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March 28, 2024
Jamieson Wellness Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Impact Report
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Amerex Group Unveils Red Carter Swimwear's Revitalized Collection
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Re:wild and Colossal Biosciences team up to leverage revolutionary technology to save critically endangered species on the brink
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Coachella Concerned That People Have Sex, Says AHF
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Torrid Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2023 Results and Initiates Fiscal 2024 Guidance
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Carnegie Learning Named 2024 SIIA CODiE Award Finalist for Best Educational Game and Best AI Implementation in Ed Tech
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Sypher Secures Strategic Partnership with FAIA to Fuel Growth
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Equalpride Partners with TransLash Media for Trans Day of Visibility, Amplifying Voices of Black Trans Femmes in the Arts
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Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Expands OTC Portfolio for Children with the Introduction of bébé Bottoms™
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More $10-a-day child care spaces
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Parkland Corporation Announces the Results of the 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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PMI Foods Gives Easter Donation of 15,000 Pounds of Prime Rib to New Life Church in Arkansas
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Visit Visalia Recognizes Autism Awareness Month in April
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Fastenal Releases 2024 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report
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VIRGIN HOTELS CHAMPIONS INCLUSIVE TRAVEL FOR NEURODIVERSE TRAVELERS
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YMCA of the USA Partners With Old Spice To Increase High School Graduation Among Boys And Young Men Of Color Through Mentorship
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Empire State Realty Trust Receives WELL Health-Safety Leadership Award; Becomes Among the First Commercial Office and Multifamil
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Suffolk Kicks off 2024 “Build With Us @ Suffolk” Program in Boston for Trade Partners, Opening Doors for Minority-,
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Make-A-Wish and celebrity wish granters announce goal to recruit 1 million people to become "WishMakers"
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John Legend to Perform at City Year Los Angeles’ 13th Annual Spring Break Event
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Civil Rights Museum Presents 20th Anniversary Freedom Awards
August 11, 2011
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Civil Rights Museum, the 2011 Freedom Awards will be given to select individuals for their contributions to civil and human rights, education, the arts, sports community, justice and for their dedication to creating opportunity for the disenfranchised. Honorees this year include Danny Glover, Cicely Tyson, Bill Russell, Alonzo Mourning, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, among others. The Freedom Awards is a global civil rights event, part of the mission ...
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MAJOR NYC MINORITY HELP
August 04, 2011
Two well-known billionaires are helping to launch a new program designed to lift black and Latino men out of poverty. The Young Men’s Initiative is a bold new program that overhauls how government interacts with young black and Latino men by, among other things, establishing job recruitment centers and fatherhood classes in public housing. “This can be a game-changer,†said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “We can take ourselves to a new level ...
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Dermatologists Stress Early Skin Care For People Of Color
August 04, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that by the year 2050, more than half the U.S. population will have skin of color. Recognizing this trend, dermatologists are educating the public about the different ways that common skin conditions appear in various skin tones. For people of color particularly, dermatologists are stressing the ...
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LATINOS SUE GRAMMYS
August 03, 2011
A group of Latin jazz musicians are suing the US National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for cutting the Grammy award category of best Latin jazz album. In April, the Grammys announced a restructuring plan that cut 109 award categories down to 78. Awards for Latin music were cut from eight to four. Some of the other awards to be cut were individual prizes for classical, zydeco and Native American ...
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Oneida Nation Plans Big Budget Film
July 19, 2011
The Oneida Indian Nation is fully financing a $10 million theatrical film about the alliance between the Oneidas and the American colonists during the Revolutionary War. The independent production “First Allies†is expected to begin shooting in Central New York this fall. Ray Halbritter, Nation representative and CEO of Nation Enterprises, says that he is looking for an avenue more effective than traditional storytelling to close what he sees as the gap between the Nation’s fewer than 1,000 members ...
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Patti LaBelle Countersues West Point Cadet
June 29, 2011
Singer Patti LaBelle is countersuing the former West Point cadet who claimed her bodyguards beat him, saying the Houston man started the fight by punching her son in the face. LaBelle's lawsuit accuses Richard King, 23, who was suspended from the United States Military Academy as a result of the March 11 ...
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Notre Dame Partners To Boost Minorities In The Boardroom
June 01, 2011
Chicago United seeks to assure that African-American, Hispanic and Asian-American executives are well-prepared for directorships. ...
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Women Breaking Barriers In Navy, Not SEALs Yet
May 31, 2011
While America's last 10 years of war have propelled women into new and far more risky roles across the military, there are still some doors that are closed. ...
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IS MEMORIAL DAY A BLACK CREATION?
May 27, 2011
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S. African Anti-Apartheid Veteran Dies
May 26, 2011
Nelson Mandela once spoke of "numerous political discussions" with Goldreich, and of recommending he be recruited into Umkhonto we Sizwe, the ANC's armed wing. ...
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Vitamin D Levels Low In Blacks With MS
May 23, 2011
African-Americans who have multiple sclerosis (MS) have lower vitamin D levels than African-Americans who don’t have the disease. ...
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Study - Michelle Obama Dispels Black Women Sterotypes
May 13, 2011
More than 87% of the black female survey respondents believe that First Lady Michelle Obama has helped dispel negative stereotypes of accomplished black women in America. ...
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Blacks Support Ban Of Menthol Cigarettes
May 12, 2011
A ban is supported by a majority of Americans (56 percent), particularly African Americans (76 percent) who were found to be disproportionately affected. ...
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American Civil Rights Figures To Be Honored By MLB
May 06, 2011
The Freedom Riders and Rev. Sharpton will be recognized on the field during pregame ceremonies prior to the Delta Civil Rights Game at Turner Field. ...
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Black "Bounce TV" Lands First Distribution Deal
May 05, 2011
Starting this fall, when the network launches, Raycom will carry the new diginet in 26 markets covering 10% of U.S. TV home and nearly 19% of African-American TV homes. ...
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MLB Revises Delta Civil Rights Game Schedule
May 02, 2011
Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves have announced a revised schedule of events surrounding the fifth annual Civil Rights Game. ...
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Southern Poverty Law Center Marks 40th Anniversary Of Civil Rights
May 02, 2011
Southern Poverty Law Center founder Morris Dees speaks at the SPLC's 40th Anniversary Celebration at the Civil Rights Memorial Center Alabama. ...
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West Point Refuses To Readmit Lesbian Cadet
April 28, 2011
West Point issued a statement explaining that it could not accept Miller because of the still-existing ban, but hinting that reentry would not be a problem in the future. ...
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100 Days Of Nonviolence Culminates On Coretta Scott King's 84th Birthday
April 27, 2011
Dr. King began the 100 days on January 18, 2011 during the King Holiday week. The program ends today, in honor of Mrs. Coretta Scott King's 84th birthday. ...
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Unintentional Racial Biases May Affect Economic, Trust Decisions
April 25, 2011
Researchers asked 50 racially diverse participants to rate the trustworthiness of individuals depicted in photographs of Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, and mixed race men. ...
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Black Women's Maternal Risks Go Unquestioned
April 22, 2011
Statistics showing that African American women die at much higher rates in childbirth and pregnancy don't surprise Dr. David R. Williams. ...
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Student Retracing Freedom Riders' Steps
April 21, 2011
The May 6-16 ride from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans will include visits to designated stops, workshops and discussions about issues related to social justice. ...
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Grant Will Preserve "Eyes On The Prize" Documentary
April 19, 2011
“These records are a crucial part of Americans’ cultural history and heritage,†says James E. McLeod, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. ...
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Civil Rights Leaders Call End To Water Fluoridation
April 18, 2011
Atlanta civil rights leaders have asked Georgia legislators to repeal the state’s mandatory water fluoridation law. ...
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Latin Category Cut From Grammy Awards
April 12, 2011
"I was very instrumental in getting the Latin Jazz category into the awards, and its elimination is very upsetting to me." ...
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GA Professor Recognized For 'Empowered Youth' Work
April 05, 2011
The program provides children and adolescents in grades K-12 with tutoring, guidance and social skills training. ...
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First Black Broadcast Network Bounce TV To Launch This Fall
April 04, 2011
The new network will be called Bounce TV and will target African Americans primarily between the ages of 25-54. ...
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Co-Founder Of Org. To Empower Black Youth Honored As "Everyday Hero"
April 01, 2011
In addition, he works with the Brothers of Kuumba, an organization that teaches adolescent African-American boys through the African elder tradition. ...
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100 Black Men Marks 25yrs in Atlanta
March 31, 2011
This year attendees will become a part of Atlanta history as 100 Black Men of Atlanta reaches its 25 year milestone. ...
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CA Schools Hold Cesar Chavez Appreciation Day
March 30, 2011
“The love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being, but it is also the most true to our nature,†Cesar Chavez famously stated." ...
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First Lady To Host Mentoring Event
March 29, 2011
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