Category: Activism
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Actress Sonequa Martin-Green Joins Stand Up To Cancer In PSA Encouraging Clinical Trial Participation
LOS ANGELESÂ and NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —Â Calling clinical trials of new cancer treatments “the brightest torch researchers have to light their way,” actress and Stand Up To Cancer Ambassador Sonequa Martin-Green is featured in a new public service announcement (PSA) urging patients to participate in trials that could help make new treatments available…
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Los Angeles Scores Big on Food Recovery Grants
CalRecycle will issue $9.4 million in Food Recovery Grants, recipients include organizations assisting recycLA service providers increase food recovery in Los Angeles
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Author Stephen A. Tillett Warns Don’t Believe the Lies About “Race” That Continue to Undermine Our Country
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Stephen A. Tillett, author of Stop Falling for the Okeydoke: How the Lie of “Race” Continues to Undermine Our Country [iUniverse; 978-1-5320-1-9; $15.99; paperback] announced the release of his new Book Trailer, “LIES.” His book and Book Trailer are available on his company’s website at www.Connecting-The-Dots-LLC.com. Tillett, the…
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Global Financial Freedom Movement dfree® Continues To Raise The Bar For Economic Empowerment In The African American Community
Organization Founded By DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. Facilitating $1 Billion Consumer Debt Paydown By 2020. 2017 Was a Pivotal Year for Furthering the Billion Dollar Challenge Mission
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Collaborates with GenZ YouTube star Sebastian Villalobos to Help End Childhood Cancer
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® is now working with one of the top digital influencers and creators in the world, Sebastian Villalobos, helping ensure that the St. Jude mission – Finding cures. Saving children ® – reaches new audiences across the digital landscape. Villalobos recently visited the St. Jude…
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Martin Luther King III and Family Release King Holiday Message and Plans for Commemoration
50 years after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the King Family renews calls for unity and equality
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WORLD AIDS DAY 2017
President Bill Clinton Among Leaders in the HIV/AIDS Community Honored by the National AIDS Memorial for Making a Difference in the Fight Against AIDS
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Teen Creates Nation’s First Wearable App to Prevent Farm Worker Deaths from Heat Illness
Crowdsourced fundraising campaign launched for “Calor” app. Provides immediate heat warnings, health notifications and proactive heat stress education.
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Moments in History: Garrett A Morgan
Born on March 4, 1877, in Claysville, an African-American community outside of Paris Kentucky, Garrett Augustus Morgan was an African-American inventor and community leader. He invented parts for sewing machines, hair care products, and a version of the modern traffic signal which he patented and sold to GE. In 1908, Morgan became more conscious of his…
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Kyle Knight’s New Song Puts Focus on Prostitution and The Need for Women’s Sexual Self-empowerment
CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — As international headlines blast about sex, sexuality, and the open discussions being had about its abuse and misuses; rapper Kyle Knight addresses its underside in his latest release. The song, “Hey Sister” frankly addresses the perils of prostitution in an age where women are taking control over being both…