October 13, 2019         
El Diario/La Prensa Honors Outstanding Latinos   •   TherapeuticsMD Announces Presentations on ANNOVERA™ at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Me   •   ESSENCE Announces the Expansion of Its Empowering Mentoring Initiative on the International Day of the Girl: “Girls United   •   Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter: 2020 Habitat for Humanity work project to take place in Dominican Republic   •   UAE and UNESCO Renew Partnership, Extending Efforts to Restore Historic Churches in Mosul   •   Korean Cultural Center New York presents "Memories of Jindo: Korean folk songs from the hometown of gugak" featuring the Jindo N   •   Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys Participate in FREE Bullhead City Halloween Bash for Local Youth   •   Promega Hosts Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) Research Advocacy Training and Support (RATS) Program   •   VCA Animal Hospitals Offers Free Boarding for Pets Displaced by Saddleridge Wildfire in Southern California   •   Howard University Joins with Amazon Studios to Launch Howard Entertainment   •   Aramark Pride ERG Names Diversity Champion, Kris Reinhardt, 2019 Pride of Aramark Awardee for Extraordinary Support of Diversity   •   Brio Nutrition Launches GMP Certified Line of Broad-Spectrum, Water Soluble Premium CBD Products for Authentic Overall Health an   •   Clear Arch Health RPM Solution Well Poised to Support Home Health and Home Care in 2020 and Beyond   •   Alight Solutions Recognized by Forbes as a Best Employer for Women   •   PicMonkey Offers Paid Internships for College Students in the Her Campus Community   •   California-themed United Airlines Plane Soars into The Friendly Skies   •   Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter: 2020 Habitat for Humanity work project to take place in Dominican Republic   •   Women who integrated New Orleans' corporate office continue to celebrate their achievements 50 years later   •   Fruit Street Telehealth Platform Selected for Clinical Trial to Reduce Cognitive Decline andDementia Risk   •   Central Valley Regional Center Notifies Members of Data Security Incident
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PUERTO RICAN OUTRAGE

NEW YORK - Protesters Sunday in Manhattan held a silent march to bring awareness to the devastation people are still facing in Puerto Rico, one year after Hurricane Maria slammed the island. ... read more

UN HONORS MANDELA

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DISMAY OVER BLACK DEATH PROBE

NEW YORK - Eric Garner’s family and supporters, including many top local officials, gathered outside City Hall on the fourth anniversary of his police-chokehold death Tuesday to blame NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City’s Police Department for allegedly dragging their feet in the case. ... read more

TRUMP OFFICIAL GREETED WITH ANGER

NEW YORK - Demonstrators rallied in Lower Manhattan Tuesday to protest Vice President Mike Pence and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's visit to the city. ... read more

DOMINICANS TAKE OVER NYC

NEW YORK – Dominican pride took over the streets of Manhattan yesterday as the 35th annual Dominican Day Parade marched through midtown. ... read more
NEW YORKERS REMEMBER ORLANDO

NEW YORKERS REMEMBER ORLANDO

In a stirring tribute, thousands of New Yorkers have gathered at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village to honor the victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre. ... read more
9/11 TRIBUTE TO ORLANDO

9/11 TRIBUTE TO ORLANDO

Officials and residents of New York have gathered at the site of the 9/11 Memorial in a show of solidarity with Orlando and the mass shooting which occurred there. ... read more
IN SOLIDARITY WITH ORLANDO

IN SOLIDARITY WITH ORLANDO

Hundreds of people gathered inside New York’s Grand Central Station to rally in solidarity with the Orlando shooting victims. ... read more
PROTESTS IN TIMES SQUARE

PROTESTS IN TIMES SQUARE

A number of civil rights demonstrators have been arrested in New York’s Times Square while protesting the police-related shootings nationally of two black men this week. ... read more
A PROTEST WITH A TWIST

A PROTEST WITH A TWIST

Street protests in New York City happen all the time. But the Black Lives Matter march last night was something different. ... read more
BLACKS PROTEST POLICE SHOOTING

BLACKS PROTEST POLICE SHOOTING

A number of protestors were arrested as hundreds gathered in New York City’s Union Square at a march for a man who was allegedly killed by an off-duty NYPD officer in what is being described as apparent road rage. ... read more
GAY PRIDE DAY IN THE BIG APPLE

GAY PRIDE DAY IN THE BIG APPLE

More than 30,000 marchers are on the streets of Fifth Avenue today as New York celebrates Gay Pride Day. An estimated two million spectators viewed the 46th annual parade. ... read more
PROTESTORS WANT THE NYPD HEAD TO LEAVE

PROTESTORS WANT THE NYPD HEAD TO LEAVE

Activists have massed outside New York City Hall, demanding the firing of the NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton. ... read more
IMAM AND ASSOCIATE SLAIN OUTSIDE NY MOSQUE

IMAM AND ASSOCIATE SLAIN OUTSIDE NY MOSQUE

Members of a Queens, NY mosque are expressing shock and outrage today following a gunman who shot and killed the mosque’s imam and his associate. ... read more
Anger Over Public Education

Anger Over Public Education

NEW YORK - Thousands of mostly minority young people and their parents crowded the streets of Lower Manhattan today to demand greater financial support for charter schools which they claim is needed because of the poor quality of the City’s public schools. ... read more
HALLOWEEN TREAT FOR INNER CITY KIDS

HALLOWEEN TREAT FOR INNER CITY KIDS

NEW YORK - New York City's Mayor Bill De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray today opened their official residence Gracie Mansion to an invited group of inner city kids and their parents to celebrate Halloween a few days early. ... read more
LOW WAGED WORKERS DEMAND MORE

LOW WAGED WORKERS DEMAND MORE

NEW YORK - Hundreds of tipped and low-wage workers, mostly minorities from the fast-food and car wash industries, rallied through the streets of Harlem today urging New York State officials to do away with the law permitting sub-minimum wage for 229,000 tipped workers in the State. ... read more
MINORITIES PROTEST NYPD ACTIONS

MINORITIES PROTEST NYPD ACTIONS

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HISPANIC DAY PARADE IN NYC

HISPANIC DAY PARADE IN NYC

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NY SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG PROTESTERS

NY SUPPORT FOR HONG KONG PROTESTERS

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NYC HOLDS RACIAL SUMMIT WITH CLERGY

NYC HOLDS RACIAL SUMMIT WITH CLERGY

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THOUSANDS PROTEST DEATH OF BLACK MAN DURING ARREST BY NYPD

THOUSANDS PROTEST DEATH OF BLACK MAN DURING ARREST BY NYPD

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NY'S WEST INDIAN DAY PARADE: PAGENTRY AND VIOLENCE

NY'S WEST INDIAN DAY PARADE: PAGENTRY AND VIOLENCE

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FAST FOOD WORKERS STRIKE FOR BETTER PAY

FAST FOOD WORKERS STRIKE FOR BETTER PAY

NEW YORK - Thousands of workers from McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and other fast food outlets nationally are striking today to seek better wages ... read more
REGULATE TIMES SQUARE COSTUMED CHARACTERS?

REGULATE TIMES SQUARE COSTUMED CHARACTERS?

NEW YORK - Should the costumed characters in Times Square who pose for photos with tourists for tips---the likes of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Batman and Spiderman--- be regulated by New York City? ... read more
Asian-Americans Make Demands on China

Asian-Americans Make Demands on China

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NY City Council Probes NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Policy

NY City Council Probes NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Policy

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Fed Report Blasts

Fed Report Blasts "Heavy-Handed" Puerto-Rico Police

Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department today announced its findings that the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) has engaged in a pattern and practice of misconduct that violates the Constitution and federal law. The investigation, launched in July 2008, was conducted in accordance with the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. ... read more
CA Gov Vetoes Bill Prohibiting

CA Gov Vetoes Bill Prohibiting "English Only"

California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 111, a language rights bill authored by San Francisco Congressman Leland Yee. According to Yee's office, SB 111 was landmark legislation that would have prohibited businesses from denying service to a patron because of the language he or she speaks. ... read more
MT Senators Seek Congressional Gold Medal For Cobell

MT Senators Seek Congressional Gold Medal For Cobell

Montana Senators Jon Tester and Max Baucus today introduced legislation to award Montana's Elouise Cobell the Congressional Gold Medal. Cobell, a citizen of the Blackfeet Nation, is being recognized for ‘her outstanding and enduring contributions to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and the Nation through her tireless pursuit of justice.' ... read more
Black Contractors To Protest Mississippi Bridge Project

Black Contractors To Protest Mississippi Bridge Project

Work on the new $700 million Mississippi River Bridge north of downtown St. Louis could come to a halt next week. East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks and the Metro-East Black Contractors Organization announced their plans ... read more
Report: Poverty Linked To Minority Health

Report: Poverty Linked To Minority Health

After a decade-long rise in concentrated poverty, one in 11 residents of metropolitan areas now live in communities where at least 30 percent of their neighbors are poor, according to a pair of studies unveiled today by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The reports, A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisi ... read more
Minorities Targeted By War On Terrorism

Minorities Targeted By War On Terrorism

An investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting into the counter-terrorism program at the Mall of America near Minneapolis, found that it often ensnares seemingly innocent people with the FBI and other law enforcement organizations. Ever since 9/11, the nation’s leaders have warned that government agencies can’t protect ... read more
CA Black Community Rallies For LA Sports Complex

CA Black Community Rallies For LA Sports Complex

Citing Black unemployment, minority rights groups in the Black community are calling on California Senator Alan Lowenthal and all California legislators to stand up for jobs, especially for those hit hardest by the recession. The protest is co-sponsored ... read more
BLACK KILLER'S DEATH DATE UPROAR

BLACK KILLER'S DEATH DATE UPROAR

Georgia is scheduling the execution later this month of an inmate who has won worldwide support for his claims of innocence in the 1989 slaying of a Savannah police officer, his attorney said Tuesday. A Chatham County judge signed the death warrant for Troy Davis yesterday, marking the fourth time since 2007 ... read more
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