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Celebrate Justice on Sunday January 15, 2023, with the 400 Years of African American History Commission
The 400 Years of African American History Commission (YAAHC), invites those interested to watch Justice Sunday Service Around the Clock on January 15, 2023. Programming will begin at 12 p.m. EST, hosted by acclaimed actor/producer Ernie Hudson, featuring remarks from distinguished leaders. A one-hour virtual watch party will be hosted by the 400 YAAHC National Student Ambassadors Saniya Gay and Tybre Faw, at 3:45 pm EST. Guests may learn more information by visiting www.400yaahc.gov. - January 12, 2023 - 400 YAAHC
The National Widows Association: Founder Dedicates Her 60th Birthday to Helping the Cause of Providing Awareness, Community, Support, and Resources for Widows
Darlyn Turner, the founder of The National Widows Association, decided that for her 60th birthday, instead of having a fancy gala for herself and family, to host a Birthday Benefit Bash. Darlyn founded NWA one year after the sudden passing of her husband in 2018. After discovering the neglect, oversight, and lack of resources available to widows, Darlyn decided she had to become a voice to this population of over 258 million women worldwide. - January 09, 2023 - The National Widows Association
Patricia L. Blake Named a Woman of Distinction by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)
Patricia L. Blake of Yerington, Nevada has been named a Woman of Distinction by P.O.W.E.R.- Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized for her outstanding achievements in the field of law enforcement. About Patricia L. Blake Patricia L. Blake is a retired police lieutenant for the... - January 06, 2023 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
"Disabled Artist Showcase: Creating Our Spaces" Film Screening
Award winning short film directed by disabled award winning filmmaker Emmitt H Thrower has a public virtual screening. - January 01, 2023 - Wabi Sabi Productions Inc
2022 Year in Review – Tennessee United for Human Rights
2022 showed resilience and innovation to shift from virtual back to in person safely. Tennessee United for Human Rights carried out the work of the international organization United for Human Rights in the Southeast United States. - December 31, 2022 - United for Human Rights
Tennessee Human Rights Day Committee Announces 2022 Award Recipients
The Tennessee Celebration of International Human Rights Day will take place on December 8th at 5pm. - November 19, 2022 - United for Human Rights
Landmark 1983 Book "A Secret I Can't Tell" About LGBTQ Families, Now Updated & Reissued
First published in 1983, "A Secret I Can't Tell" was the only record of American same-sex-headed household family life during the homophobic Moral Majority. Now, updated and reissued, it draws a direct line between Anita Bryant and the “Save Our Children coalition” of the 1970s and today’s anti-LGBTQ political climate. With new interviews and a new foreword, the book provides an unparalleled look at how far we’ve come and underscores how close we are to returning to a dark past. - November 16, 2022 - Joe Gantz
Lehigh Valley Transgender Day of Remembrance
Eastern PA Trans Equity Project and Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley Cosponsor Solemn Event on November 20 to Honor Transgender People Lost to Violence. - November 15, 2022 - Eastern PA Trans Equity Project
Anti-Human Trafficking Training & Collaboration: Until All Are Set Free
Queen Creek, AZ, January 21, 2023: Until All Are Set Free announces an Anti-Human Trafficking Training, Collaborative and Vendor Fair, January 21 in Queen Creek, Arizona. Hosted by Until All Are Set Free, an anti-trafficking collaborative that exists to end exploitation through connection, awareness and action. - November 09, 2022 - Until All Are Set Free
STOMP Out Bullying Announces National Block It Out Day
On National Block It Out Day, a STOMP Out Bullying initiative, the goal is to block negativity from the digital lives of students, and by doing so, end cruelty, homophobia, LGBTQ+ discrimination, racism, hatred and online violence. In 2021, STOMP Out Bullying reached 3.9 million by creating a chain reaction by participating in and passing the message forward to their friends and family who blocked out cyberbullies, haters and trolls. - November 08, 2022 - STOMP Out Bullying
The Lynne Cohen Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of the Kickin’ Cancer! 5K in Brentwood, LA on Nov. 13
Los Angeles-based Foundation for women's breast and ovarian cancer prevention invites participants to walk/run/stroll in support of their cutting-edge preventive care clinic at USC on November 13, 2022. - November 08, 2022 - Lynne Cohen Foundation
Florida Non-Profit Seeks to Have Public Sex Offender Registry Deemed a Violation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Public safety organization wants the sex offender registry abolished. They have initiated a petition to the United Nations seeking to have the registry declared a human rights violation. - November 03, 2022 - Florida Action Committee, Inc.
Free Solutionary Guidebook Gives Teachers the Tools to Help Students Create a Better World
The Institute for Humane Education (IHE) has produced a newly-revised version of its downloadable Solutionary Guidebook. - October 28, 2022 - Institute for Humane Education
Alfred Street Baptist Church is the Largest Faith-Based Donor in the Nation to HBCUs
$1 Million Check Presented to Jackson State University During Halftime of 2022 Homecoming Game. - October 24, 2022 - Alfred Street Baptist Church
Rainbow PUSH Coalition Offering Free Registrations to the 23rd Annual Creating Opportunities Virtual Conference
Rainbow PUSH Coalition today announces upcoming sessions in this year's 23rd Annual Creating Opportunities virtual conference entitled, “Embracing Change and Transformation in an Unstable Economy.” This virtual conference will be held October 19 - 21, 2022 and registrations are complimentary. - October 19, 2022 - Rainbow PUSH Atlanta
Presidential Candidate Facilitating Mutual Aid Across America
A presidential contender is not waiting for the election to ensure that people receive aid because the current economic situation is hurting this country's population so badly. To date, the candidate has raised more money for mutual help than for his or her campaign. - October 14, 2022 - Jasmine Sherman for President
Clubhouse International Awarded 2022 Honorary Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health
Clubhouse International is deeply honored to receive the Honorary 2022 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health awarded by The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. The Pardes Prize recognizes the Clubhouse Model of psychosocial rehabilitation as a rights-based approach to recovery that expands... - October 13, 2022 - Clubhouse International
Screening of “Apache Girl” at The Shining Mountains Film Festival on Sunday, October 16 at 2:00 pm; Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado
"Apache Girl” is RicMel Production's 2nd film garnering 12 wins and 17 nominations worldwide on the film festival circuit. New York Tri-State International Film Festival gives "Apache Girl" a special recognition for Best Human Rights Film due to its story about indigenous... - October 13, 2022 - RicMel Productions L.L.C.
Clubhouse International Partners with World Federation for Mental Health and 8 Member Clubhouses in Recognition of World Mental Health Day and the Power of Wellness
Clubhouse International is pleased to present our World Mental Health Day 2022 campaign, Wellness WORKS. The initiative highlights the positive impact of wellness on mental health and promotes Clubhouse wellness programming as an essential tool for mental health recovery. - October 10, 2022 - Clubhouse International
AAPI Architect Lira Luis Wins the RSA Fellowship Councillor Elections in US
The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) announced the results of its 2022 Fellowship Council Elections, where voting opened September 12, 2022 and there were live elections with the whole Fellowship for the Area Councillors. Lira Luis, a Filipino-American architect, has been elected as Councillor in the United States. - October 08, 2022 - Leapfrog Project
Tennessee Human Rights Day 2022 Sets Theme: Advancing Universal Freedom
The Tennessee Celebration of International Human Rights Day will take place in person on December 8. - October 01, 2022 - United for Human Rights
Global Women International Leadership Network to Address Emerging Trends in Business, Technology and Society and Empower Women
The 25th jubilee of the Global Leadership Network will be honored and celebrated during the Global WINConference in Rome on September 21-23, 2022; The event is bringing together hundreds of top women and men and Fortune 500 companies from around the world to evolve, inspire, and accelerate WIN’s impact in the world, at work and in our lives. The event is to address emerging trends in business, technology and society. - September 19, 2022 - Women International Networking
Clubhouse International World Seminar Convenes - Keynote Speaker, Dévora Kestel, World Health Organization
Clubhouse International, a global organization working to end social and economic isolation for people with mental illness, is hosting The Clubhouse International World Seminar 2022 from September 17 through September 22, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. The educational and networking event is being co-hosted by B’More Clubhouse. - September 17, 2022 - Clubhouse International
Historia|Research Press Releases "millennYELL," a Book of Poetry
Historia|Research is pleased to publish Bryan D. Wright's first book of poetry on the millennial experience, available on Amazon Kindle on September 10, 2022 through Amazon.com. - August 26, 2022 - Historia|Research
California Legislature Approves Assemblymember Kalra’s AB 2167 to Encourage Safe Alternatives to Incarceration
Yesterday, AB 2167, authored by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) passed the California Legislature and will be sent to Governor Newsom. AB 2167 would require courts presiding over a criminal matter to consider alternatives to incarceration which includes, but is not limited to, diversion... - August 25, 2022 - Initiate Justice
Church of Scientology Announces Peace Day Event to Take Place in September
The Tennessee chapter of United for Human Rights (TNUHR) will have a large inter-religious, multicultural event for International Peace Day. - August 24, 2022 - Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville
Dr. Mary J. Gallant Recognized as a Woman of Distinction for Fall 2022 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)
Dr. Mary J. Gallant of Glassboro, New Jersey has been recognized as a Woman of Distinction for fall 2022 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized). Each quarter the publication chooses four women for its distinction award. These four noteworthy women deserve... - August 23, 2022 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Witlingo Launches Social Audio Channel for Local Governments
Residents are able to engage with their local government by submitting digital audio posts and listening to posts from other residents. - August 11, 2022 - Witlingo
Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project Announces the Appointment of Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha to Its Board of Directors
Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project (DSMAP), a national leader in maternal health, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, PhD, MPH, CHES to its Board of Directors. “I am ecstatic that Dr. Ndidi is joining our team. I met her several years ago through my... - August 02, 2022 - Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project
SIFTMedia 215 Release of 2022 State of Women Identified Film & Media Makers of Color in the Philadelphia/Mid Atlantic Region – Listen To What I Say Report
The aim of this report serves as an invitation to funders, stakeholders, allies and supporters to come to the table prepared to listen, partner and strategize on plans with women of color film and media makers to enhance and sustain their lives, so as to enhance the sector and the region as a whole. - July 29, 2022 - SIFTMedia 215 Collective
You & Five-O to Host Free "Reality Check 5.0" Community Policing Town Hall on Aug. 11 to Increase Safety and Survival During Law Enforcement Encounters
On Thursday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. (Eastern), presenters from You & Five-O (YFO), Kinston Police Department, and Shaw University’s Center for Racial and Social Justice (CRSJ) will host a virtual town hall webinar titled “Reality Check 5.0” to discuss community policing and to... - July 27, 2022 - You & Five-O
Applied Behavioral Consultants, LLC and Dr. Joseph J. Plaud Are Now Based in Naples, Florida
Applied Behavioral Consultants, LLC, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph J. Plaud, has now moved its base of operations from Boston, Massachusetts to Naples, Florida. Dr. Plaud is now ready to provide clinical and forensic psychology services to attorneys and their clients in Florida as a licensed psychologist. - July 18, 2022 - Applied Behavioral Consultants, LLC
Save the Children of Ukraine Fundraiser
A fundraiser to raise funds for Poland welcomes refugee center in Poland. - July 13, 2022 - Chef Roc Productions
Tennessee United for Human Rights to Host Mandela Day Event 2022
Tennessee United for Human Rights spreads their message through educational tools, hard-hitting videos and inspirational messages. - July 09, 2022 - Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville
Spokane Housing Advocate Receives Award for Service to Women, Families in Need
Spokane Housing Advocate is honored for her work by the Sisters of Providence with the 2022 Mother Joseph Award. - July 07, 2022 - Sisters of Providence
NBA Player Enes Kanter Freedom to Speak for the Rohingya People at Chicago Non-Profit
NBA player and human rights activist Enes Kanter Freedom will address the genocide of the Rohingya people. The event has been collaboratively organized by the Rohingya community and is being held at FORA (Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America) in Chicago. “The Rohingya people have been persecuted for far too long. It is time that the people around the world stand up and call this what it is, a genocide. And I will be their voice,” Freedom said. - July 05, 2022 - Rohingya Women Development Network-RWDN
Foundation Supporting Indigenous Students to Return a Half-Million Dollars to a Catholic Organization
The Verna J. Kirkness Education Foundation Board Chair, Tony Williams, plans to announce the Board’s decision to return the $500,000 endowment to the Sisters of Saint Anne and terminate the 4.5-year-long relationship. In his announcement, Tony Williams will explain his Board’s decision... - June 24, 2022 - Verna J. Kirkness Foundation
Call for Entries for San Diego’s First Virtual BIPOC History Museum
International call for entries for the first virtual BIPOC history museum located in San Diego, CA. - June 16, 2022 - Our Genetic Legacy Inc.
NPA Candidate Tuan "TQ" Nguyen Formally Runs for Florida U.S. Senate
Today, Tuan "TQ" Nguyen has formally filed his candidacy for U.S. Senate in Florida. Nguyen, a no-party-affiliated candidate, is joining the race where the incumbent GOP Senator, Marco Rubio, and Dem Congresswoman Val Demings are the partisan front runners. Tuan "TQ" Nguyen... - June 13, 2022 - Tuan "TQ" Nguyen
Race Unity Day Conference Announced
The Bahá'ís of Scottsdale will be hosting a conference themed “Social Transformation and Promoting Race Amity in Education.” - June 09, 2022 - The Bahá'ís of Scottsdale
DC Central Kitchen Prepares to Move Into the House That Good Business Built
Iconic DC-Based Social Enterprise Nonprofit Secures New Markets Tax Credit Investment to Help Bring the Kitchen Home to New Klein Center for Jobs & Justice Later This Year. - June 07, 2022 - DC Central Kitchen
Teas Etc.’s PRIDE Green Tea Blend Does Double Duty Supporting Local and National Programs for LGBTQ Youth
Teas Etc. is brewing acceptance in their support of The Trevor Project and their local Fernandina Beach Pride Event with a colorful tea that is purple, delicious and gives back to LGBTQ Youth. - May 27, 2022 - Teas Etc., Inc.
Community Family Life Services Hosting 3-Day Virtual Conference on Serving Moms in Crisis, with a Focus on Criminal Justice
From June 7-9, the Community Family Life Services (CFLS) Speakers Bureau will hold its second national MORE THAN Conference, a survivor-led virtual series on the intersection of domestic violence, race, poverty, the criminal justice system, and motherhood. Attendees can earn up to 13 CEUs approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886880865-4332). - May 25, 2022 - Community Family Life Services
Living Advantage, Inc. Hosts "Mixer That Matters" for Foster Youth with Celebrity Guests in Beverly Hills
LA, Inc. will be hosting a fundraiser, "The Mixer that Matters" on May 26th in honor of Foster Youth Month to specifically celebrate the resilient young people in the Foster Care system, hosted by Chad L. Coleman, actor on the award-winning series The Walking Dead. Representatives and... - May 25, 2022 - Living Advantage Inc.
NWA to Pack 285K Meals for Ukrainian Refugees
On June 4th, the nonprofit MULTIPLi will be spearheading an opportunity to pack 285k thousand meals for Ukrainian refugees. This event will take place at the Fayetteville Boys and Girls Club from 8am to 6pm in two-hour shifts. With the growing need of food insecurity and lack of resources for the Ukrainian refugees, MULTIPLi recognized an opportunity to step in and mobilize the people of NWA. - May 06, 2022 - MULTIPLI Global
Newfront Raises $15,000 for Ukraine Through Wellbeing for Peace
Last week, Newfront, a tech-enabled, full-service brokerage, partnered with Wellness Coach to sponsor a virtual community challenge that raised more than $15,000 in support of Ukraine. - May 05, 2022 - Newfront
The Voice of the English-Speaking Canadians
One of the Transform U Media Network Corp's newest podcast, the Cheap Mama Life Podcast, a weekly conversation about the road to financial freedom, interviewed the founder of advocacy group “Our Bilingual Quebec/Canada" to sound the alarm about Quebec’s Bill 96, a Canadian... - April 24, 2022 - Transform U Media Network Corp
Amílcar Releases Deep House Single "Fronteras"
After his recent jazz infused single “Gumbo!,” Franco-Venezuelan artist Amílcar surprises us again with a new instrumental deep house single titled “Fronteras,” an electronic music track that tells the story about migrations around the world. - April 22, 2022 - Amilcar
Newfront Sponsors "Wellbeing For Peace" to Raise Funds for Ukraine
Newfront, a tech-enabled, full-service brokerage, is partnering with Wellness Coach to sponsor a virtual community challenge aimed at raising money in support of Ukraine. - April 20, 2022 - Newfront
Indigo Founder and CEO Sheri Smith: Spiritual Entrepreneurship is Foundational to a Just and Inclusive Society
Last week, Rev. Rich Tafel of the Church of the Holy City sat down with Indigo Founder and CEO Sheri Smith, one of the thought leaders in the field of spiritual entrepreneurship. Sheri created an education company called Indigo, with a vision of ushering in an education system that shifts away from... - April 20, 2022 - Church of the Holy City