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Celtics' Grant Williams on the Power of Education
More from Celtics’ Grant Williams trip to Boston Centers for Youth and Families Condon Community Center, a Comcast Lift Zone. Watch as he sits down with students and shares how “education is a fundamental part of life, it allows you to be the best that you can be.”
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Teacher Spotlight: Leticia Roseman
Sponsored: In this segment, we learn more about the joys of teaching from Leticia Roseman, or Maestra Letty, of Brockton’s Manthala George, Jr. Global Studies School.
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Teacher Spotlight: Elizabeth Finney
Sponsored: Today we’re meeting a teacher in Concord, New Hampshire, with a message that’s sure to motivate generosity.
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Celtics' Grant Williams Visits Boston Centers for Youth & Families Condon Community Center
Sponsored: Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams knows mentorship is huge – and stopped by the Condon Community Center (a Comcast Lift Zone) to talk about the role that the Boston Centers for Youth & Families plays in supporting our schools.
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Biden to Nominate Comcast Executive David L. Cohen as Ambassador to Canada
President Joe Biden announced plans to nominate Comcast executive David L. Cohen to serve as ambassador to Canada.
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Kiran Kaur Gill Spotlights Sikhs in America
Who are Sikh Americans? Join Kiran Kaur Gill, Executive Director of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, for a conversation on the contributions of Sikh’s in the United States — and educational programs offered to raise awareness and uplift the Sikh American voice.
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Abraham Kim: The Korean American Community
Bruce Lee is considered to be the most influential martial artist of all time. Join Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee, for a conversation with host Tetiana Anderson on how she’s carrying on her father’s legacy of creativity, equality and innovation to inspire people around the world.
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Shannon Lee: Living the Legacy of Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee is considered to be the most influential martial artist of all time. Join Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee, for a conversation with host Tetiana Anderson on how she’s carrying on her father’s legacy of creativity, equality and innovation to inspire people around the world.
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Launching Digital Radio Station Spark FM in a Pandemic
While a lot of companies shut down during the pandemic, Danielle Johnson started her own, and is now the first Black woman in Boston to own a digital radio station. She got a boost from the Comcast RISE project.
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Stephen Gong: Asian American Visibility in Media
Asian American representation in media has made great strides, but the fight for more visibility on screen continues
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Seven Workers Injured in Natural Gas Explosion Near Houston
Officials in Texas say seven people have been injured in a natural gas explosion near Houston. News outlets report Comcast workers struck a gas line while working in Klein on Friday. CenterPoint Energy crews arrived to fix the line. Those crews struck a larger, 6-inch gas line that sparked the explosion. All seven people injured are CenterPoint workers, including one...
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Widespread Internet Outages Hit Northeast U.S.
Internet users across the northeast U.S. experienced widespread outages for several hours Tuesday, interrupting work and school, because of an unspecified Verizon network issue
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NBCU Academy Launches to Boost Journalism Education for Diverse Students
In a push to bring journalism education to underrepresented groups, NBCUniversal is partnering with 17 historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and colleges with significant Latino, Asian, Black, Indigenous and tribal populations with NBCU Academy.
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NBCU Academy Promises to Bring Journalism Education to Diverse Students
NBCU Academy promises to offer students from a wide array of racial and economic backgrounds on-campus training, online programs, scholarships and chances for interaction with NBC News Group journalists.
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These Are the Companies Taking a Stand on the U.S. Capitol Siege by Pulling Their Political Donations
A growing segment of corporate America’s biggest names have denounced last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol by devotees of President Donald Trump who sought to overturn Joe Biden’s election as president, with many saying they will halt or suspend political donations.
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Comcast, Byron Allen End Racial Discrimination Dispute
Comcast and Byron Allen have settled a long-running a long-running racial discrimination dispute, and the cable giant will add three of the black media mogul’s channels to its cable packages
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Comcast Pledges $100M in Effort to Battle Systemic Prejudices in America
Media giant Comcast announced Monday that it is donating $100 million to battle the “complex issue” of systemic racism, sexism and homophobia in America. Brian L. Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast Corp., didn’t specifically cite ongoing protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, but said that “acts of violence against” the African American community are clearly...
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Comcast Subscribers May Now Have to Wait Two Weeks For Peacock Access
Some Comcast subscribers may have to wait up to two weeks to get access to NBC’s streaming video service Peacock on their cable boxes, according to an NBC spokesperson.
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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Pledges $500 Million for Employees Whose Jobs Are Impacted by Coronavirus
Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts said Wednesday the nation’s largest cable provider and owner of NBCUniversal has committed $500 million to support employees as coronavirus quarantines temporarily shut down business units.
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Justices Toss Decision in Byron Allen's Discrimination Case
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling in favor of a black media mogul and comedian who’s suing cable giant Comcast alleging racial discrimination. The justices agreed unanimously that an appeals court applied the wrong legal standard in allowing business owner Byron Allen’s $20 billion suit against Comcast to go forward. Allen has a separate $10…