This month for our Nonprofit Spotlight, we want to highlight the wonderful work of Elysian Valley Arts Collective, aka EVAC. The Los Angeles neighborhood of Elysian Valley, known locally as Frogtown, is hemmed in by the 5 freeway to the west and the Los Angeles River to the east. Despite Read more…
The Chicago community of Bronzeville is becoming the Community of the Future and the first big step is the microgrid that will keep power flowing even emergencies. With the completion of the final phase of testing, ComEd has signaled that the network of solar panels, generators, batteries is ready to Read more…
Fighting food waste and hunger with solar food dehydrators has trasnformed the lives of women in India. Tens of thousands of pounds of food go to waste each year in India, often because of lack of refrigeration. An innovative company called Science 4 Society has started tackling this problem alongside Read more…
A community’s support of a talented and imaginative young writer is exactly the kind of love the world needs more of today. 8-year-old Dillion Helbig lives in Boise, Idaho with his family who have always encouraged him in his many creative pursuits. He decided to share one of his storybooks Read more…
Normally, our weekly Moments of Bliss focus on uplifting stories to bring a moment of respite from the intensity and often negative energy that comes from reading the news. But this week, we couldn’t just put out another feel-good story and ignore the humanitarian crisis happening in Europe. With the Read more…
Chefarmer Matthew Raiford of Gilliard Farms is working to change the way that we look at food and assisting fellow POC to get more involved in farm to table meals. This sixth generation farmer is sharing his passion for growing food and building communities with dynamic food sources. By creating Read more…
This month for our Nonprofit Spotlight, we wanted to shine a light on the work of an organization called BEAM. This is the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective and now that I’ve learned about them, I can’t wait to share the incredible mission, volunteers and activists that make this Read more…
This week’s Moment of Bliss is about a truly inspiring campaign, the Betty White Challenge. What would have been the legendary Betty White’s 100th birthday on January 17th 2022 was celebrated by her many fans by meeting the #bettywhitechallenge to donate to organizations helping animals. By Friday the 21st, $12.7 Read more…
“The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by human beings for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison people because they are different from others.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Though we normally keep the tone light and apolitical in our weekly Moments of Bliss, Read more…
When it comes to planning for all possible outcomes, you can’t beat the scientists who flung a 10 billion dollar telescope into orbit! The James Webb telescope was developed and built by NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. This worldwide effort will give all of humanity, Read more…