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Career Moves, Entertainment
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
On Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011 the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at Bryn Mawr College will present the 2011 Katharine Hepburn Medal to Helene Gayle, president and chief executive officer of the international humanitarian organization CARE, in honor of her efforts to fight global poverty and reduce the transmission of HIV/AIDS. The Katharine Hepburn Medal recognizes [...]
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Entertainment
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Stay up to date with National Urban League President Marc Morial with his weekly newsletter entitled “Opening ReMARCs.” The newsletter serves as a useful tool for keeping in touch with the National Urban League and the issues of importance to the economic empowerment community. Discover the latest news and information about what’s going on at the National Urban League and affiliates [...]
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Resources, Grants & Fellowships
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
MIT’s Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP) in the School of Engineering (SOE) runs five core programs for middle and high school students. In 1975, the SOE launched the Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) Program to address the low numbers of minority students pursuing advanced technical degrees. Now the MITES Program offers a rigorous [...]
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Washington, D.C.
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
On November 19th Nicole Venable leader in the government community and philanthropist hosted a fundraising event at the luxurious Sofitel hotel to raise funds for the Lady Von Scholarship Fund at Spelman College. Nicole Venable , Tiffany Rose, Chinyere Hubbard & Christine Williams Established in 2001 to honor the educational legacy of the late Yvonne Venable, the Lady Von [...]
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Politics
Sunday, November 21st, 2010
The Alliance for Digital Equalityheld its 4th Annual National Conference on Health Disparties November 10-13, 2010 at the Marriott Hotel in Philadelphia. Designed to attract a wide spectrum of attendees, including healthcare providers, churches, elected officials, business leaders, insurance companies, working professionals and neighborhood residents this years conference lived up to its expectations. ADE Board Member, Dr. David [...]
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Celebrity Philanthropy
Sunday, November 21st, 2010
Jennifer Aniston, Robin Williams , Morgan Freeman, George Lopez, Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, NBA star Dwyane Wade and many others have joined with Marlo Thomas to spread the message of St. Jude. Click here to see individual celebrity public service announcements including outtakes!
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Fashion, Beauty & Style
Sunday, November 21st, 2010
On November 18, MenzFit an organization that provides suits for men in need drew a crowd of supporter for Saks Fifth Avenue Men’s Store for a special shopping event where a portion of the proceeds went to benefit the organization. Menzfit President Rhonda Willingham and Shalamar Muhammad The evening featured shopping, cocktails and a fashion show with [...]
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The Non-Profit Community
Friday, November 19th, 2010
With your help Yahoo! to donate up to $350, 000 to public school classrooms through December 23, 2010 via www.donorschoose.org. To get involved and support your favorite classroom project, search for it on the “projects tab,” click “support this project” and follow the prompt to make Yahoo! your homepage. Projects that get the most people [...]
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Celebrity Philanthropy
Friday, November 19th, 2010
Last night, Andray Blatche of the Washington Wizards gave 150 turkeys and all the trimmings to 150 students and their families for Thanksgivings. Blatch partnered with Giant Food Stores to host the appropriately titles “Thanksgiving Assist” at Simon Elementary School. Check out the video here: http://on.nba.com/aXlcMU
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Resources, Resources, Grants & Fellowships
Friday, November 19th, 2010
GovLoop isthe leading social network currently connecting over 37,000+ members from federal, state, and local government communities. GovLoop has been featured in over 125+ articles from the Wall Street Journal to the Washington Post and has won the 2009 Federal 100 Award, 2009 AFCEA Social Media Award, and 2010 GovDoers, Dreamers, and Drivers award. Join [...]