828  – Black Giving Day

Black Giving Day – August 28

Black Philanthropy Month and Black Giving Day have been gaining momentum and popularity in the US over the last 11 years and in Canada and Africa in the last 3 years. As an organization, SupportBlackCharities.org (SBC) is an ambassador of the movement and they are working hard to make it a global event.

The website https://www.give828.org/  Created by the Young Black Giving Back (YBGB) organization have coined he day Black Giving Day.

Significance of August 28th as per YBGB

August 28, 1955
14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered by three white men, which, became a “flashpoint in the civil rights movement.”

August 28, 1963
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech in Washington, D.C.

August 28, 2005
Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. The storm, which devastated New Orleans, inordinately impacted many of the city’s Black residents.

August 28, 2008
Then-Senator Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president, becoming the first Black man to ever win the nomination and bid for the presidency.

August 28, 1945
Major League Baseball President Branch Rickey met with
Jackie Robinson to tell him he would be integrating the Majors.

August 28, 2020
Our beloved Chadwick Boseman, aka T’Challa, transitioned to be
with the ancestors.

SBC’s main mission is to increase visibility and charitable giving to B3 organizations worldwide (Black-led, Black serving, Black focus).

SBC is launching a campaign to encourage potential donors to find an organization to support on their online directory during the month (Start your search here). At the same time, they are actively reaching out to eligible organizations to partner with them to Get Listed on their directory (Get Listed for free here).

We are looking to raise awareness about Black Philanthropy Month and Black Giving Day  around the world hoping that it grows to become an annual event that the entire Global Black community celebrates and participates in to make a difference.