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MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

We’re rising! March in peace, act in power. Find or host an event near you: goodtroubleliveson.org#attend ✨

Of the weirdos, by the weirdos, for the weirdos!
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FREE AMERICA WEEKEND!
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Let’s fill the streets the with songs of freedom and joy.

-Host or attend a block party!

-Attend a local march or protest.

-Build community altars, murals, and posters.

-Occupy space joyfully—with dancing, music, and community.

action.womensmarch.com/calendars/fr...

Organizers to repaint Santa Cruz Black Lives Matter mural in fundraiser for Thairie Ritchie A repainting event for the Black Lives Matter mural in front of Santa Cruz City Hall will take place on Saturday, a reminder of both the resilience of the racial justice movement and to honor and supp...

You can help! ✨

Cheers to living out loud and in full color! ✨🏳️‍🌈✨

An old photograph showing a person standing in a hollow at the base of the massive 'Mother of the Forest' tree in Big Basin Redwoods State Park.

Wishing a happy Mother's Day weekend to the Mother of the Forest, to Mother Earth, and to all who nurture with a mother’s heart. 💚

(Photo from our archives by Sempervirens Fund founding member, Andrew P. Hill)

Joan Anglicus The first female pope

A sacred – and scandalous – story of feminine spiritual power. “There she became proficient in a diversity of branches of knowledge, until she had no equal...she taught the liberal arts and had great masters among her students and audience."

Not exactly a fully #wokepope, but there’s hope. Hail Mary!

"JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others."

“There is nothing remotely Christian, American, or morally defensible about a policy that takes children away from their parents and warehouses them in cages.”

Trans women don’t scare me at all, but this sure does: “…a male security officer entered the restroom and started banging on the stall doors…”

Oh, hell no: “a male security officer entered the restroom and started banging on the stall doors”

Rose Marie Kennedy A rose by any other name may have bloomed

I’ll be writing about women in history relevant to the world today. Have an idea for a profile and/or want to contribute an article? Let me know! I am her. You are her. Let’s tell Her Story Now and get to know each other better…

“Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” Here…

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Text overlay saying 'We did it! AB 679 just passed. Thank you for taking action to rebuild state parks in the Santa Cruz Mountains,' includes Sempervirens Fund logo, set against a lush background of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

We are incredibly happy that AB 679 passed the Assembly today - now it's on to the Senate! At this critical time to invest in state parks and recover from the CZU fire, we are grateful to all who made their voices heard. Special thanks to @asmgailpellerin.bsky.social for your leadership! 🌲

Here are the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners. Since 2017, the Pulitzer committee has recognized outstanding journalism, criticism, books, dramas, and achievements in music with their coveted prizes. And winners walk away with $15,000 and the e…

And the Pulitzer winners are...

Pulitzer Prizes Public Service Winner: ProPublica. Image (right) displays headline that reads: Their States Banned Abortion. Doctors Now Say They Can't Give Women Potentially Lifesaving Care.

JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...

"I have autism and I'm not broken." At the Princeton Public Schools’ Board of Education meeting Tuesday night, 9-year-old Teddy pushed back against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments on children with au... TikTok video by NJ.com | New Jersey News

Let’s celebrate “a culture of differences.” ✨

Welcome, friends! If you’re using a handle for anonymity, please send me a message and let me know who you are. ✨

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Cal State is automatically admitting high school students with good grades These students who meet requirements are guaranteed college admission to one of 10 Cal State campuses.

California community and state colleges are the best in the country. ✨

As a force of nature, you can also create your own! ✨

Feeling lucky! 🌈☘️✨

Daffodils Signal Resilience in Santa Cruz Mountains, Almost 5 Years After CZU Fires | KQED Residents of Bonny Doon planted the yellow flowers as a symbol of recovery following the CZU Fire.

“The earth laughs in flowers.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson ✨

Guests watch the 372nd Commencement at Harvard University on May 24, 2023. Text on the card reads: "Harvard won't charge tuition to families with incomes under $200,000 beginning in the next academic year, university says"

Beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year, attending Harvard will be free for students from families with household incomes under $100,000, and no tuition will be charged to families with income under $200,000, the university announced. trib.al/nhjhw21

West Ada teacher stands firm after she’s told to remove ‘Everyone is welcome here’ signs Sarah Inama said she was told by administrators that her signs “don’t allow people to express differing opinions.”

This is what a hero looks like. 🫶

Black graphic with text “You don't need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don't need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you're not obstructing traffic or access to buildings. When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police.If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries.If you get stopped by the police, ask if you're free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away.If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don't sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present.If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement office at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you’ll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney — no matter your citizenship or immigration status.”

If you’re protesting this weekend, know your rights.

Waterfall Wednesday again! This is Fall Creek in the Fall Creek unit of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Felton, California.

#waterfall #fallcreek #waterfallwednesday #redwoods #redwoodforest

'There is literally no one': The forest service in Lake Tahoe is gutted Federal cuts have gutted the already-stretched-thin Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, putting on hold critical work for the environment and tourism.

No one.