Professionals from across Hawaii’s public relations, marketing, advertising, design and sales disciplines recently converged via Zoom for a collaborative social and networking event co-hosted by the local chapters of AAF Hawaii, Ad 2 Hawaii, AIGA Honolulu, AMA Hawaii, PRSA Hawaii, and SME Honolulu. On Feb. 25, “Synergy: A Collective Social” provided members with a unique,

As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues across the country, the words that communicators use might influence public willingness to be vaccinated, a new study from nonprofit insurer EmblemHealth has found. In surveys, consumers generally understood that “vaccination” is a process intended to produce immunity to a disease or virus, whereas “immunizations” provide that protection, in

For students, attending a historically Black college or university “gives you an opportunity to embrace and enhance your Blackness, a place to celebrate who you are as an African American,” said Dr. Tia C. M. Tyree, a professor and interim associate dean of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Historian and educator Carter G. Woodson had the vision to create a moment once a year to celebrate and recognize the contributions of African Americans in the United States. Woodson’s vision started with Negro History week in 1926 and, 50 years later, became what we know as Black History Month. Since 1976, every American president

The following article first appeared in the February 2008 issue of PR Tactics. We are republishing the article here in honor of Black History Month. Established in 1990, the D. Parke Gibson Pioneer Award is PRSA’s highest individual honor presented to a PR professional who has contributed to increased awareness of public relations within multicultural