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 [Company Name] Announces Participation in the EVERFI Black History Month Challenge to Support Youth Education on Race and EquityNew virtual challenge inspires today’s students through stories about the Black experience in the U.S. and helps spark enduring conversations about race and equityFebruary XX, 2021 -- (City, State) -- [Company Name] today announced that it is sponsoring the EVERFI Black History Month Challenge taking place throughout the month of February. The Black History Month Challenge is a first-of-its-kind national competition to help high school students across the United States understand the Black experience through perspectives, successes, and struggles.The month-long challenge, created by social impact education innovator EVERFI, and supported by leading companies nationwide, features four digital lessons and a capstone essay contest in which students will share a plan for keeping the conversation about Black history going year-round in their community. Three winners of the Black History Month Challenge will receive college scholarships totaling $20,000. [Insert Company Quote Here. Sample Below]“[Company Name] is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, and to a more equal and just tomorrow, “said [Company’s Executive Name/Title]. “We are proud to be supporting families through the Black History Month Challenge and hope it will elevate history as a lens to understand current events and encourage dinner-table conversations about race and social justice.”The Black History Month Challenge is designed to inspire today’s students by telling stories about the Black experience in America; empower students through the counter-storytelling of Black perspectives across generations; elevate history as a lens to understand current events; and transform students’ perception of the world around them. Students will explore topics and events including Juneteenth, Affirmative Action, as well as the protests and marches for civil rights and equality. In the Black Business Titans lesson, students explore the history behind the racial wealth gap, and how Black entrepreneurs and businesspeople are overcoming challenges every day. In the lesson on Black Contributions to Medicine, students explore the roots of systemic racism in medical care and celebrate Black medical trailblazers historically and present day.“Far too often, Black history is reduced to a handful of memorable moments and events, positioned as disjointed from American history, or revised in ways that are inaccurate,” said EVERFI Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Jesse Bridges. “In an effort to honor the Black experience and invite deeper exploration, the Black History Month Challenge was established to illuminate some of those “lesser-known” moments and facts in Black history, and to inspire enduring conversations about race and allyship among young people today.”[Insert other details about your EVERFI education program here]In addition to supporting the Black History Month Challenge, [Company] works with EVERFI to provide [schools-based education across XYZ region or adult financial education to help consumers navigate financial uncertainty and plan for the future].To learn more about the EVERFI Black History Month Challenge, visit [enter your custom landing page URL here].About [Company Name][Insert boilerplate] ABOUT EVERFI, INCEVERFI is an international technology company driving social change through education to address the most challenging issues affecting society ranging from financial wellness to prescription drug safety to workplace conduct and other critical topics.?Founded in 2008, EVERFI is fueled by its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) community engagement platform and has reached more than 41 million learners globally. In 2020, the company was recognized as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company and was featured on Fortune Magazine’s Impact 20 list. Some of America’s leading CEOs and venture capital firms are EVERFI investors including Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, Twitter founder Evan Williams, as well as Advance, Rethink Education, Rethink Impact, The Rise Fund, and TPG Growth.?To learn more about EVERFI and how you can #answerthecall please visit??or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn,?or Twitter?@EVERFI.***IMPORTANT: PRESS RELEASE REVIEW PROCESSWhen using this template with no changes: EVERFI Communications does not need to review if no changes are made, but we do ask that at least 24 hours prior to launch you kindly provide a final copy of the release, date of distribution, and how the press release will be distributed. 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