One Of The Largest Fundraisers Has Been Launched To Further Deaf Studies

Essence Magazine:

By Jasmine Browley ·Updated December 14, 2023

A noble cause is aiming to make the world more inclusive for people who are deaf.

Gallaudet University recently announced the launch a $23 million fundraising campaign, the “Necessity of Now” (NOW), in homage of Louise Miller, an a staunch advocate educational and racial justice in America. Proceeds will also go towards the university’s Center for Black Deaf Studies.

In 1952, Miller filed a lawsuit against the District

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