House of Cardin made its World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Queer Lion Award. It went on to win the Lifetime Achievement, Best Fashion Feature Film, and Best Director of a Feature Fashion Film Awards at the Ci ...
Posted Thursday, September 3rd 2020 at 6:38PM
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Philo, the entertainment-focused streaming television has announced that the Philo Android app is now Chromecast-enabled. Users can watch Philo on TV by casting from the app to a Chromecast, giving consumers broader access to their offering of 61 top ...
Posted Thursday, September 3rd 2020 at 5:11PM
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by Lauren Harksen | WHNT.com
This year, Oakwood University answered a call to action.
The death of George Floyd started a chain reaction across the country of protests, social media outcry, and conversation, but Oakwood went a step beyond by ...
Posted Thursday, September 3rd 2020 at 3:19PM
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For Immediate Release From University of Baltimore!
WHAT: Misinformation, Disinformation and "Fake News" is the next topic for
the UB Law in Focus virtual discussion series
WHEN: September 16, 2020
TIME: 5 - ...
Posted Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 at 5:18PM
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Tressa Azarel Smallwood's original narrative feature, The Available Wife, starring KJ Smith premiered at the first online edition of the prestigious American Black Film Festival which took place from August 21 - 30, 2020 headquartered at https://www ...
Posted Tuesday, September 1st 2020 at 8:43PM
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As part of its "Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us" series, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a conversation with Oscar®-nominated director Lee Daniels (“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”) and Oscar-wi ...
Posted Tuesday, September 1st 2020 at 12:22AM
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Chadwick Boseman, known for his role as King T'Challa in Marvel's "Black Panther," has died after a four-year battle with cancer, according to a post on his Twitter account. The post said the actor, who also played Black icons such as James Brown, Th ...
Posted Saturday, August 29th 2020 at 3:21PM
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For Immediate Release From ODEP!
WIOA Disability Data Webinar Series
The LEAD Center will host a two-part webinar series discussing leading practices in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) disability-related reporting. These w ...
Posted Saturday, August 29th 2020 at 9:04AM
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For Immediate Release From Ed.Gov!
You are receiving this email on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education as an invitation to a virtual webinar on how colleges and universities can use predictive analyti ...
Posted Friday, August 28th 2020 at 8:28AM
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For Immediate Release From AARP!
AARP has announced the largest number of Community Challenge grants to date, including five right here in South Carolina. In the program’s fourth year, AARP will distribute over $2.4 million among 184 grantees ...
Posted Friday, August 28th 2020 at 7:41AM
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On Monday, August 24, 2020, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (“The Council”) announced that Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law (the “Law School”) remains an ...
Posted Thursday, August 27th 2020 at 6:26PM
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Meet Saxton Dunlap. Saxton Dunlap was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in May, 2020. He needs to find a matching donor so he can have a stem cell or bone marrow transplant.
The best chance of finding a match is with someone who shares the same gene ...
Posted Wednesday, August 26th 2020 at 7:46PM
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For Immediate Release From The Hill and SSA.Gov!
According to The Hill, The experience with the SSI program since the COVID-19 pandemic began has been just the opposite, however: The number of individuals awarded benefits by the Social Security ...
Posted Wednesday, August 26th 2020 at 1:46PM
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Middle and high school students from around the world are expected to compete in Coppin State University’s (CSU) virtual STEM Day Science Trivia competition, where top students are awarded, but the biggest prize is the act of inspiring tomorrow’s sci ...
Posted Tuesday, August 25th 2020 at 3:59PM
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For Immediate Release From White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans!
The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans (WHIEEAA) housed at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) invites you to ...
Posted Saturday, August 22nd 2020 at 6:44AM
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For Immediate Release From Levine-Oliver Publisher, Inc.!
THE OBAMA FOUNDATION NEWS: “Neighborhood Change Associate”
ED TRUST NEWS: “’And They Cared’: How To Create Better, Safer Learning Environments
For Girls Of Color; The New ...
Posted Thursday, August 20th 2020 at 10:56AM
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Bennett College has been awarded an $83,600 Fulbright-Hays grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support a four-week study abroad program in Morocco. It is the first such Fulbright-Hays grant that Bennett has received.
The Bennett progra ...
Posted Tuesday, August 18th 2020 at 5:38PM
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From a young age, Heidelberg, Mississippi native Alvin Jones Jr. has understood the value of hard work. His work ethic has been the catalyst for his early success.
“The hard work that’s gotten me to this point started when I was younger,” said J ...
Posted Tuesday, August 18th 2020 at 5:27PM
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Alabama State University Professor Designs Coin Chosen by U.S. Mint! the coin is made for coin collectors only, the $1 dollar coin is produced and sold by the United States Mint.
By Hazel Scott/ASU.
Alabama State University assistant professor ...
Posted Monday, August 17th 2020 at 6:20PM
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For Immediate Release From Archdiocese of Atlanta, GA!
The ACC is next week! Have you registered yet? More than 1,000 have registered already. Don't miss out!: https://www.virtualcatholicconference.com/ACC2020
Learn more about what to expe ...
Posted Sunday, August 16th 2020 at 12:21PM
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For Immediate Release From Education Trust!
Our national attention span is currently functioning like a TV that switches between several anxiety-inducing channels. On one channel: Schools are struggling to make the right decisions about reopenin ...
Posted Friday, August 14th 2020 at 3:45PM
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For Immediate Release From Bazelon Law Center!
Bazelon Center Releases New Publication - "Defunding the Police" and People with Mental Illness
August 14, 2020 - The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has released a new publication, "Defu ...
Posted Friday, August 14th 2020 at 2:56PM
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For Immediate Release From Farmers.Gov!
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Information on direct relief to producers who have suffered losses due to COVID‑19. New commodities were announced on July 9 and August 11.
Are you a farme ...
Posted Friday, August 14th 2020 at 2:12PM
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Several scholarships are available for Alcorn State University students looking for financial assistance as they pursue their degrees.
Mississippi community college graduates, along with first, second, and third-generation Alcorn students, may b ...
Posted Friday, August 14th 2020 at 2:09PM
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For Immediate Release From Frederick County, MD Parks & Recreation!
PLEASE NOTE: As our understanding of COVID-19 and best practices changes, so might the information in this guide. We’ll keep parents as up to date as possible with changes.
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Posted Thursday, August 13th 2020 at 3:18PM
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