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May 19, 2024
The AZEK Company Receives NYSE Notice Regarding Filing of Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter Ended March 31, 2024
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Statement by the Prime Minister on Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day
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L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans Unveil New, Vibrant Community Resource Center in Panorama City with
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Red Door Community Raises more than $300,000 at Their Annual Luncheon Celebrating Women Working and Living with Cancer
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Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. Announces Inducement Grants Under NYSE Listing Rule 303A.08
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Angels Helpers NYC 2024 Charity Gala Raises Funds for Harlem School of the Arts, Highbridge Voices
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Rockwell Institute Celebrates Highest Real Estate Exam Pass Rates for First-Time Test Takers in the State of Washington
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Federal, provincial and territorial ministers gather to support culture and heritage at annual meeting
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WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE COMPANY WATKINS-CONTI RECEIVES FDA 510(K) CLEARANCE FOR NEW STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE DEVICE YŌNI.FIT&
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After Launching Massive Camp Giveaway for NYC Families Affected by "Summer Rising" Crisis, Brains & Motion Education (BAM!)
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Dillard’s, Inc. Announces $0.25 Cash Dividend
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May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust Partners with American Indian College Fund to Support Native Student Veterans
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Aramco and Spiritus to Advance Direct Air Capture Technology, Investment by Aramco Ventures
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HERImpact: Entrepreneurship for Impact Program Kicks Off in Chicago, Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
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Xylem Inc. Declares Second Quarter Dividend of 36 Cents per Share
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Upneeq® Wins 2024 Shape Skin Award, “Best for Lift”, in the Professional Treatment Category
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Historic Inaugural Class Graduates from OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation
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Historic Bellevue House reopens
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Sacred Heart Celebrates 125th Anniversary
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Avangrid to Be Acquired by Iberdrola
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Legislation To Honor Lena Horne With Congressional Gold Medal Introduced
May 21, 2010
During McCarthyism in the 1950s, Horne was blacklisted as a communist because of her activism and, in 1963, she participated in the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, at which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his immortal “I Have a Dream†speech. Throughout her career, Horne worked ...
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National Urban League Celebrating
100th Anniversary
May 06, 2010
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CIVIL RIGHTS RALLY SLATED FOR SUNDAY
March 16, 2010
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Minority Media Continues To Seek
Census Dollars
March 01, 2010
Over $340 million has been allocated to the Census Bureau for a promotion and advertising campaign to avoid an undercount, part of an overall Census budget ...
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Congressman Hastings Introduces Resolution Calling For "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Repeal
February 23, 2010
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Congressional Black Caucus Hosts Benefit Reception to Raise HIV Awareness
September 04, 2009
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus Prepares for Next Steps on Immigration Reform
June 26, 2009
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Houston Residents to Dialogue with National Experts on Climate Change Impacts
June 12, 2009
The Commission wants increase the involvement of African American and Hispanic/Latino communities in the climate change debate, and will discuss green jobs and green-related employment opportunities. ...
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Crack, Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity Undermines Criminal Justice System
May 29, 2009
Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office, testified today before the U.S. Sentencing Commission about the need for action ...
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Attends Unveiling of Sojourner Truth Bust
April 29, 2009
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THE LINKS, INC. SUPPORTS SOJOURNER TRUTH MEMORIAL FUND
April 28, 2009
On April 28, 2009, Sojourner Truth, an American abolitionist and women's rights activist (1797 – November 26, 1883), will become the first African American woman to be memorialized with a bust in the United States Capitol. This honor is made possible in large part due to the support of The Links, Incorporated’s Capital City Chapter whose members are providing the pedestal on which the likeness will be placed. On Tuesday, First Lady of the United States Mrs. Michelle Obama will unveil the bust at a ceremony in the Capitol. She will be joined by Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and other sponsors including members of The National Congress of Black Women, Inc. and The Links, Inc. ...
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OBAMA + DEBT = BIAS?
July 19, 2011
Congressional Black Caucus member Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas suggested to members of Congress that President Obama is being treated unfairly in debt negotiations because of his race. As Jackson and many members of the Black community see it, Republican’s reluctance to raise the debt ceiling when it has been raised ...
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Sharpton Vs. West Round Two
June 22, 2011
Rev. Al Sharpton and Cornel West will continue their heated debate on President Barack Obama and the Black community this Saturday in Chicago at the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual conference. ...
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NYC GETS BLACK SCHOOLS CHIEF
April 07, 2011
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Hunger Strike Aimed At Congressional Cuts
April 07, 2011
The extension of Bush era-tax cuts last December will cost $6.7 billion through estate planning loopholes alone. ...
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Lawmaker: Minorities Still Waiting For Job Recovery
April 01, 2011
The African-American unemployment rate went up to 15.5%, an increase from last month, and the Hispanic unemployment rate is still over 11%. ...
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Distinguished Black Poet To Speak At Oregon State
March 22, 2011
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Morial To Give Xavier Commencement Address
March 09, 2011
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Groups Push For Asian Judge's Confirmation
March 04, 2011
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Black Lawmaker Blasts GOP Short-Term Budget
March 02, 2011
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March 23, 2010
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Ala. Town Marks Infamous Case 8 Decades Later
February 12, 2010
"The history of the case is rich. People know, `Those nine black boys raped those white women.' But people don't know about the case, what really happened," said Sheila Washington, a black woman who headed a push for the museum. Mayor Melvin Potter said some ...
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Massive King Memorial Nearly Ready For Trip To DC For Assembly
February 12, 2010
More than a decade in the making, finally "it's here," said Ed Jackson Jr., the project's executive architect. The memorial, the first on the Mall honoring ...
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Diversity Reigns In Oscar-Nominated Directors
February 03, 2010
Lee Daniels ("Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire") is only the second black filmmaker to be nominated for best director in the 81-year-history ...
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Philanthropy's Real Opportunities For
Real Impact
February 03, 2010
"Philanthropy has been criticized for failing to offer sufficient support to African-American, Latino, Asian American and other organizations led by and serving people of color. The census offers a win-win opportunity for everyone." Kathleen Enright, executive ...
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Pilot Considered The Only Ace Tuskegee Airman Dies
January 29, 2010
Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Lee A. Archer, a Tuskegee Airman considered to be the only black ace pilot who also broke racial barriers as an executive at a major U.S. company and founder of a venture capital firm, died Wednesday in New York City. He ...
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Educators: Busing, Rezoning Would Help Schools Meet Diversity Guidelines
November 27, 2009
School officials must do their best to make most elementary schools and one high school reflect the racial makeup of the school district as part of the agreement in the system's 46-year-old desegregation ...
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Urban League President Details Plan
To Put America Back To Work
November 25, 2009
At a time of the year when we traditionally give thanks and prepare to share generously with those around us, the American people are both frustrated and disappointed. When the financial industry was hemorrhaging, there was great urgency in devising ...
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Gay & Racial Jabs on HBO's 'Entourage' Set
November 23, 2009
Rex Lee -- who plays Lloyd on the show -- was out in L.A. yesterday, where he claimed certain members of the crew "occasionally" make fun of his ethnicity and sexuality on set. Rex added, "I try not to let it bother me." ...
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Congressional Black Caucus Holds "Discussion On Race" Tomorrow
November 17, 2009
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Health Dept. to Create a National Resource Center for Gay Elders
October 22, 2009
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