Today's Date: May 25, 2022
True Religion and London-Based Artist Soldier Reimagine Camouflage in Upcoming Capsule Collection   •   Four recipients of the 2022 Awards of Excellence in Nursing announced from Indigenous Services Canada   •   Global Surrogacy Services Announces Outreach to Potential Gestational Surrogates in Three Southwestern States   •   Supergoop! and Blackstone Growth (BXG) Partner with New Investors to Teach Even More People About the Importance of Daily SPF   •   Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $50 Million in Grants in First Quarter of 2022    •   Beech-Nut® Nutrition Company is Recognized by BabyCenter and Healthline Food Awards   •   University of Phoenix Holds Annual Memorial Day Flag-Planting Event Honoring Fallen Soldiers   •   Mrs. Flowers Takes the Helm at Comfort Home Care, Rockville, MD   •   Closing the Health Disparity Gap for Black Women   •   Crumbl Cookies, the Nation’s Largest Cookie Company, Coming to East Peoria   •   Torrid Announces Reporting Date for First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Results   •   Equitable Bank Releases Inaugural ESG Performance Report   •   Five Bluum Standouts Honored on CRN 2022 Women of the Channel List   •   RNR Tire Express Surprises Tampa-Area Woman with New Car in Mother's Day Giveaway   •   Apple Unveils New Apple Watch Pride Edition Bands   •   Checkmarx' Ana Lucia Amaral Honored as a CRN 2022 Woman of the Channel   •   Carve Designs Unspools Short Film Series, “Mothers, Purpose + the Future,” Spotlighting Women/Mothers Living in Ha   •   NAPA AUTO PARTS Makes Driving to Dollywood a Breeze Thanks to Parking Lot Vehicle Assistance Program   •   NCCI Golf Event Generates $25,000 for Kids' Chance of America Scholarships   •   Tracey Hayes from MicroAge Named on CRN's 2022 Women of the Channel Power 70 Solution Providers List
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Asian-Americans Make Demands on China

Asian-Americans Make Demands on China

NEW YORK – Demonstrators from the New York Chinese-American community are out in force outside the United Nations building in New York, expressing the view that their homeland in China doesn’t deserve its membership in the UN Security Council because of its political hold on Tibet . Displaying pictures of Tibetans who immolated themselves or otherwise violently protested Chinese rule over Tibet, the protestors charge the level of violence China has enacted in Tibet today is greater than when it hit record levels in 2008. ... read more
NY City Council Probes NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Policy

NY City Council Probes NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Policy

NEW YORK – The New York City Council Civil Rights Committee has started a series of public hearings to investigate the NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk tactics. Residents appearing before the panel claim the police procedures mostly negatively impact on minority and gay people. ... read more
FLOYD DEMONSTRATIONS REACH TIMES SQUARE

FLOYD DEMONSTRATIONS REACH TIMES SQUARE

NEW YORK - The angry protests over the brutal death of George Floyd are continuing worldwide, including closing down the "Crossroads of the World," New York's Times Square. Carrying signs and banners demanding justice, thousands of demonstrators vented their collective disdain for police brutality. ... read more
NYC STARTS TAKE BACK YOUR STREETS DRIVE

NYC STARTS TAKE BACK YOUR STREETS DRIVE

NEW YORK - With Black on Black crime growing rapidly, New York City officials have started an "Occupy the Corner" campaign in Harlem and other minority communities. Mayor Bill de Blasio said stopping the violence is a "we thing, not a me thing." The Mayor added "this is a very moving matter to me. This is the people taking back the street. We will solve our own challenges and make something good happen in our community." ... read more
MINORITY NYC BUSINESSES COMPLAIN

MINORITY NYC BUSINESSES COMPLAIN

NEW YORK - Angered by what they consider overly punitive enforcement by police, Black and Brown New York City business leaders today demanded the practice end. Led by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams outside of New York Police headquarters, the minority businesses claimed they received exorbitant fines, required changes to a business's method of operations, including shorter hours, and even revocation of a business's liquor license. ... read more
BLM AT TRUMP TOWER

BLM AT TRUMP TOWER

NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Bill DiBlasio today led a group of other New Yorkers in painting a large Black Lives Matters sign on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower. The Mayor said the yellow sign "isn't just painted words on Fifth Avenue, but this city is committed to the meaning of the message." Today's action is one of many New York observances and demonstrations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. ... read more
BLM WANTS POLICE $ CUTS

BLM WANTS POLICE $ CUTS

NEW YORK - Since the death of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter campaign has achieved some success, and today BLM protestors demanded that NY cut $1 billion from the $6 billion police budget. At a demonstration at City Hall, some of the participants even went so far as to call for the abolishment of the police department. A number of the BLM protestors stated they will stay at City Hall until their demands are met. ... read more
NYC MAKES JUNETEENTH A HOLIDAY

NYC MAKES JUNETEENTH A HOLIDAY

NEW YORK - NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio participated in a Black Lives Matter street painting on Staten Island to announce the Big Apple will recognize Juneteenth as an official city holiday to recognize the liberation of the last freed Black slave. "We will give this day the importance and recognition it deserves," said de Blasio, adding "every student and city worker will have the opportunity to reflect on the meaning of our history through the pain and struggle that should bring an extraordinary purposefulness and vision to inspire change." ... read more
SHARPTON HAILS NYS POLICE REFORMS

SHARPTON HAILS NYS POLICE REFORMS

Rev. Al Sharpton today hailed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature to a series of police reforms. He sat alongside Cuomo at the signing ceremony. Sharpton said the move "raised the bar." The executive order requires mayors and police departments to modernize their programs or risk losing state aid. Cuomo said "there is no quick fix to this. There is no stop tear gas, change the uniforms." Also at the signing were the mothers of Eric Garner and Sean Bell. ... read more
CALLS FOR GREATER POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY

CALLS FOR GREATER POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY

NEW YORK - Sparked by the violent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the Rev. Al Sharpton today led a demonstration in New York calling for legislation to hold police more accountable during protests, violence and looting. ... read more
MAKE EVERY VOTE COUNT

MAKE EVERY VOTE COUNT

NEW YORK - As votes continue to be tallied across the nation today, a group of minority voters in New York demonstrated to make the point that every vote needs to be counted. Concerned that minority votes may be discounted or ignored, the protestors say this election is the most important in their lives. Election observers believe the turnout of minority and women voters could very well determine the election and the direction of the nation. ... read more
AL SHARPTON HOLDS VIGIL

AL SHARPTON HOLDS VIGIL

STATEN ISLAND, NY - National Action Network chief Rev. Al Sharpton today held a vigil at the site where Eric Garner was killed by police on Staten Island, NY six years ago. Sharpton lamented that both Garner and George Floyd's last words were "I can't breathe." Sharpton vowed he will do everything he can to stem these violent acts against Black people. ... read more
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