Washington, DC – Black Youth Vote! (BYV!), the young adult initiative of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition), will host their 10th Annual Black Youth Vote! Civic Leadership and Organizing Training Conference as part of the official 50th Anniversary March on Washington Week of Events surrounding the 2013 March on Washington. […]
Comcast’s Internet Essentials Continues to Gain Momentum, Connecting Low-Income Americans to the Power Of the Internet at Home
Miami, FL – With the start of the new school year, Comcast is re-launching Internet Essentials, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption initiative for low-income families. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, Miami Dade County School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, Miami Dade League of Cities President and Miami Beach Commissioner Deede Weithorn, and Comcast Executive Vice President […]
Golf Legend Calvin Peete Will Be Featured at Drum Major for Justice Heritage Golf Classic Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Atlanta, GA – As the nation pauses to commemorate the struggles and achievements since the 1963 March on Washington, it’s only fitting that golf legend, Calvin Peete, headline the annual Drum Major for Justice Heritage Golf Classic Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. Presented by Dr. Evelyn Gibson Lowery and SCLC/Women’s Organizational […]
25 Years and Still Rollin’ – Jazzmyne Public Relations Gives Thanks and Appreciation for the Journey
Makeda SmithHollywood, CA – “It’s important to acknowledge the journey. Expressing appreciation for everyone and every thing along the path is part of the celebration. All of it has brought me here, with ‘here’ being the operative word because ‘I Am still Here’,” cites , agency owner of Jazzmyne Public Relations. “And for that I […]
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation President Calls Supreme Court Ruling in Shelby County v. Holder “Travesty to Justice”
Washington, DC – In response to today’s Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of Black Women’s Roundtable said, “Today’s decision by the U. S. Supreme Court to invalidate Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is a […]
Author and Black Mafia Widow Thelma Wright Chronicled on Biography Channel’s Hit Gangster Series “Gangsters: America’s Most Evil”
Philadelphia – When former Black Mafia widow Thelma Wright released her book, “With Eyes From Both Sides – Living My Live In and Out of the Game,” co-penned with C. Alease, she divulged the tumultuous ups and downs of her life as a real life ‘mob wife.’ Now readers and television viewers alike will have […]
Rev. Edward V. Leftwich, Jr. : Musician, Urban Leader, Local “Hero” – Dead at 68
Following a brief, intense illness, Rev. Edward Vernon Leftwich Jr. died at his home in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Father’s Day, June 16, 2013. He was attended in his journey to his next dimension by his children – Edward III; Tienne Leftwich Callender; Cathryn Perry; and Rebecca Perry-Glickstein- his grandsons, Avery, Hunter and James Edward; […]
Real Men Cook Atlanta Sunday June 16
You’ll love this family celebration! Guests sample 150 dishes. Music, fun for kids, mix with celebrities and a national celebration of dads and other REAL MEN on Father’s Day. Once you enter the event all food and drinks are FREE. It’s the perfect family outing. Featuring up to 100 REAL MEN who cook and serve […]
The Delta Foundation Awards Stephanie Tubbs Jones Internship to Prairie View A&M University Junior
Washington, DC – The Delta Research and Educational Foundation (The Delta Foundation) has awarded its 2013 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Summer Internship to Khanay Turner, a junior at Prairie View A&M University in Texas. Turner, the second recipient of the coveted STJ Internship was selected following a highly competitive selection process. The Delta Foundation conducts the […]