ashe Legacy

April 27, 1994: Change comes to South Africa

Frederik de Klerk & Nelson Mandela at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 1992. © World Economic Forum Twenty-two years ago today, South Africa and the world were forever changed […]

Considering Obama’s Legacy: The Washington Post Virtual Museum

April 26, 2016/in All /by Joe

The legacy of Arthur Ashe extends beyond his tennis accomplishments to encompass his work advocating for health issues, education, and human rights. However, his success in overcoming the color barrier […]

Celebrating Earth Day 2016

April 22, 2016/in All /by Joe

Today, we celebrate Earth Day, an annual celebration of our planet in recognition of all that it gives us. This year marks the 46th anniversary of this holiday, and the […]

Celebrating This Year’s Pulitzer Prize Winners

April 19, 2016/in All /by Joe

Image courtesy of Pulitzer.org The winners of the 2016 Pulitzer Prizes were announced yesterday in celebration of the most captivating, moving, and thoughtful works in journalism, literature, drama, and music […]

The Effects of New Discrimination Laws in Mississippi and North Carolina

April 18, 2016/in All Civil Rights Opportunity /by Joe

A couple of weeks ago, disappointing news arose out of Mississippi and North Carolina: the two states had passed targeted anti-LGBTQ legislations that to deny civil rights and protections to […]

Volunteer Heroes

April 15, 2016/in All Mentorship Opportunity Service /by Joe

In keeping with the spirit of National Volunteer Week in the United States, and National Volunteer Month throughout the world, we’re highlighting a few hardworking men and women who have […]

Celebrating National Volunteer Week

April 11, 2016/in All Arthur Ashe Brotherly Love Health Opportunity Service /by Joe

Yesterday marked the beginning of National Volunteer Week, an annual celebration in the United Sates and Canada that aims to inspire and encourage individuals to engage with their communities through […]

From the Salt March to Civil Rights

April 6, 2016/in 1960s African American History All Civil Rights Education History Opportunity Protest /by Joe

One often hears the names Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. used during conversations about civil disobedience and freedom. It is also well known that King cited Gandhi as […]