NY J01470

New York Senate resolution honoring Dr. Bill Tinglin for receiving the Global Impact Icon Award in Education & Humanitarianism from the Young, Gifted, & Black Entrepreneurial Awards on February 25, 2026

Dr. Tinglin founded School News Nationwide (SNN) in 1993, integrating technology, journalism, and media within New York City public schools

Founded Words of Bonds in 2005 to bridge African-American and Jewish communities through interviews with Holocaust survivors and Black elders

Created the Tour for Tolerance, a mobile learning initiative using AI and holograms on school buses that reaches more than 70,000 students annually

Served as Goodwill Ambassador to Ukraine and Jamaica and serves as President and CEO of the German Jamaican Museum, partnering with the United Nations and other international organizations on humanitarian and educational initiatives