Target to invest $100 million in Black-led organizations
By Nicole Norfleet Star Tribune OCTOBER 12, 2021 Target Corp. will invest $100 million in Black-led organizations through 2025 as it continues to realign its philanthropic priorities. The investment, which will include nonprofits and programs that work to elevate Black voices, will be made through the Minneapolis-based retail chain and its foundation “to help fuel economic prosperity […]
Designing opportunity: Nike design alum D’Wayne Edwards is creating equity for the next generation of Black footwear designers
BY NICOLE GULL MCELROY November 16, 2021 8:00 AM EST Around the time D’Wayne Edwards was graduating high school in Inglewood, CA in the 1980’s, Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles and Parsons School of Design in New York offered a joint program in apparel design. Edwards, the youngest of six kids, had quiet aspirations of designing […]
HanesBrands Announces $2 Million Investment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities as Part of Commitment to Creating Opportunity for All
WINSTON SALEM, N.C., January 13, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HanesBrands, a global leader in iconic apparel brands, today announced a $2 million investment in three historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The four-year partnership involves North Carolina A&T, Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, and Winston-Salem State University.
