STAUNTON – The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards are presented to individuals who demonstrate nobility of character and unselfish service to the broad community. This year, Mary Baldwin University recognized Barbara Lee. At Mary Baldwin, Lee is a dedicated advocate for inclusive excellence, a much-sought-after mentor, and a faithful attendant at events celebrating our diverse community, […]
(Bloomberg) — Australian investors are more engaged in activism than at any time in more than a decade as active campaigns surge and companies bow to pressure from agitating shareholders. Most Read from Bloomberg This year is the biggest for activist campaign starts on record, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence that goes back […]
Amid an era of unprecedented political partisanship in the United States, it’s time to challenge the notion that we are irreparably divided. Our government appears to be in its most divisive era yet, but perhaps there’s more that unites us than meets the eye. Oklahoma needs a wakeup call that doesn’t tear down but opens […]
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania school district has canceled an upcoming appearance by actor and children’s book author Maulik Pancholy after district leaders cited concerns about what they described as his activism and “lifestyle.” Pancholy, who is gay, was scheduled to speak against bullying during a May 22 assembly at Mountain View Middle School […]
As a child, Stephanie Salgado Altamirano would rush to the shores of Omoa on her semi-annual family visits, a secluded beach in her home country of Honduras. It felt like her family’s precious secret. But the beach grew more crowded each year — not with people, but junk. RELATED: Lethal inaction: The era of ‘eco-anxiety’ […]
FLINT — Eric Mays, a Flint city council member known for activism during the city’s water crisis and for disruptive behavior at public meetings, has died. City officials made the announcement late Saturday, without listing a cause of death. Mays was 65. “This is a tremendous loss for our community and a shock to all […]
Jan. 14—Arlena Jackson was a young activist driving in Seattle when she heard the news on her car radio that the Rev. Martin Luther King had been assassinated. She had to pull over. She found him inspiring both as a courageous and driven civil rights leader and as a warm, personable man she had met […]