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    • Boosting educational standards and access in Haiti

      By WKKF May 23, 2019
    • A young boy and a young girl play with toys in an early childhood education classroom

      Equitable early learning needs an aligned community front

      April 9, 2019
    • Young boys of color drawing in a classroom

      Implicit bias makes its way into the classroom

      March 31, 2019
    • Mischell Davis stands in front of a framed sign for the Orleans Public Education Network

      Mischell Davis helps families find their voices after Hurricane Katrina

      August 22, 2018
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    • Victoria Washington is trendsetting toddler breastfeeding

      By WKKF August 30, 2019
    • Shardaya Fuquay and her husband pose for a photo, holding their children on their front stoop.

      Shardaya Fuquay encourages mothers to do what is best for their babies

      August 30, 2019
    • Diamond Massey breastfeeds her infant child while waiting at a hair salon

      Diamond Massey helps others view breastfeeding as the norm

      August 30, 2019
    • 8 Mile's newest mural entitled "Detroit is a Black Woman." The mural features the head of a black woman surrounded by colorful graphics and flowers

      Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association celebrates breastfeeding and honors Black motherhood

      August 30, 2019
  • Racial Equity
    • A fist pump between two different colored individuals with the words "Deeper than our skins" overlay on the image.

      Deeper than our skins: from oppression to triumph

      August 30, 2019
    • An illustration of a apple orchard farm with people loading a truck with boxes of apples.

      Racial equity is good for food business

      August 30, 2019
    • A gif of African American youth from the Healing with a Groove 2.0 in Mississippi taking off a white mask.

      Beyond my mask

      August 30, 2019
    • Black and white image of the inside of a prison.

      Incarceration increases in the U.S., putting families at long-term disadvantage

      August 13, 2019
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Victoria Washington is trendsetting toddler breastfeeding

Victoria Washington serves on the board of directors for Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association as a Mommy Ambassador At-Large where she talks with mothers ...
By WKKFAugust 30, 20190
Health
A man and woman performing on stage at the Motown Mic: The Spoken Word.
Community Engagement

Motown Mic: “It’s ok to fight for what you believe in”

Motown Mic is an open-to-the-public poetry competition series which invites local poets to share their talents and perform original pieces.
By WKKFAugust 30, 20190
Shardaya Fuquay and her husband pose for a photo, holding their children on their front stoop.
Health

Shardaya Fuquay encourages mothers to do what is best for their babies

Shardaya Fuquay is a first-generation breastfeeder who found support and community through Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association, an organization that supports Black families by ...
By WKKFAugust 30, 20190
Diamond Massey breastfeeds her infant child while waiting at a hair salon
Health

Diamond Massey helps others view breastfeeding as the norm

Diamond Massey, mother of two and licensed cosmetologist from Detroit, Michigan, always knew she wanted to breastfeed her children.
By WKKFAugust 30, 20190
8 Mile's newest mural entitled "Detroit is a Black Woman." The mural features the head of a black woman surrounded by colorful graphics and flowers
Health

Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association celebrates breastfeeding and honors Black motherhood

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation partnered with the Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association in Detroit, Michigan, to lift up one-on-one conversations with six Black mothers. ...
By WKKFAugust 30, 20190

Malikah Garner — a true advocate for breastfeeding education

Malikah Garner was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Garner is a first-generation breastfeeder who balances working full time and serving as a ...
By WKKFAugust 30, 20190
Health
Janel Vee breastfeeds her infant daughter outside at a bus stop.
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Family-centered support boosts breastfeeding

Dr. Meg Parker, a neonatologist and researcher at Boston Medical Center, shares why she's part of a team improving birth outcomes and early ...
By WKKFAugust 30, 20190
Robena Hill, a Black mother from Detroit, Mi, sits with her son at a booth at Cuzzo's. Toddler son is making silly faces at the camera.
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Robena Hill — champion for all mothers

Robena Hill didn't breastfeed her first two children, but Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association supported her when she chose to breastfeed her third child.
By WKKFAugust 30, 20190
A fist pump between two different colored individuals with the words "Deeper than our skins" overlay on the image.
Racial Equity

Deeper than our skins: from oppression to triumph

The American Library Association's Great Stories Club provides libraries the opportunities to engage underserved youth in readings and discussions about race, racial healing, ...
By WKKFAugust 30, 20190
Illustrative graphic that features popular Motown performers such as the Supremes, Jackson Five and Stevie Wonder.
Community Engagement

Motown Museum IGNITE: Learning in the key of life

Motown Museum IGNITE teaches high school aged students lessons in performance, songwriting, dancing/choreography and the business of music.
By WKKFAugust 30, 20190

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  • The Barrio Logan neighborhood is one of San Diego's oldest Mexican-American neighborhoods. For decades, the community struggled against racial injustices. In April 1970, the community united to protest the construction of a California Highway Patrol parking lot where the city had promised a community park. Hundreds of people occupied the park for nearly two weeks. Finally, community activists successfully negotiated with the city to form the Chicano Park Steering Committee to lead efforts in building the park. Now the park is a National Historic Landmark filled with art, murals and sculptures embracing the Chicano/Mexicano/Indigenous cultures. Read more about how community self-determination led to the development of Chicano Park, link in bio. . . . #WKKF #KelloggFoundation #WKKFCLN #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth #SanDiego #California #Chicano #ChicanoHeritage #Culture #CulturalHub #NationalHistoricLandmark #Park #CommunityPark #Neighborhood #Activism #Art #Murals #RacialEquity #History @ccldotorg
  • The @americanlibraryassociation’s Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation is a book club for teens to read and discuss stories that explore race, equity, identity, history, institutional change and social justice. Since 2006, the Club has reached more than 700 libraries and 30,000 young adults. This year, 35 U.S. libraries –– representing public, academic and school/K-12 libraries and library associations –– have been selected for the program. Libraries work with teens to explore the theme “Growing Up Brave on the Margins: Courage and Coming of Age” and participate in racial healing circles. Books for the theme include: - “Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal” by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona - “The Hate U Give” by @angiethomas - “March: Book One” by @repjohnlewis, @andrewaydin and @seemybrotherdance - “Shadowshaper” by @danieljose1 - “X: A Novel” by @ilyasahshabazz and @keklamagoon - “The Sun is Also a Star” by @nicolayoon . . . #WKKF #KelloggFoundation #Library #Books #YouthDevelopment #RacialEquity #TRHT #RacialHealing #SocialJustice #Reading #Teens #LibraryLove
  • "I have been working all of my life on behalf of communities and in various areas like voting rights, civil rights, criminal justice reform, and when I read the description of this program and how it was going to center on racial justice and equity, I knew I wanted to be a part of that." - Zakiya Summers shares why she apply for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network fellowship As a #WKKFCLN Class Two Fellow, Zakiya Summers champions for civil rights and racial equity. She spent many years at the @cityofjackson and the state of Mississippi leading transformational change across sectors and communities. She works full-time as the director of communications and advocacy for @aclu_ms and serves as Hinds County Election Commissioner for District 3. Summers also owns her own event planning and public relations consulting company, Lady Godiva Productions. Her community activism earned her a spot among @msbusinessjournal’s top 50 Business Leading Women of the Year in 2017 and a 2018 Social Justice Award from @officialzeta1920. She is a graduate of @mizzou. . . . #WKKF #KelloggFoundation #ChangeMaker #CommunityLeader #ChangeChampions #Leadership #WomenLeaders #Mississippi#Equity #RacialEquity #CivilRights #SocialChange #EquitableFuture #Change @ccldotorg
  • “Research shows that from infancy, children are developing mental maps that lead to their baseline racialized identity and social status before the age of 6. Early childhood education has the power to guide racial and social identities to a healthy place.” - Esther Washington, director of education at the National Museum of African American History and Culture We’re thrilled to support the @smithsonian’s @nmaahc with a $1.5 million grant to expand its Early Childhood Education Initiative (ECEI). The initiative combines human development, early childhood education, museum education and developmental psychology to help young children, birth to 8 years old, be comfortable with human diversity, recognize unfairness and develop the capacity to stand against prejudice. . . . #WKKF #KelloggFoundation #Grant #Grantee #ECE #EarlyChildhood #Education #ImplicitBias #RacialEquity #Museum #CommunityEngagement #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory #Diversity #Equity
  • Alexandra Quinn is a #WKKFCLN Class Two Fellow advancing health equity for all. She is the CEO of a national health care nonprofit that partners with communities and health systems to address systemic causes of inequity and disease. She is deeply passionate about removing barriers to health, such as food insecurity and access to housing – driving toward a vision of health, dignity and well-being for every person, in every community. A graduate of @smithcollege and @georgetownuniversity, Quinn is an expert in strategic planning, programmatic design and organizational growth. She brings two decades of experience across health, education and public policy to advocate for person-centered solutions to complex, deeply-rooted challenges. . . . #WKKF #KelloggFoundation #ChangeMaker #CommunityLeader #ChangeChampions #Leadership #WomenLeaders #Massachusetts #Equity #HealthEquity #Executive #Healthcare #Solution #PublicPolicy #SocialChange #EquitableFuture #SDOH @ccldotorg
  • Michigan is a priority place for us and where we call home in Battle Creek. We work throughout the U.S. and with sovereign tribes concentrating up to two-thirds of our grantmaking in priority places. Our deep history of grantmaking and existing relationships help us to move the needle in these communities. We are committed to working in these priority places for at least a generation. . . . #WKKF #KelloggFoundation #Place #Michigan #Grants #Grantee #ChangeChampions #ThrivingChildren #Community #Leadership #CommunityEngagement #MakingChange #Equity
  • “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall, primatologist and anthropologist . . . #WKKF #KelloggFoundation #SocialImpact #ChangeChampions #MakeADifference #DoGood #EquitableFuture
  • Victoria Washington, Mommy Ambassador for @bmbfa, wants mothers to know that if they are having trouble with breastfeeding, it is not their fault, sometimes there are medical reasons. “It doesn't mean that there's something wrong with you, so don't feel this pressure. You are still a great mom and doing great things for your child, but just be flexible with the process.” Link in bio. . . . #WKKF #KelloggFoundation #BBW19 #TheWorldIsYours #NBM19 #BMBFA #BlackMothers #Breastfeeding #NormalizeBreastfeeding #Detroit #313 #Motherhood #MomLife #BlackMotherhood #BlackBreastfeedingWeek #ItsMyWorld @blkbfingweek @eatdetroitdough
  • After Victoria Washington gave birth to her daughter, she struggled with breastfeeding. She Googled “free breastfeeding help” and @bmbfa’s Peer Counseling Program came up as a search result. Through the program, a young mother visited Washington’s home every week to check on her and answer her questions. After the program ended, Washington attended BMBFA’s Breastfeeding Clubs, became a volunteer and eventually became a certified doula. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Washington proudly breastfeeds her toddler daughter and encourages mothers to do what is best for their child. Click the link in our bio to read how Washington is trendsetting toddler breastfeeding. . . . #WKKF #KelloggFoundation #BBW19 #TheWorldIsYours #NBM19 #BMBFA #BlackMothers #Breastfeeding #NormalizeBreastfeeding #Detroit #313 #Motherhood #MomLife #BlackMotherhood #BlackBreastfeedingWeek #ItsMyWorld @blkbfingweek @eatdetroitdough

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  • Education

    • Boosting educational standards and access in Haiti

      By WKKF May 23, 2019
    • A young boy and a young girl play with toys in an early childhood education classroom

      Equitable early learning needs an aligned community front

      April 9, 2019
    • Young boys of color drawing in a classroom

      Implicit bias makes its way into the classroom

      March 31, 2019
    • Mischell Davis stands in front of a framed sign for the Orleans Public Education Network

      Mischell Davis helps families find their voices after Hurricane Katrina

      August 22, 2018
  • Health

    • Victoria Washington is trendsetting toddler breastfeeding

      By WKKF August 30, 2019
    • Shardaya Fuquay and her husband pose for a photo, holding their children on their front stoop.

      Shardaya Fuquay encourages mothers to do what is best for their babies

      August 30, 2019
    • Diamond Massey breastfeeds her infant child while waiting at a hair salon

      Diamond Massey helps others view breastfeeding as the norm

      August 30, 2019
    • 8 Mile's newest mural entitled "Detroit is a Black Woman." The mural features the head of a black woman surrounded by colorful graphics and flowers

      Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association celebrates breastfeeding and honors Black motherhood

      August 30, 2019
  • Racial Equity
    • A fist pump between two different colored individuals with the words "Deeper than our skins" overlay on the image.

      Deeper than our skins: from oppression to triumph

      August 30, 2019
    • An illustration of a apple orchard farm with people loading a truck with boxes of apples.

      Racial equity is good for food business

      August 30, 2019
    • A gif of African American youth from the Healing with a Groove 2.0 in Mississippi taking off a white mask.

      Beyond my mask

      August 30, 2019
    • Black and white image of the inside of a prison.

      Incarceration increases in the U.S., putting families at long-term disadvantage

      August 13, 2019
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