Accuses Senate Appropriations Committee of “Turning Its Back” On Youth NEW YORK (May 14, 2010) -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial called on President Obama and Congress to restore funding for summer youth employment programs th...

National Urban League launches "State of Urban Jobs" to address solutions to joblessness New York - On May 7, 2010 National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial today cautioned that higher-than-expected job growth last month should not cloud the...

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Oops! What is a Zone defense? That is what the Zen Master and his thousand man staff are trying to find out. Things had been going along swimmingly for the Lakers. The Phoenix Suns had been trying hard, but they had lost the first two games. The Lakers a...

Pasadena Alliance of African American School Educators (PAAASE) proudly sponsors the sixth annual Rites of Passage Ceremony for PUSD graduating African American Seniors. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 6, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. at Metropolitan Bapt...

Pasadena Unified School District recognized Susan Sanderson for her work with Special Education Students as part of it's fifth annual Community Advisory Committee Recognition ceremony. Ms. Sanderson who works with students was presented the awarded recogn...

This summer, more than 600 museums in all 50 states are offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 31, 2010, through Labor Day, September 6, 2010 to show their appreciation for those who are serving...

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Kidspace Children's Museum Hosts the 1st Annual Rubber Ducky Race This Memorial Day Weekend It may not be the Indianapolis 500; but this Memorial Day Weekend toy rubber ducks will be squeaking all over Kidspace Children's Museum in anticipation of winni...

Elderhostel is pleased to announce the third annual Asa Grant Hilliard III Award for Lifelong Learning. The 2010 Asa Grant Hilliard III Award for Lifelong Learning is now open to applicants and will be presented this year at the 2010 annual conference of...

In Search of the Voice of Black America At the close of April, two events in a strange way are curiously related. Both events remind me of a time when Black American exhibited a uniquely and largely singular voice in this country. This reigning Black vo...

So there are a thousand and one products out there which claim to help us with our desire to be fit and trim, and the great majority of them even offer a "money back guarantee". How wonderful - Nothing to lose; except in some cases the very health you're...

On Memorial Day we commemorate those men and women who have died in service to their country. There are observances at cemeteries and memorials held around our nation, as well as in our capitol. In 1865, Abraham Lincoln in his second inaugural address, ...

We are all busy and have a long list of "things to do" that we keep putting off. One of those "things" that should be done periodically is reviewing and verifying the beneficiary designations on our various accounts. Most financial institutions require th...

(NNPA) - More than 10 million children are sitting on the sidelines of kid-hood. Many have low expectations for everyday life. Their parents and caregivers – especially those in urban areas – watch as their children miss out on playing outside, stru...

I just returned from the 7-day Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage from Miami to St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Coco Cay, Bahamas. This was my first time on the cruise and if you've never been on one, picture The Tom Joyner Morning Show on steroids. As w...

Subject: The Irony of Mothers, Rappers and Shootings! Aubrey Berry was acquitted of murder last week in a Los Angeles Courtroom. His trial resulted from the fact that he shot 24 year old rapper Roderick Anthony Burton II to death in a parking lot at th...

Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert, a scholar, author and former member of the anti-apartheid opposition, died this week at age 70 during treatment for liver and other problems. Before he died, he signaled the dangers of the growing gap between rich and poor. "I ...