Kym Whitley To Host TMCF’s Leaders & Legends Gala
September 22, 2023 17:28 ET
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Actress and comedian Kym Whitley will serve as host of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 36th Annual “Leaders and Legends” Fundraising Gala on...
Former Federal Government Executive and NAACP Washington Branch President Joins UNCF Leadership Team
September 20, 2023 15:08 ET
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United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF)
Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund) today announced that Akosua Ali has joined its ranks as senior vice president of strategic initiatives in the...
Verano Announces the Opening of Zen Leaf Norwich, the Company’s First Social Equity Joint Venture Location in Connecticut and Third Cannabis Dispensary Statewide
July 12, 2023 07:00 ET
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Verano Holdings Corp.
Situated in the eastern Connecticut city of 40,000 residents1, Zen Leaf Norwich is the first of six planned social equity joint venture dispensaries Verano plans to open across the stateZen Leaf...
Introducing the Karl W. Wilkes Gallery: A Hub of Artistic Excellence and Cultural Inspiration
July 04, 2023 13:45 ET
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Karl W. Wilkes Gallery
Columbia, SC, July 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the grand opening of the Karl W. Wilkes Gallery in Columbia, South Carolina, the art world has gained a new source of inspiration and cultural...
The King Center Mourns the Loss of Dr. Christine King Farris, Founding Board Member, Former Vice-Chair & Treasurer, Esteemed 64 Year Educator and Sister of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
June 29, 2023 13:17 ET
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The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Atlanta, GA., June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The King Center joins the King and Farris families, civil rights activists, the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church family, academic family, and people...
Dr. Christine King Farris, Distinguished Educator, Author, Sister of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., passes at 95
June 29, 2023 11:37 ET
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The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Atlanta, GA., June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The King Center announces the passing of King Family matriarch, Dr. Christine King Farris at the age 95. Dr. Farris transitioned peacefully on the...
LEAP and Open Society Justice Initiative: Florida Classroom Censorship Law (“Stop W.O.K.E.” Act) Impairs Training for Law Enforcement
June 27, 2023 13:30 ET
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Open Society Foundations
New York, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a court filing, the U.S.-based nonprofit Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), joined by experts and a coalition of policing and criminal justice...
LEAP and Open Society Justice Initiative: Florida Classroom Censorship Law (“Stop W.O.K.E.” Act) Impairs Training for Law Enforcement
June 27, 2023 13:19 ET
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Open Society Foundations
New York, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a court filing, the U.S.-based nonprofit Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), joined by experts and a coalition of policing and criminal justice...
Civil Rights Lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill Appointed Inaugural Vernon Jordan Endowed Chair in Civil Rights
June 21, 2023 10:03 ET
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Howard University
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Howard University announced the appointment of civil rights lawyer and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill, as the inaugural Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq....
Jaden Smith to Speak at World’s Largest Psychedelic Science Conference
June 14, 2023 07:00 ET
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Psychedelic Science 2023
DENVER, June 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Psychedelic Science 2023, the breakthrough psychedelic conference hosted by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and organized...