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When you think about what’s next in your career, you might turn to LinkedIn to see what job openings are listed or what professionals in your network are posting. Or you could come to our Future of Work event and talk with the co-founder of LinkedIn himself, Allen Blue. You’ll learn insights like this: more than 50 percent of the workforce may be unemployed in less than 20 years. Understanding the future of work—what jobs will become extinct or get…

Housing is a critically important issue in Pinellas County. It is an aspect of our community with some of the most profound inequities with damaging impacts on health and well-being. To ground the community in solid data within a health equity framework, we’re releasing a county-wide report, “Housing as Home: A Pathway to Health Equity,” which aims to focus and fuel housing as a priority across the county. Please join us for a community briefing on the report and a…

Since the U.S. recovery from the Great Recession, it is apparent that some of our core premises about the American economy won’t hold into the 21st century. Presumptions about taxes and tariffs are proving to play out in ways that even mainstream economists couldn’t have predicted. In the past year alone, the U.S. stock market reached all-time highs and then experienced its biggest one-day drop ever. The U.S. government passed a major tax reform bill for the first time in…

Shannon Watts is a mother of five and former stay-at-home mom. The day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, Shannon founded Moms Demand Action.The organization quickly flourished into a leading force for gun violence prevention, with chapters in all 50 states and a powerful grassroots network that has successfully effected change at the local, state and national level. Moms Demand Action supports the 2nd Amendment, but believes in common-sense solutions that can help decrease the escalating epidemic of gun violence in America. In…

    WHEN Saturday, October 27, 2018 | 10.00AM WHERE Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum 2240 Ninth Avenue, South, St. Petersburg WHAT The St. Petersburg Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc. ("ASALH") invites you to join us for a seminar, discussion and visual presentation of Africa - 2018 - Senegal and the Gambia "What ASALH Learned on its Trip to Africa in 2018" 727.323.1104 WoodsonMuseum@gmail.com ADMISSION Free to the public.…

WHEN Sunday, October 28, 2018 | 3.30PM - 5.00PM WHERE Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum 2240 Ninth Avenue, South, St. Petersburg WHAT This is a wonderful opportunity for women of different ethnicities, colors and ages to have tasteful conversations over a beautifully prepared tea to discuss openly and candidly issues involving us all. Our focus this year continues our discussion of White Spaces: Missing Faces. Get your book now! Reading the book and reserving your spot are required. Books…

More than 14 percent of Pinellas County residents live below the poverty level, and those numbers rise substantially for African American and Hispanic residents. Poverty compromises a person’s ability to gain access to many of the fundamental building blocks of health, including quality housing, healthcare and peace of mind. The Foundation is committed to exploring the causes and consequences of poverty and its significant impact on mental, physical and social health. To support this effort, we have invited one of…