Grantee Partner
Owning the Office Adueñándose de la Oficina
STRIVE student Dominique Howard, a 21-year-old JP Morgan Chase employee, is representing the United States against 40 other countries at the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship taking place this week in Anaheim, California. Howard originally took the MOS certification exam at STRIVE New York, an East Harlem workforce development center that provides job training and career assistance.
Local
The Housing Authority quietly approved a plan that will move 750 homeless families per year ahead of domestic violence victims for public housing, putting them at the top of the list. The policy change was made Friday during a special meeting that was not listed on a public schedule, catching many people by surprise.
National
Senators Offer Bill to Curb Campus Sexual Assault
A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introduced legislation designed to curb the startling number of sexual assaults on college campuses. The measure would require schools to make public the result of anonymous surveys concerning assault on campuses, and impose significant financial burdens on universities that fail to comply with some of the law’s requirements.
Exclusive: Attorney General Eric Holder to Oppose Data-Driven Sentencing
Citing concerns about equal justice in sentencing, Attorney General Eric Holder has decided to oppose certain statistical tools used in determining jail time, putting the Obama Administration at odds with a popular and increasingly effective method for managing prison populations. Holder says using static factors from a criminal’s background could perpetuate racial bias in a system that already delivers 20% longer sentences for young black men than for other offenders.
Opinion
Kimberle Williams Crenshaw: My Brother’s Keep Ignores Young Black Women
Women
Tech giants like Google, Facebook and AT&T bet on summer camps like Girls Who Code to close their gender gap.
With Uber’s job openings and fewer late shifts, a male-dominated industry is suddenly a little less so.
Philanthropy/Non-Profit
Walmart Gives $150K to Three LI Nonprofits
The Walmart Foundation’s New York State Giving Council has awarded $150,000 to three Long Island nonprofit organizations for its second funding cycle of 2014. This funding cycle’s “Focused Giving” centers on promoting hunger relief, healthy eating and career opportunities. Walmart donated $50,000 each to Sustainable Long Island, Long Island Cares Inc., and Long Island Council of Churches.
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