Why Mike Bloomberg’s $600 Million Gift to Historically Black Medical Schools Matters
Research shows that a lack of Black doctors helps explain why Black people tend to die younger than their white peers.
By Benjamin Chrisinger
Contributor
Former High School Teacher Turned Cocktail Maven Gives $30 Million
Plus, Tulane lands $17 million to support geriatric medicine, a rare media archive at UCLA will benefit from a $2.3 million donation from a veteran newsman, and Lambda Legal lands $1 million for a pro-bono counsel program.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Taps Mariko Silver as CEO
Also, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will install a new national leader in October.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The Leader of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement Reflects on a Year Since the Lahaina Fire
Since devastating fires killed at least 102 people and displaced 12,000, the group has helped bridge the gap between Maui residents and federal and nonprofit agencies.
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira
Associated Press
As Election Nears, Four Freedoms Fund Seeks $5 Million to Support Immigrants
Project would help those who came to the United States as children.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Health-Equity Trailblazer Robert Ross Discusses Lessons Learned and the Future of DEI
“Right now, political events seem to be working against us — those of us who believe in a multiracial democracy, in belonging and inclusion, in Martin Luther King’s description of the beloved community. But we’re very much on the right side of history,” says Ross.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
Schmidt Sciences Awards $47.3 Million for Feedstock Research
Plus, America Achieves received $20 million to expand economic opportunity at the community level, and the cycling company Shimano pledged $10 million to build new mountain-bike trails worldwide.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Bloomberg Gives $600 Million to Four HBCU Medical Schools’ Endowments
The donations will more than double the size of three of the medical schools’ endowments.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Can a $30 Million Bet on Supreme Court Reform Rise Above Partisan Divides?
The Brennan Center’s new Kohlberg Center on the U.S. Supreme Court will test whether judiciary reforms can rise above the political fray or just widen it.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Using Food and Stories to Bring People Together
The nonprofit Community Plate teams up with local groups to organize story-sharing potluck suppers.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor