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Celebrating Black history and Black futures

Candid

This blog provides a brief overview of Juneteenth and the role that HBCUs have played as guardians of Black history and Black futures. . Looking back at the history of Juneteenth and HBCUs. When we talk about history, we always say we teach the past while we teach the future. We have to pour into that next generation.

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5 tips to help nonprofits meet unforeseen challenges 

Candid

For example, in response to the devastating floods in eastern Kentucky in 2022 , Save the Children mobilized swiftly to deliver essential supplies to the hardest-hit communities. Looking back over Save the Childrens 100-year history reminds us weve endured the Great Depression and World War II and emerged stronger.

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Battery investment moves onshore to kick-start US EV production

TechCrunch

In July, Kansas and North Carolina each announced the largest economic development projects in their histories, and Ford finalized a deal to bring its battery production to Tennessee and Kentucky. according to AlixPartners.

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Ford reveals plans for massive EV and battery factories in the US

The Verge

billion to build several new factories in the Tennessee and Kentucky focused on the development and production of electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. The new campus in Stanton, Tennessee, for example, will cover nine square miles and represents the largest facility ever built in the company’s 118-year history, Farley said.

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How The Nature Conservancy’s Work in the Cumberland Forest Supports Jobs & Climate Mitigation

Saleforce Nonprofit

At The Nature Conservancy , one of the world’s largest environmental nonprofits, we have examined a huge range of nature’s benefits throughout our 70-year history. After successful reintroduction into Kentucky in the mid-2000’s, elk are now being introduced into the region on reclaimed mining sites. © Steven David Johnson; July 2019.

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Ford nabs $884 million incentive package for EV ‘mega campus’

The Verge

billion budget surplus — is the single largest investment in the history of the state. Ford is also simultaneously spinning up battery factories in Kentucky. The money — which is coming from Tennessee’s current $2.1 A $500 million grant, plus hundreds of millions more marked for construction costs.

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Should abuse survivors have to disappear from the internet?

The Verge

Some survivors also worry that disappearing entirely will escalate the situation, according to University of Kentucky professor TK Logan , who researches cyberstalking. I’ve had victims say, he was threatening me and doing all this stuff through social media so I got off social media,” she explained.