Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Civil Rights – Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, Ambassador Andrew Young, and Rep. John Lewis – will be honored Evelyn Gibson Lowery, founder and chair of SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. announced today that former Georgia State Director of USDA Rural Development, Shirley Sherrod; award-winning actor, […]
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Minority Real Estate Leaders Say Government Efforts Are Failing to Meet Needs of Multicultural Homebuyers
Coalition Recommends Five-Point Plan & Diversity to Support Sustainability, Accountability & Responsibility Washington, DC – Saying millions of Americans are being left out of the American dream of homeownership, the nation’s three largest organizations representing multicultural real estate professionals, Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA), the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), […]
Dallas Mavericks’ Jason Terry’s Father-Daughter Ball Highlights Bond Between Fathers and Daughters
Dallas, TX — Dancing, dinner and fond memories between fathers and their daughters will mark the debut of the annual Jason Terry Foundation Father-Daughter Ball, “A Royal Affair.” The Dallas community is invited to share an evening to highlight and celebrate the importance of the father/daughter relationship while raising scholarship funds for deserving high school […]
Appeal from Rev. Marcia Dyson to Help Keep Title X from being on the Congress Cutting Floor
Below is a message from Rev. Marcia Dyson about how the proposed budget cuts will impact Planned Parenthood. Rev. Dyson is one of our nation’s foremost religious figures, spiritual writers and noted civic-social activist. Her special brand of wisdom and insight has been shared in leading pulpits across America, on lecture stages at many of […]
Bipolar Female Jockey Fights Mental Illness in “Long Shot”
For decades, Sylvia Harris struggled with the manic highs and crippling lows of her bipolar disorder, making it difficult to parent her children or even hold down a steady job. After years of trying every known treatment, she managed to find solace and a better equilibrium through a powerful friendship with horses. LONG SHOT: My […]
BWW Board Member Cynthia Oredugba Receives Award of Excellence from the Women’s Information Network
Award to be presented as part of the “100 Year Anniversary of International Women’s Day” during two-day festivities Los Angeles, CA – Cynthia Oredugba, member of the board of directors of Black Women for Wellness, is a 2011 recipient of the Women’s Information Network’s Award of Excellence. Oredugba will receive the award as part of […]
A Green Future for Our Gulf: Be part of the emerging Green Economy
NEW ORLEANS – If you are a young person impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the Gulfsouth Youth Biodiesel Project (GYBP) may be the program for you. The GYBP is a youth-led social enterprise focusing on the production and sale of biodiesel fuel as a means of educating and developing leadership and social entrepreneurship […]
Tell the DOJ: Stop Houston’s brutal police culture
Newly released video footage reveals that four Houston police officers brutally beat a 15-year old burglary suspect, without cause, while at least eight other officers looked on and did nothing. And the officers are facing only misdemeanors. Unfortunately, this is nothing new for Houston, which has a history of police misconduct and a lack of […]
Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights Heritage Tour
Atlanta, GA – In commemoration of Bloody Sunday, on the weekend of March 5 – 6, SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc. (SCLC/W.O.M.E.N) will take bus loads of people from diverse backgrounds on a two-day tour through the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. Created in 1987, the annual Evelyn Gibson Lowery Civil Rights […]