How Stars Honored American Heroes and Fallen Soldiers at the PBS National Memorial Day Concert

How Stars Honored American Heroes and Fallen Soldiers at the PBS National Memorial Day Concert

Whether they fought on the beaches of Normandy, battled in the jungles of Vietnam, stormed the sands of Iraq, the mountains of Afghanistan or the harsh Korean terrain, Memorial Day gives us a chance to pause and recognize all of the men and women who selflessly sacrificed for our freedom. For the last 30 years, the award-winning PBS National Memorial Day Concert has paid special tribute to America...
How Sergeant Ray Lambert is Honoring his Fellow Soldiers 75 Years after D-Day

How Sergeant Ray Lambert is Honoring his Fellow Soldiers 75 Years after D-Day

Seventy five years ago U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ray Lambert hit Omaha Beach as the lead medic on D-Day with the first wave.”I was bleeding very badly and getting weaker, but I saw a guy’s arms up in the water. I realized he was in trouble and went there to get him,” he recalled. Lambert, who was part of the First Division’s famed 16th Infantry Regiment, risked his life to save dozens of me...
Stacks House Serves Up Morsels of Financial Knowledge – in Bites Easily Digested on Instagram

Stacks House Serves Up Morsels of Financial Knowledge – in Bites Easily Digested on Instagram

Did you even know April is Financial Literacy Month? The United States Senate deemed April Financial Literacy Month in 2003 and a resolution was passed in 2004 making it official. During the month of April, schools, businesses and non-profits are meant to provide education and tools to increase people’s financial literacy – because while we’re all taught calculus and how to dissect a frog in...
Cambodian Genocide Survivor Sunchea Phou Lauches YaY Novelty to Help Other Survivors

Cambodian Genocide Survivor Sunchea Phou Lauches YaY Novelty to Help Other Survivors

In 1975, the Khmer Rouge gained control of the Cambodian government with the goal of transforming the country into a communist state. For four years, millions of people were forced from the cities into labor camps where an estimated 1.7 million died–mostly men and people who were educated so the regime could dominate the population easier. Sunchea Phou is a Cambodian genocide survivor. This is h...
Beyoncé and JAY-Z to be honored at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

Beyoncé and JAY-Z to be honored at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will honor Beyoncé and JAY-Z together with the Vanguard Award for their LGBTQ allyship at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday, March 28, 2019. By: Heather Newgen The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards honor media for...