Final Claims Deadline Nears for Black Farmers in Historic $1.25 Billion Settlement Claims due May 11, 2012 WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A landmark class action settlement for African Americans who experienced farm loan discrimination by the USDA is entering its final phase. African Americans who farmed or attempted to farm (or their heirs) ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Following is the daily Black History Month feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18: WILMA RUDOLPH Profile America for the 18th day of Black History Month. Wilma Rudolph’s story is almost hard to believe. As a child, she had double pneumonia and scarlet fever, and could not ...
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Mike Savicki, a quadriplegic triathlete, has been named spokesperson for National Mobility Awareness Month, the new May celebration encouraging people with disabilities to live active, mobile lifestyles. The goal is to develop awareness for Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles as well as the many other transportation solutions that can improve the ...
Report Finds High Employment Placement Rates but Low Employment Retention ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With President Obama announcing plans for a new Veterans Job Corps, Volunteers of America has released a new report, drafted in partnership with Wilder Research, which analyzes the success of programs helping homeless veterans rebuild their lives and ...
PHILADELPHIA, PA \ December 31, 2011 \ DIVERSE NEWS — The President signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law today. Admittingly, the president does not agree with everything in it. One thing that does not appear in this bill is ethnicity. Although all 19 hijackers were Semites along with the Semitic terrorists killing ...
Sears and Rebuilding Together reach milestones throughout 2011, ending the year with donation of Mini Cooper as latest support for Rebuilding Together WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Rebuilding Together and Sears have raised nearly $16 million to help veteran homeowners and families in-need via a joint effort under Sears’ Heroes at Home program that ...
Arizona resident, Stephen Goodman, completes more than 180,000 cards to be sent to U.S. troops ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – After nearly two years of devotion to writing messages of thanks and creating hand-decorated cards, 11-year-old Stephen Goodman from Surprise, Ariz. has exceeded his amazing goal of making 180,000 personalized thank-you cards for every ...
“Semper Cool” is sweeping the Nation and Giving Needed Support to Those Wounded in War BARDONIA, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Barry Fixler, Marine Veteran from Viet Nam, touches the lives of returning wounded warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan through his Million Dollar Challenge/Semper Cool Campaign. All of the royalties from Semper Cool, a ...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Governor Tom Corbett and First Lady Susan Corbett today recognized nine outstanding women as this year’s Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania. The women were honored at a luncheon at the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg where they were presented with medals and citations for their achievements. “As a lifelong Pennsylvanian, ...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Council on Aging (NCOA) has been named one of the top nonprofit leaders in the field of aging by Philanthropedia, a nonprofit that tries to help donors give more strategically. Data was compiled via a survey of 88 national leaders in aging. Philanthropedia seeks to improve nonprofit ...