Washington, D.C.– The National Coalition of Black Veterans and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., proudly invites members of the House of Representatives, retired military Flag Officers, representatives of the Black veterans community, the press, and the public to join us as we commemorate the life of American soldier and military leader, Colonel Charles Young. Colonel Young had an exemplary career and was the highest-ranking Black commanding officer in the U.S. Army from 1894 until his death in 1922. “It is [...]
TV Host Calls End-of-Life Choice for Terminally Ill “Personal Decision” Emmy Award-winning television host Montel Williams advocates for end-of-life choice, including aid in dying, in the spring issue of Compassion & Choices Magazine. Williams, who revealed in 1999 that he has multiple sclerosis (MS) and is an active healthcare advocate, expressed support for the right of terminally ill people with unbearable suffering to control the time and manner of their death. Appearing on the cover and in the magazine’s “Voice [...]
Baruch College is proud to announce that Fanta Conde is this year’s valedictorian. She will join her fellow graduates during the commencement ceremony at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, on Monday May 30, 2013. Baruch College is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) with a total enrollment of more than 17,000 students, who represent 160 countries and speak more than 100 languages. Baruch College President Mitchel B. Wallerstein will confer the degrees [...]
The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC is pleased to announce summer exhibitions and programming related to the special exhibitions of Bice Lazzari : Signature Line, American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s and Awake in the Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger. Faith Ringgold is best known as the originator of the African American story quilt revival that began in the 1970s,. Her exhibit, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the [...]
The Bethune-DuBois Institute (BDI), an education-focused and solutions-oriented organization founded by the late Dr. C. DeLores Tucker in 1984, will host a Legacy Tribute to her on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. The location is the DoubleTree by Hilton, 8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The time is 6:00 p.m.-9 p.m. Honorees at the tribute will include Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas and Michelle Milliard, Executive Director of the Walmart Foundation. “They have both been deeply involved in missions [...]
It is not every day that a prince shows up to play a little baseball in Harlem, but that’s exactly what happened Tuesday afternoon as Britain’s Prince Harry continued his visit in the United States by playing baseball with kids there. Jolita Brettler, 9, was definitely thrilled to be one of the lucky kids who played baseball this afternoon with his Royal Highness in Harlem.Harry spent part of the afternoon at Harlem RBI’s Field of Dreams. He came here to [...]
ESSENCE’s June issue features an exclusive interview with Chirlane McCray, wife of New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio . In the piece, “The Politician’s Wife ,” the woman who could be the first lady of New York City talks about outing herself in ESSENCE in the 1970′s — and how she ended up falling in love with a man. In the ESSENCE article, writer Linda Villarosa recounts how McCray wrote a groundbreaking essay in a 1979 issue [...]
The BET Awards ‘13 nominees were recently announced at the official BET Awards ’13 press conference in Los Angeles, by BET’s President of Music Programming and Specials, Stephen G. Hill. The event will be aired LIVE from Nokia Theatre L.A. on Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. * ET/PT on BET Networks.This year’s BET Awards ’13 host will be blockbuster movie star and comedian Chris Tucker. Leading the pack of A-list nominees include, hip hop artist Drake, with an [...]
The National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc., the leading organization for advancing business opportunities between Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American-owned companies and major corporations, will hold its annual Minority Business Leadership Awards Dinner Dance on Wednesday, May 22 at the Hilton New York and Towers. Keith E. Wandell , chairman, president and chief executive officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc., will serve as honorary chairman for the evening’s celebration. Nearly 100 chairmen of America’s top corporations, including Aetna, Cardinal Health, Darden [...]
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