Month: February 2022

WaterAid launches prize draw to win tickets to see Louisa, Celina Sharma and Nadia Rose in female-led fundraising gig

Stuart Mitchell

This week, WaterAid has launched a prize draw to win tickets for the live Bathroom Session gig, which will bring together some exciting acts, including former X-Factor winner Louisa Johnson, rapper and songwriter Nadia Rose, Australian contemporary R&B artist Celina Sharma, and Londoner Cat Burns, whose music spans folk, acoustic, soul, reggae and pop genres. Also performing are South London singer songwriter Jaz Karis and DJs Kennedy Taylor from Foundation FM and Mercedes Benson. Each of the 25 prize winners will get two tickets to see the Bathroom Sessions at…

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Diversity Woman Magazine Announces Second Annual ‘Elite 100’ Issue, a Tribute to Black Women Leaders Changing the Face of Corporate America

Stuart Mitchell

Diversity Woman Magazine announces its second annual ‘ELITE 100′ issue, a tribute to 100 extraordinary Black women leaders. Each year, more and more Black women are making historic gains in corporate America. To celebrate these remarkable women, and encourage those who will make future lists, Diversity Woman presents the Elite 100 Class of 2022 list of Black women leaders. Diversity Woman Magazine is the essential business magazine and community for women professionals and executives, with an initiative to support leadership and executive management development for all women of all races, cultures, and backgrounds. In…

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FareShare agrees deal to redistribute food from Moroccan businesses in UK

Stuart Mitchell

FareShare has agreed a ground-breaking international partnership to redistribute food from Moroccan businesses trading with the UK. “We are delighted to receive this food and drink from Morocco. Our 30 warehouses stand ready at short notice to receive good to eat nutritious food, from wherever it came from in the supply chain, and get it to people who need it, quickly, especially at this time of year. The priority is making sure food isn’t wasted but goes to people – which is the best thing to do socially, environmentally and…

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Tesco becomes first major UK supermarket to sell range of braille Valentine’s cards

Stuart Mitchell

This Valentine’s Day, Tesco is helping all shoppers treat that special someone in their lives with the launch of braille Valentine’s Day cards. With more than two million people living with sight loss in the UK*, the launch brings love to life in a more inclusive way this Valentine’s Day. To help those with visual impairments celebrate, Tesco has launched the range of accessible cards starting at just £1.50. With cards featuring dedications to ‘My Husband’, and ‘My Wife’, and declarations of love with ‘Be Mine?’, anyone feeling the romance…

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SoLa Impact’s Black Impact Fund Receives $25 Million Investment from PayPal to Address Racial Equity Through Affordable Housing

Stuart Mitchell

SoLa Impact, a leading minority-led housing developer, has announced a $25 million investment from PayPal for its fourth fund, the Black Impact Fund.  The investment further scales SoLa’s production of high-quality affordable housing in California’s major urban markets. PayPal’s investment in SoLa’s Black Impact Fund is part of PayPal’s $535 million commitment to advance racial economic equity and support Black and underserved communities. “PayPal is uniquely positioned to create economic opportunity for underinvested communities. This investment will contribute to progress in closing the racial wealth gap and providing access to affordable housing in Black and…

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