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Hip hop journalists documented the artform & articulated a hip hop perspective of the world. Join Ford Foundation on Feb. 15th at 3 pm for this exciting program in collaboration @ColumbiaJourn and Critical Minded. RSVP required: airtable.com/appe4Jn4jOPSQp…

On 2/8, our executive director Sara Ziff will join Aiha Nguyen, dr. enongo / sammus the rapper, & Şerife (Sherry) Wong for the discussion, “Generative AI’s Labor Impacts: Recognition,” as part of Data & Society’s Databite Series. Join us @fordfoundation or via livestream: datasociety.net/events/generat…

Grantee Data & Society is hosting a series of public conversations on Generative #AI 's Labor Impacts.

The next talk will be this Thursday, February 8. Register to join virtually or in person at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice.

Ford Foundation’s latest round of JustFilms grants includes two films that premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. bit.ly/3UkIl8U

In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth , African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Advisor, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. unpacks the legacy work of stewarding historic Black churches.

Register for this virtual event on Feb 13: ow.ly/xeYV50QwRNF
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As #BlackHistoryMonth begins, add 'The Cost of Inheritance: An @AmericaReFramed Special' to your watchlist. Through both archival
footage and modern-day interviews, #CostofInheritancePBS examines centuries of systemic injustice. Stream on
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We're proud to appoint our new U.S. program directors: Anita Khashu for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice-US, and Chi-hui Yang for Creativity and Free Expression. Their leadership will be invaluable as we continue our fight for justice in the U.S. and globally. Learn more.

Our own luc athayde-rizzaro and Bess Rothenberg offer insight into three kinds of shifts made based on grantee feedback that made a difference in their relationships with grantees. Read more from Center for Effective Philanthropy.
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How do organizations advance equity while transitioning leadership? The #NavigatingChange initiative & ElementalChange are thrilled to share NYU Metro Center Dr. #FabienneDoucet 's (@bailabomba) thoughts on navigating #change as new ED, here: bit.ly/3vJVnTv Ford Foundation

Funding to Indigenous organizations remains insufficient, inequitable, and inflexible. Donors, including Ford, must do better to ensure that frontline communities have more access to direct funding. insidephilanthropy.com/home/2024/1/24…

“No matter how long you've been gone from #Detroit , Detroit should always be a part of you— and you should always find ways to support your people.”

Senior program officer Kevin Ryan shares photos of our Motor City grantee partners and explains these leaders’ impact.

Good news: Ford Foundation invests over $4.2 million to support new documentary films focused on social justice.

Ford Foundation Announces $4.2M In Grants To Social Justice-Themed Docs, Including Sundance Premieres ‘Union’ And ‘The Battle for Laikipia’ deadline.com/2024/01/ford-f…