by Marcus Ohanesian | Jan 13, 2021 | Borealis News & Updates
I still believe that 2021 will be a year of promise. I know that many of us were hoping this new year, the turning of the page, would usher in a different political and social reality for us. As January 1 approached, we went about setting our intentions, crafting our...
by Marcus Ohanesian | Jan 13, 2021 | Borealis News & Updates
We’ve got some exciting news to share with you today.After a national search, Amoretta Morris has been named President of Borealis Philanthropy. Her first day will be February 16, 2021. Amoretta will take the helm at a critical time for our organization, our...
by Marcus Ohanesian | Jan 12, 2021 | Borealis News & Updates
On Wednesday, January 6th, just as many of us began our days recognizing a historic shift in Georgia politics, an election where Black, Latinx, and Asian American organizers and voters sent a clear message regarding the political direction of the state, we also...
by Danny Khotsombath | Jul 28, 2020 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
The crisis in Black-owned media-and how to save it In June, Sara Lomax-Reese told attendees as a keynote speaker of the annual Institute for Nonprofit News conference something that many people intuitively know, but don’t often crystalize into action: “Black media—and...
by Danny Khotsombath | Jul 15, 2020 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
Earlier this year, our world came to a slow with the emergence of COVID-19. A few months later, with the murders of Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and countless other Black folks at the hands of law enforcement, protests erupted around the country, calling...
by Danny Khotsombath | Jun 30, 2020 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
Throughout June, trans, gender non-conforming (TGNC) and non-binary people—especially Black trans women and femmes—played an integral part in the nationwide uprisings for racial justice. Black trans people are showing up and speaking out, despite the disproportionate...
