I Have A Plan. Marching Still Isn’t Part of It.
By Ebonie Johnson Cooper, Chief Millennial Officer No, this isn’t me but I love her hair! Wow. I never expected my last post to get the response it has. We’ve never had hundreds of thousands of views,...
View ArticleA Message to Black Millennials: #iProtest Isn’t Enough
friendsofebonie:Another voice in solidarity. Let us join together but not forget to do the work! Originally posted on Black Millennial Musings: I’m going to start this post with a little bit of...
View ArticleAs Seen on HLN’s Weekend Express: Ferguson unrest from a millennial’s...
Social Media. Millennials. Ferguson. Topics that have seen part of all of our conversations, timelines and thoughts over the last week. Our CMO, Ebonie Johnson Cooper, was featured on HLN’s Weekend...
View ArticlePon Di Replay: A Re-Cap of My Trip to Barbados
friendsofebonie:We love us some Chasity Cooper! She’s a millennial on the move who believes in giving. Chasity is involved in her community in DC and most recently took part in an Atlantic Impact...
View ArticleIt’s Almost Here!!! Watch the YBGB Institute Launch Trailer!
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View ArticleYBGB Digital Launch Party ReCap PLUS Our First Institute Class is Next Week!
by E. Johnson Cooper Last Wednesday was truly awesome! If you missed the digital launch you truly missed a good thing. Viewers learned all about the Institute, why I started it, how it works, and all...
View ArticleWe’re Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness & You Should Too!
by E. Johnson Cooper, CMO, Friends of Ebonie Source I hate the word cancer. I hate the fact that my astrological sign is called “cancer.” And while cancer has never affected me personally, I know way...
View ArticleBlack Girls Run! for St. Jude to Raise $25,000!
by Friends of Ebonie On Sunday, September 7, 2014 running and health enthusiasts gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, for the Black Girls Run! Sweat With Your Sole Festival, to benefit and run for a good...
View ArticleDo Good Everyday with the NEW Daily Do Good!
Remember those Daily Candy emails we all crushed over in high school and college? Imagine an email like that for charity dropping into your email every day- or at least once a week. How awesome,...
View ArticleDivine Giving to St. Jude by The Divine Nine
Final Photo: Richard Lee Snow (ALSAC, at mic); Mark S. Tillman (General President – Alpha Phi Alpha); Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson (National President – Alpha Kappa Alpha); Thomas L. Battles, Jr. (National...
View ArticleWhy I’m Voting Tomorrow- and You Should Too!
by Ebonie Johnson Cooper, Chief Millennial Officer, Friends of Ebonie Just a few months ago we watched the nation react to the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO by police officer Darren Wilson....
View ArticleMillennials on a Mission: Epitome of Soul
friendsofebonie:We love the gals at Epitome of Soul!!!! Congrats on the feature ladies! Originally posted on CHASITY COOPER: Happy Tuesday! For this week’s first MOAM installment, I’d to spotlight to...
View ArticleWalking with Thanks & St. Jude
Tammy & I at the finish line! My weekend unintentionally ended up being a weekend of giving. One of those giving activities included the St. Jude Give Thanks Walk. I walked the 5K route on The...
View ArticleOn Fear: Black Males & The Police
by Ebonie Johnson Cooper, Chief Millennial Officer Protest against racism and the fear that Ferguson police have about young black men. Photo by Michael B. Thomas. AFP/Getty Images People and animals...
View ArticleOur 2014 #GivingTuesday Top Charity Picks!
We haven’t done a Giving Tuesday Top Picks List since 2012. It seemed fitting that we make an old thing new again and help you find an organization to support today on #GivingTuesday. What IS Giving...
View ArticleDear White People: Black Millennials Give Too
by Ebonie Johnson Cooper, Chief Millennial Officer, Friends of Ebonie Chasity Cooper, Digital Media Strategist, Millennial on A Mission Jalisa Whitley, Principal Consultant, The Nonprofit Help, LLC Are...
View Article#BlackLivesMatter Rally: I Was In the Number
by E. Johnson Cooper, Chief Millennial Officer My view from Saturday’s rally in D.C. Before the non-indictment of Darren Wilson, before the non-indictment of the NYPD officers who killed Eric Garner,...
View ArticleWhat I Fear … Words from a Black Man
friendsofebonie:Wow. Please read. It will touch you. Originally posted on Black Millennial Musings: By LeRon Barton Someone recently asked me, “With all of the recent shootings of unarmed Black men,...
View ArticleMillennial on a Mission: Sherry Williams
friendsofebonie:This is our friend, Sherry! We’re SOOOO proud of her! Go girl! Originally posted on CHASITY COOPER: Happy Friday! As many of you all know, March is Women’s History Month and all month...
View ArticleSay it Loud! I’m Young, Black & Giving Back!
Last week we kicked off of our digital campaign: “I AM Young, Black and Giving Back” We could not be more excited! If you have been sleeping on this dope campaign now is the time to wake up and check...
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