A humanitarian and philanthropist, Knight is devoted to various worthy causes, including the American Diabetes Association, for which she is a national spokesperson, the American Cancer Society, the Boys & Girls Club of America,
the Minority AIDS Project, amfAR and Crisis Intervention.
Not exact matches
USF faculty members Sharman McRae and Paulette Walker told Education World that through those programs and
Project Thrust, a support program for undergraduate students,
minorities interested in education can receive financial
aid, tutoring, career counseling, and job placement assistance.
Essentially, the
project maps out how neighborhoods, where
minorities lived, were consistently excluded from the government investment that
aided the United States during the Depression.
North Carolina based
minority - owned developer of renewable energy products and technologies, 510Nano, successfully raised capital investments to build the largest solar farm developed, owned and operated by a
minority owned - firm in the U.S. 510Nano's achievements and ability to solidify strategic partnerships have propelled it to not only manage challenges and overcome barriers in the energy industry, but has fueled a pipeline of solar
projects and innovative systems that will
aid in energy system transformation.
Advocates for Youth,
AIDS Action Baltimore, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), HIV Law
Project, HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), HIV Prevention Justice Alliance (HIV PJA), HIVictorious, Inc., International Women's Health Coalition, National Council of Jewish Women, National
Minority AIDS Council, Physicians for Human Rights, Professional Association of Social Workers in HIV and
AIDS, Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS), START Westminster, The
AIDS Institute, The Association of Nurses in
AIDS Care, and Treatment Access Expansion
Project
A second letter, signed by 18 leading HIV /
AIDS advocacy organizations — including HIV Law
Project, the National
Minority AIDS Council, and the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA)-- highlights the critical roles that Planned Parenthood and Title X play in preventing the spread of HIV.