Social Justice Institute at Philander Smith College Receives $25K Grant from Building Black Communities Fund
|
Posted By: Kennedy Williams on July 07, 2021 Philander Smith College recently announced that the Arkansas Community Foundation and the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative have awarded $25,000 to the institution’s Social Justice Institute. “We are excited to be named a recipient of the Building Black Communities Fund and look forward to this new funding being used to support our programs and initiatives that play an important role in impacting the greater Little Rock community,” said Christopher L. Harvey, Interim Associate Director, Social Justice Institute Philander Smith College. According to Heather Larkin, President and CEO of Arkansas Community Foundation, Facebook, Inc. provided the funding which went to 40 Black-led and Black-serving nonprofit organizations in Central Arkansas. In collaboration with Auburn Theological Seminary and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, the College reimagined and reinvigorated the SJI with a vision for global impact. Themed “Justice Reimagined,” the Institute seeks to embrace and catalyze work in social justice across multiple domains: education, health, environment, community, economics, politics, identity, civil, criminal, religious, racial, gender, age. To learn more about the SJI, please visit http://rethinksocialjustice.org/. SOURCE: Philander Smith College If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
 |
Kennedy Williams
From Loganville, GA Spelman College class of 2020 Member Since July 2016 |
Comments
More From This Author
Latest News
 |
FAMU Acquires Historic Brickler Property, Extending Legacy of Health Care and ServiceA property where generations of Black physicians cared for Tallahassee families will begin a new chapter under Florida A&M University, continuing a legacy of health care, education and community servi ...more
Reginald Culpepper • 171 Views • August 10th, 2026 |
 |
HBCU Football Returns to Lincoln Financial Field With an Expanded Slate of Marquee MatchupsThe Philadelphia Eagles, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, and the City of Philadelphia have announced that Lincoln Financial Field will once again host some of the country’s most prestigious Historically Bla ...more
Reginald Culpepper • 166 Views • August 10th, 2026 |
Popular News
 |
North Carolina HBCU Unity DayShaw University - Elizabeth City State University - Johnson C. Smith University - Fayetteville State University - Livingstone College - North Carolina A&T State University - North Carolina Central Uni ...more
Reginald Culpepper • 113,526 Views • August 8th, 2016 |
