For Immediate Release From Emerson Collective!
WHAT: Climate Science Fair
WHEN: September 20, 2023 - September 23, 2023
WHY: See IInteractive Exhibitions From Climate Innovators
Presenting S ...
Posted Thursday, September 14th 2023 at 11:40AM
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For Immediate Release From White House Initiative for Black Americans!
WHAT: Roundtable Discussions "Black to School Higher Education Edition:
Supporting Black Students at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs)."
WHEN: ...
Posted Thursday, September 14th 2023 at 11:21AM
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Nell Carter (born Nell Ruth Hardy; September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress.
Carter began her career in 1970, singing in the theater, and later crossed over to television. She was best known for her role as Nell ...
Posted Wednesday, September 13th 2023 at 4:48PM
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What is 988 Then Press 1?
The Veterans Crisis Line's new number—988 then Press 1—helps make it easier to remember and share the number to access help in times of need.
Signed into law in 2020, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act auth ...
Posted Wednesday, September 13th 2023 at 3:50PM
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For Immediate Release From #988!
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
We can all help prevent suicide. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, ...
Posted Wednesday, September 13th 2023 at 12:04PM
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Iyanla Vanzant (born Rhonda Eva Harris; September 13, 1953) is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach, and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, her eponymous talk show, ...
Posted Wednesday, September 13th 2023 at 8:51AM
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Alain LeRoy Locke (September 13, 1885 – June 9, 1954) was an American writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts. Distinguished in 1907 as the first African-American Rhodes Scholar, Locke became known as the philosophical architect —the ...
Posted Wednesday, September 13th 2023 at 8:43AM
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Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) is an American retired sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships gold medals in the span of his career. He held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m, as w ...
Posted Wednesday, September 13th 2023 at 7:23AM
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James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.
Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime ...
Posted Tuesday, September 12th 2023 at 5:17PM
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Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-American ...
Posted Monday, September 11th 2023 at 4:33PM
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On September 11, 1999, a young seventeen year old Serena Williams became the second African American woman to win the US Open, following the historic Althea Gibson who won the US Open in 1957 and 1958. Williams has dominated this women's tennis with ...
Posted Monday, September 11th 2023 at 3:21PM
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Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (/ˈluːdəkrɪs/, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper and actor. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved ...
Posted Monday, September 11th 2023 at 12:28PM
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Taraji Penda Henson (Born September 11, 1970) is an American actress. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy (2001). She played a ...
Posted Monday, September 11th 2023 at 12:17PM
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For Immediate Release From Senator Ben Cardin!
This year marks the twenty-second anniversary of the September 11, 2001, https://www.911memorial.org/911-faqs#:~:text=Nineteen%20terrorists%20from%20al%2DQaeda,the%20Pentagon%20in%20Arlington%2C%20V ...
Posted Monday, September 11th 2023 at 12:02PM
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The Oprah Winfrey Show, often referred to as The Oprah Show or simply Oprah, is an American daytime syndicated talk show that aired nationally for 25 seasons from September 8, 1986, to May 25, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. Produced and hosted by Opra ...
Posted Friday, September 8th 2023 at 2:07PM
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For Immediate Release From The Arc of Maryland!
The Council, in partnership with The Arc Maryland and People on the Go Maryland, is excited to announce Partners in Policymaking® (Partners) is back this fall.
The Partners program is for adul ...
Posted Friday, September 8th 2023 at 1:29PM
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For Immediate Release From White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges!
The Robert Frederick Smith Applied Public History Fellowship for HBCU Graduates offers a two-year appointment providing advanced training and scholarly support i ...
Posted Friday, September 8th 2023 at 12:28PM
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For Immediate Release From USDE!
The U.S Department of Education (Department) is announcing the launch of the Kindergarten Sturdy Bridge Learning Community, a multi-state effort to make kindergarten a transformational experience at the start of ...
Posted Friday, September 8th 2023 at 11:25AM
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For Immediate Release From Changing A Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church in ATL!
WHAT: 17th Anniversary
WHEN: Sunday, September 24, 2023 and
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
WHERE: Changing A Gen ...
Posted Thursday, September 7th 2023 at 12:19PM
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For Immediate Release From Ed Trust!
How Student Debt Harms Black Borrowers’ Mental Health
Approximately 45 million Americans carry $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, but the financial challenges facing Black borrowers are numerous. Black ...
Posted Thursday, September 7th 2023 at 11:02AM
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