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A Second Chance Inspires Michael Phillips to Solve Community-based and Systemic Problems
Michael Phillips is an education advocate and change agent, who is using his second chance to create positive change in developing social impact initiatives to solve community-based and systemic problems. Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” At 18, Phillips, a drug dealer by default, facing a 30-year prison sentence, stood in front of a judge whose choice would affect the rest of his life. Instead of the judge handing down a sentence, he gave
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What is PR and What Does a Publicist Do? 4 Publicists Chime In
Anyone who studied public relations or PR is familiar with Ivy Lee, regarded as the originator of the public relations counsel, and Edward Bernays, often referred as the father of modern public relations. However, many do not know about activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, known as the Black PR Pioneer, who had a significant impact on the public relations community through her use of the press to expose wrongdoing and promote civil rights. She led several major civil rights initiat
