by Borealis Communications | Aug 23, 2022 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
Today’s news is filled with grief, and for BIPOC journalists, the mental toll this work can take is extraordinary and often unrelenting. We asked Racial Equity in Journalism Fund (REJ) grantee partners, St. Louis American, South Seattle Emerald, and La Noticia...
by Borealis Communications | Aug 17, 2022 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
The Racial Equity in Philanthropy (REP) Fund is thrilled to share that we’ve welcomed Bianca Carter to our team as Program Officer! Bianca comes to Borealis with over eight years’ experience working in the philanthropic sector. Most recently, she was Program Officer,...
by Borealis Communications | Aug 9, 2022 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
A photo of Micheal Brown posted to Facebook in 2013. (Source: abcnews.com; Photo courtesy of Brown Family from Facebook) Today marks eight years since the 2014 police killing of Michael “Mike” Brown Jr., an unarmed Black teenager, in his hometown of Ferguson,...
by Borealis Communications | Aug 8, 2022 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
Established in 2019, Borealis Philanthropy’s Spark Justice Fund (SJF) proudly resources grassroots groups working to decarcerate, redirect resources for jails to community, and transform our collective vision of community-led safety. This month, the SJF awarded $2.4...
by Borealis Communications | Aug 8, 2022 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
The Spark Justice Fund (SJF) is thrilled to share that we’ve welcomed a new member to our team: Sade Dumas (she/her) who will serve as the fund’s Program Director. Sade is fervently committed to amplifying the voices of individuals, families, and communities impacted...
by Borealis Communications | Jul 28, 2022 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
In August, I joined Borealis Philanthropy as Director of the Racial Equity to Accelerate Change (REACH) Fund, and assumed responsibility for raising and moving resources to: Expand the capacity of racial equity consultants developing and scaling tools and...
