Overcoming the trauma of becoming getting raped as a teen, Cowan draws from her past to share her journey, her triumphs and her strategies, helping women unpack their purses to live more fulfilling lives. WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 14, 2020 – Montrella Cowan, a licensed therapist and relationship expert, author and speaker has penned a […]
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Stability and Comfort to Local Communities Disillusioned by the Pandemic
Nonprofit Brings Stability and Comfort to Local Communities Disillusioned by the Pandemic Baltimore, Maryland – July 14, 2020 − The past few months have been extremely taxing for the nation! In fact, it is safe to say that nearly every individual, family and business has been affected in some way. Yet, for many who live […]
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Black Kids Swim Launches ‘The Goree Project’ to Unite African-Americans, Senegalese Through Swimming
Black Kids Swim Inc., a Maryland-based nonprofit that serves as a resource for Black competitive swimmers, recently launched a first-of-its-kind web series to unite African-Americans and Senegalese through cultural and athletic exchange. This year will mark the 33rd Dakar Gorée swim, where hundreds of Senegalese retrace the same path enslaved Africans traveled some 400 years […]
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Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, Baltimore City Health Department, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, BUILD Announce Mobile, On-Demand Testing Partnership
Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, Baltimore City Health Department, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, BUILD Announce Mobile, On-Demand Testing Partnership Effort will increase availability of mobile, on-demand testing for City residents BALTIMORE, MD. — Today, Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young, the Baltimore City Health Department, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Maryland Medical […]
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Local Non-profit Girls in the Game Awarded $100,000 Donation from Kevin Durant Charitable Foundation, Degree
Girls in the Game Awarded $100,000 Donation from The Kevin Durant Charity Foundation, Degree and Laureus USA to Support Social Justice Programming in Chicago, Baltimore and Dallas Chicago, IL – Girls in the Game today announced it received a $100,000 grant from The Kevin Durant Charity Foundation (KDCF) and Degree Deodorant in partnership with Laureus USA. The […]
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At Least Four More Black Trans Women Killed in Last Week
The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) NEW YORK — In the past week at least 5 Black trans women were violently murdered. On Tuesday, June 30, Merci Mack, a 22-year-old in Dallas, Texas, was found murdered from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. In Louisiana, Draya McCarty was found killed in Baton Rogue and […]
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N.C. A&T’s Gilmore Named 2020-21 Fulbright Program Grant Finalist
N.C. A&T’s Gilmore Named 2020-21 Fulbright Program Grant Finalist EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 27, 2020) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Student Government Association President Allison Gilmore has been selected as a 2020-21 Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant finalist. Gilmore, of St. Louis, is a senior studying journalism and mass communication whose grant […]
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Colgate Donates Millions Worth of Hygiene Essentials to In-Need Communities to Combat COVID-19
Colgate Mobilizes its Dental Vans and Partners with Feeding America® to Distribute Health-and-Hygiene Essentials to Support COVID-19 Relief Schools, Food Banks to Receive Donations to Support People In Need Colgate-Palmolive is repurposing its fleet of mobile dental vans and tapping into a network of food banks and school district lunch programs to distribute health and hygiene products to […]
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EBONY Magazine Announces Leadership Transition; Willard Jackson To Step Down As CEO
EBONY Magazine Announces Leadership Transition; Willard Jackson to Step Down as CEO NEWARK – On July 2, 2020 the board of directors of EBONY Magazine agreed to a leadership change and the removal of Chief Executive Officer Willard Jackson, Jr. Several weeks ago, the board commissioned an independent inquiry into a number of transactions led by Mr. Jackson and […]
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David N. Maine, MD Becomes President & CEO Of Mercy Health Services
(Baltimore, MD – July 6th, 2020) – David N. Maine, M.D. is the new President & CEO of Mercy Health Services (MHS), effective July 1st, 2020. In January 2020, the Mercy Health Services Board of Trustees named Dr. Maine as Mercy’s future President & CEO following Thomas R. Mullen’s decision to retire after 28 years […]
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BREAKING NEWS! Historic $40 Million Endowment For Memphis HBCU
A Memphis-based, Historically Black College Receives Largest Beneficial Gift in the School’s 158-Year History LeMoyne-Owen College is named the beneficiary of a $40 Million Endowment at the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Memphis, Tenn .—LeMoyne-Owen College, the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Memphis, Tennessee, has been named the beneficiary of an endowment […]
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Min. Farrakhan To Deliver Major July 4 Worldwide Address
The Final Call Newspaper 734 West 79th St. Chicago, IL 60620 www.noi.org, www.finalcall.com For Immediate Release July 1, 2020 CONTACT: Naba’a Muhammad, editor, (312) 480 9775 finalcalleditor@finalcall.com straightwords4@gmail.com CHICAGO—The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam will deliver a major message July 4 concerning the current state of affairs in America, the world, […]