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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Amistad to honor community humanitarians at annual fundraiser
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM)—Amistad will honor community humanitarians at its annual Lucy G. Humanitarian Awards on Friday to raise funds for those in need. This year, and in partnership with Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro P.C., Circle K, and El Paso Electric, Amistad will host a nautical-themed fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 9, at the Starlight Event Center, 6650 Continental Dr. Amistad said this event, which it's named after the agency's founder, celebrates 2025 honorees and raises awareness for vulnerable populations. 'The theme is to honor leaders who anchor our mission and help steer us toward a better future,' Andrea Ramirez, CEO of Amistad, said. 'Our 2025 honorees are individuals who we believe are navigators of hope and light.' The 2025 honorees include the following, according to Amistad: Judge Patrick Bramblett U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas Retired County Commissioner Carlos Leon County Judge Ricardo Samaniego Community Advocate Wayne Thornton 'The event is a night to celebrate individuals and agencies who live Mrs. Acosta's legacy of respect, honesty, integrity, service and excellence,' read the news release by Amistad. In addition to the award ceremony, GECU Foundation will match up to $12,000 of the proceeds made from the fundraiser to assist individuals seeking access to social services, Amistad said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Save Black History: Amistad Research Center Braces for Federal Budget Cuts and Asks for Help
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — In the wake of federal budget cuts, several nonprofits across the country are feeling their funding drastically diminish, after the Trump administration drastically scaled back government spending. The organizations that are affected the most are those who receive money through grants. Locally, the Amistad Research Center is affected and trying to find other ways to keep moving forward. They are now looking for assistance through donations from the public. The Amistad Research Center was founded in 1966 and has archival material that dates back to the 18th Century, including slavery documentation, letters from Ida B. Wells and so many other important artifacts and papers. Amistad is in an effort to raise a million dollars to cover the costs of it's research and preservation. Jade Flint is the Assistant Curator at Amistad and says, 'things are happening every day. I think it's important to continue to highlight this history, to know where we've been and to try and fix some of these things. We should know the strategies that people used in the past. Recent federal budget cuts have affected non profits across the country, including us here at Amistad. 75% of our budget is made up of federal grants. We are at risk for our staff salaries, and other things that help us function as a community resource. If you can visit to help us raise a million dollars in the next 30 days in order to cover those costs.' The Amistad Research Center is the oldest and largest independent archives collection in the country that tells the story of race in America. To learn more and assist the Amistad Research Center, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Exhibit honors Black History Month at the New Haven Museum
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — February is Black History Month: a time to celebrate Black Americans' past, present and future. The Amistad is the most famous ship rebellion in history and has major ties to New Haven. 'Amistad: Retold' centers on the people who led the Amistad revolt and their ongoing actions to determine their lives,' Joanna Steinberg, the New Haven Museum's director of learning and engagement. The updated exhibition, now open at the New Haven Museum, tells the story of the 53 West Africans kidnapped from their homeland and led a revolt onboard the La Amistad in 1839. 'It's an important story, especially as we think about Black History Month, because we really want to see the Amistad story as a powerful moment of resistance to oppression,' Steinberg said. Vibrant colors now greet visitors as they walk through the gallery doors, and a large-scale map shows the rebels' voyage: from capture in Sierra Leone—then Havana, Cuba, to be trafficked for the slave trade—to the northward journey after their revolt. Eventually caught off Long Island, the rebels were jailed where a statue now stands outside New Haven City Hal/ They spent nearly 19 months here as those local abolitionists worked to free them. ' 'New Haven was the site for their imprisonment, but also a center for abolitionist organizing where activists worked closely with Amistad rebels, met with them in the New Haven jail, and organized for their legal defense and to publicize their case for the nation,' Steinberg said. The exhibit's walls are adorned with paintings and engravings, many of which were made by local artists. These pieces help visitors understand how this story involved the New Haven community. 'The exhibit also focuses on artists New Haven artists who raised awareness on revolt and trials,' Steinberg said. 'And also Black artists, most recently over the last 100 years, who have kept the story alive.' The updates are in response to feedback from students, teachers and other leaders, and they aim to pass down the history of the most famous ship rebellion in American history to the next generation. 'What we want students to see is to understand the Amistad revolt as one of many and continual resistance to slavery, but also to see the central role of the people who led that revolt who risked their lives to liberate themselves and the importance of social activism.' Watch News 8's Black History Month special at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 16. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
