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What most people don’t realize is that only 20% of those who need hearing aids get them. In part, that’s because of the cost: an average of $4,700, making them the third biggest purchase most people will ever make. Hearing aids are made by only five companies, sold exclusively through audiologists. In his recent CBS Sunday Morning cover story, "Turn Up the Volume," David Pogue interviews the man who persuaded both Republican and Democrat congresspeople to pass a new law that will end the 60-year hearing aid cartel. The result will be lower prices, a lot more innovation and new players like Apple and Bose.

If you haven't already begun, now is the time to start planning for your Mental Health Awareness Month event. Dedicated to fighting stigma, educating the public and offering support to those struggling, these sought-after speakers engage audiences with discussions on recovery, mental health, and substance use disorders.

Education advocate and APB speaker Geoffrey Canada appeared on Luke Cage, Netflix's new hit show about the evolution of a man with super strength and unbreakable skin as he fights to protect his city of Harlem, New York. 

“His greatest and most galvanizing movie in years.” -Rolling Stone Magazine
Legendary filmmaker Spike Lee released his new movie, BlacKkKlansman, featuring a role played by civil rights icon, actor and entertainer Harry Belafonte, and a tribute to feminist, activist and writer Angela Davis, who is referenced through character Patrice’s (Laura Harrier) style. The movie follows police officer Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) on a mission to infiltrate the Klu Klux Klan in Colorado. 

A survivor of the largest school shooting in American school history at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, David Hogg turned his anger into action by co-founding the March For Our Lives Movement against gun violence. His grassroots activism and social media mastery have mobilized millions of young people to find their voice, speak out and engage in change.

We are excited to share with you our NEW Voices of Inclusion & Intersectionality catalog. A leader in bringing campus and community events to life for over 50 years, APB continues to be truly passionate about creating inspirational, one-of-a-kind programming. Download your copy today!

In a recent op-ed for The New York Times, APB speaker Ralph Nader criticized David Cole and the ACLU's "aggressive support of corporate free speech.” As an advocate for raising awareness about the harms of smoking, Nader questioned the groups support of tobacco companies continuing to advertise under the guise of corporate free speech.

Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward has shared shocking details from his much-anticipated new book, Fear: Trump in the White House, with The Washington Post. According to the Post, “Woodward describes an unsteady executive detached from the conventions of governing and prone to snapping at high-ranking staff members, whom he unsettled and belittled on a daily basis.” Fear portrays a volatile commander-in-chief who left his national security team “shaken by his lack of curiosity and knowledge about world affairs and his contempt for the mainstream perspectives of military and intelligence leaders.”

APB speaker and former President of Ireland Mary Robinson issues a global call to action in this highly anticipated new book about one of the most crucial topics of our time. Sharing stories of ordinary people who have made an extraordinary impact in the battle for climate justice, Robinson inspires with the important lesson that we can all make a difference in fighting for a sustainable future. Climate Justice has already received praise from the environmental health community and several world leaders. It will hit shelves around the globe on September 4th. 

An award-winning actress, popular speaker and immigrant from Puerto Rico, Rita Moreno has been breaking down barriers throughout her entire career. As part of a special “Latino American Dream” edition, AARP The Magazine featured Moreno on the cover of the August/September issue.