Song of the Week: (Don’t Give Up Hope for a) Brighter Day by Michael Franti
By Alliance Intern Hannah Nicklay from St. Olaf College ‘28 Don’t give up when your heart is weary Don’t give up when your eyes are teary Don’t give up when …
Inspiration: How an Afro-Latino Civil and Environmental Engineer Is Transforming Our World
PhD-candidate Ymbar I. Polanco Pino, an Afro-Latino Engineer, seeks to build a new world of love, faith and sustainability: “Stay true to yourself, stay disruptive, and don’t be afraid to …
Song of the Week: True Harmony Amidst Oppression — Ella’s Song by Sweet Honey in the Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2T216XgiO0 By Alliance Communications Coordinator Amy Durr and Alliance President Terry Gips Celebrate Black History Month with the music of all-female, Black a cappela Sweet Honey in the Rock, who …
3 Black Leaders Impacting Environmental Injustice, Animals and Policy
Black environmental leaders Alexis Nikole Nelson, Genesis Butler and Jerome Foster II. Credit: Yale Sustainability By Alexandra Greer, Alliance Intern from Fordham University ‘25 In honor of Black History Month, we …
Art of the Week: And One Day a Sun Will Rise by Louis Alemayehu
“I am an African American Elder in Minnesota. The Mississippi & the Nile pulse and flow in my veins! I am putting this fundraiser out there to help me get …
What to Watch: Celebrate Black History Month with these films, books, albums and podcasts
Black History Month is ending this week, but that doesn’t mean we should stop supporting Black creators or leave off educating ourselves about being Black in America. These films, books, …