Over the next four years, talented Spelman College students will receive full scholarships from Morgan Stanley. The Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars program is designed to eliminate financial barriers to higher education for African American college students. The $12 million initiative will support a total of 60 full scholarships for students enrolled in Spelman, Morehouse College […]
Educate Girls, a non-profit working in remote, rural regions of India, has announced that its solution to ‘Empower 1.5 million girls to go to school’ has been selected as one of the 2020 new Solver class at MIT Solve Challenge Finals. MIT Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, is a marketplace for […]
The world’s No. 1 beauty brand, L’Oréal Paris announced their 2020 Women of Worth Honorees, rewarding ten inspirational women with $10,000 to support their non-profit organizations. In celebration of its fifteenth anniversary, the philanthropic Women of Worth program brings to life the brand’s iconic tagline – “Because You’re Worth It” – by honoring the innate […]
1,000 Dreams Fund, a national nonprofit that supports the dreams of talented young women in need, has announced its first-event BroadcastHER Summit for women in streaming, gaming and esports on October 17-18. In partnership with Twitch, the two-day virtual event streamed on 1DF’s Twitch Channel, featuring a diverse line-up of talented women content creators and […]
Americas Society/Council of the Americas presents Experiencias: Conversations with Women Leading the Americas, a podcast where influential women across Latin America share their professional and life experiences, while giving advice to a new generation. Hosted by AS/COA CEO and President Susan Segal, the podcast’s season one includes six episodes with guests Isabel de Saint Malo […]
The Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission and Girl Scouts of the USA have announced that the two organizations have partnered to commemorate 100 years of the 19th Amendment through a special Votes for Women 1920–2020 patch. The WSCC covered the cost of this special edition suffrage centennial Girl Scout patch for the first 7,000 girls who […]
Black women are more motivated to vote in the 2020 election than ever before, according to a new #BlackWomenVote 2020 nationwide poll released by Higher Heights. The poll’s findings also suggest that a majority of Black women believe that their turnout at the polls will make the biggest difference in this year’s election results. “Black […]
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation and ESPN have announced a new joint student scholarship. The mission of this partnership is to provide Black women a path into careers in sports media by assisting one female undergraduate student and one female graduate student in the United States, pursuing careers in sports media. “It has […]
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the International Day of the Girl: “On the International Day of the Girl, we celebrate the voices and power of girls in Canada and around the world. Every day, girls prove that they are unstoppable by breaking down barriers to help create a more […]
Future PLC and Multichannel News has announced their successful inaugural virtual edition of Wonder Women, which annually recognizes exceptional women in media who have attained leadership roles and continue to blaze the trail for the next generation of women leaders in the industry. This year, the awards ceremony was reimagined virtually — with hundreds attending […]