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The LEGO Foundation committed $97 million to expand International Rescue Committee programs that use play to help millions of children learn and recover. The five-year partnership aims to reach 5 million children across East Africa and the Middle East.

LEGO Foundation donates $97 million to bring play-based learning to children impacted by conflicts The LEGO Foundation has committed $97 million to expand the International Rescue Committee's programs that use play to aid learning and recovery for children in conflict zones.

Joie Partners with the JLH Fund and One Happy Mama to Sponsor a Full Cohort of New Orleans Mothers and Celebrate Them at the Create Your Joyful Life Event

One Happy Mama is a New Orleans-based organization dedicated to supporting young mothers through programming, mentorship, and community. Founded by Janitza Vasquez, the organization operates on the belief that when mothers are held and celebrated, entire families thrive.

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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and his wife, Ann Michael, announced the creation of their new nonprofit Friday. Their first MayeDay Family Foundation event will be a Celebrity Softball Classic with teammates at Polar Park in Worcester, Mass.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye to launch MayeDay Family Foundation with Celebrity Softball Classic at Polar Park New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and his wife, Ann Michael, announced the creation of their new nonprofit Friday. Their first MayeDay Family Foundation event will be a Celebrity Softball Classic with teammates at Polar Park in Worcester, Mass.

Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium Announces 2026 Joy and Justice Tour Amid National Femicide and Black Maternal Health Crises

Founded in 2017 by LaTosha Brown, Felecia Lucky, Alice Eason Jenkins, and Margo Miller, Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium is a philanthropic organization channeling resources to organizations centering Black girls and women across 13 Southern states. Since 2017, Southern Black Girls has awarded more than $11.4 million to over 250 organizations and provided over $600,000 in micro-grants to more than 1,000 girls through initiatives like the .

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Cultural Architect Kwanza Jones Activates Culture In Motion™ in the Southeast, Celebrating the Region's Rich Cultural Legacy

Following activations across Southern California, Northern California, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Dallas, and the Mid-Atlantic, the National Roadshow arrives in the Southeast, honoring a region deeply rooted in Black cultural leadership, artistic expression, education, and community resilience through activations designed to amplify access and strengthen community connection.

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WACO Theater Center Launches Southern Tour of "Still Here Live Experience," A Powerful Immersive Work Centering Black Women Living with HIV & AIDS

The project illuminates the complexities of Black women's experiences with HIV/AIDS while amplifying voices too often underrepresented in public discourse.

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Iman and Derek Fordjour Honored by The Brotherhood Sister Sol at Voices Gala

Founded in 1995, The Brotherhood Sister Sol (BroSis) is a social justice and youth development organization based in Harlem with national influence. BroSis empowers Black and Latinx youth through long-term, holistic programming focused on education, leadership development, and community organizing.

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Michael Jordan shared an emotional FaceTime conversation with a former Laney High staff member in hospice care after learning about her final wish to speak with him again.

Michael Jordan Shows His Class by Fulfilling Former High School Staffer’s Final Wish Michael Jordan fulfilled a former Laney High staff member’s final wish with an emotional FaceTime call during hospice care.

LE PORTIER COGNAC AND AMERICA'S GOLD STAR FAMILIES LAUNCH MEMORIAL DAY INITIATIVE FEATURING SHANNON SHARPE VISITS WITH U.S. TROOPS

Le Portier Cognac is a premium cognac brand co-founded by Shannon Sharpe, bringing a modern perspective to one of the world's oldest luxury spirits categories. America's Gold Star Families, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing honor, hope, and healing to the families of fallen military heroes.

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African Americans invented Memorial Day in Charleston, SC. The soldiers’ families held a parade and decorated the graves on May 1, 1865. Back then, it was an event that was known as “Decoration Day.” Today, the holiday is known as Memorial Day, after Congress passed a law in 1968. The move made Memorial Day an official federal holiday that went into effect in 1971.

Memorial Day started with Blacks decorating soldiers' graves in 1865 Editor’s Note: This story originally was published in the Crusader on May 25, 2017