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( ENSPIRE News ) Rapper to Perform at Miami Benefit Concert, Proceeds Will Go Toward Haiti Earthquake Relief ENSPIRE Contributor: Sophia Kang On August 14, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti's southwestern region, killing at least 2,200 people and injuring over 12,000. Two weeks later, the country continues...

( ENSPIRE Health & Wellness ) COVID Continues to Cause Devastation Around The World Almost Two Years After Its Discovery ENSPIRE Contributor: LaShonda Thompson As we are all aware by now, Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a newly discovered coronavirus that causes an infectious disease. The virus is airborne and...

( ENSPIRE Sports ) Overtime Battle Between Seattle Storm and Chicago Sky Leads to Most-Viewed WNBA Regular Season Game Since 2012 ENSPIRE Contributor: Keegan Kerns On August 15th, the WNBA rocketed past viewership numbers since 2012 to reach a peak viewership of 755,000 viewers in a regular-season game....

( ENSPIRE Community Spotlight ) NBA Legend Bill Russell Auctions Off Notable Memorabilia to Raise Money for Charity ENSPIRE Contributor: Keegan Kerns Coming on a date soon to be announced, NBA Legend Bill Russell will auction off some of his most notable memorabilia, ranging from NBA Championship rings...

( ENSPIRE Feature ) R.H. Boyd Company Hopes to Preserve African-American History at Fisk University With Boyd House $1.1M Campaign for Repairs ENSPIRE Contributor: Keegan Kerns The R.H. Boyd Company has launched a nationwide campaign to raise $1.1 million to help restore the Boyd House at Fisk University...

( ENSPIRE Feature ) Fair Bank Provides Inclusive Financial Support to New Immigrants and Underserved Communities ENSPIRE Contributor: Keegan Kerns Traditional banking is already difficult to understand or access for the native American, with hidden fees, complicated loans, and confusing interest rates leaving the average individual confused and...

( ENSPIRE Community Spotlight ) Our Money Matters, a Financial Wellness Initiative for Communities of Color ENSPIRE Contributor: Halima McDoom The Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Community Development Action Coalition (CDAC), a renowned non-profit, recently launched a financial wellness program, Our Money Matters...

( ENSPIRE She Did That ) Rayne Guest Created R-Water, a Non-Toxic and Eco-Friendly Cleaning Alternative ENSPIRE Contributor: Halima McDoom Shortly after developing a recycling program in Anguilla–a small, Caribbean island whose aquifer was subjected to hazardous waste contamination, Rayne Guest has revolutionized the sanitation industry as we...

( ENSPIRE Interviews ) International Association of Blacks in Dance Receives Grants to Develop COHI | MOVE Further ENSPIRE Contributor: Halima McDoom A body in motion speaks its own language. Through art, we give this vocabulary color and light, but through dance, in particular, we comprehend all...

( ENSPIRE Community Spotlight ) LISC NYC and Community Non-Profit WHEDco’s New Partnership with Peloton Revolutionizes Health and Wellness ENSPIRE Contributor: Keegan Kerns Over the past year, we’ve seen more and more cases of racial injustice while COVID-19 has kept us locked up, limiting our connections and often...