African Americans

Part of Regions Riding Forward Focus for Black History Month BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Regions Bank (NYSE:RF) is offering high school seniors an opportunity to both celebrate the contributions of African Americans, past and...

Tutu brings global perspective to celebration of King's life and legacy MINNEAPOLIS -- Today global human rights activist Naomi Tutu addressed a sold-out audience of nearly 2,000 at the 22nd annual Dr. Martin...

PETALUMA, Calif. -- The following is a statement by the American Small Business League: On September 9, 2011 the Obama administration announced plans to dismantle a federal contracting program originally established through the...

* $20,000 grant from Cigna Foundation * Simsbury students pay tribute to civil rights leader in the town he once called home * Cigna establishes Service to Community Award, will provide $1,000 to...

2012 Invitational Showcase A Must-See, As Award-Winning Hip-Hop Soul/R&B Singer Is Set To Perform With Eight Top HBCU Marching Bands At the Georgia Dome TORRANCE, Calif. -- The 2012 Honda Battle of the...

Jan. 14 event includes performance by Blacks in Wax, Medicare educational seminar and screening of "Anna Lucasta" CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- As part of the Black Classic Cinema Series, UnitedHealthcare and the Harvey B....

Many urban governments in Oregon have adopted housing codes to regulate substandard housing. These local codes ensure that dwellings remain healthy and safe for habitation, and authorize government planning or development managers to...

Javelin's Report Delves Into How Financial Institutions Can Use Twitter as a Successful Customer Service Channel SAN FRANCISCO -- Javelin Strategy & Research's (www.javelinstrategy.com) latest report investigates consumer personal finance behaviors toward social...

SELMA, Ala. -- Author Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson's book The House by the Side of the Road The Selma Civil Rights Movement is a personal narrative of experiences which took place in her...

Knome's informatics and software tools to be used to interpret whole genomes of African American and African Caribbean asthma patients CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Knome, Inc., the human genome interpretation company, today announced that...

How To/Training 1/10 Tuesday 6 to 8 p.m. Meeting Embraces New Web Technologies and Idea Catalysts. The New Jersey Communications, Advertising and Marketing Association. D&R Greenway Johnson Education Center, RWJ Auditorium, 1 Preservation...

-More than 25,000 people have started treatment for hepatitis C with INCIVEK([R]), positioning Vertex for continued growth, earnings and cashflow in 2012- -Preparations for approval and launch of KALYDECO(TM) ongoing; additional studies of...

MINNEAPOLIS -- For the third consecutive year, Donaldson Company is pleased to be the sole sponsor of Science Fusion: Brining Cultures Together at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Through a Donaldson Foundation grant...

-- Research by National Public Health and Hospital Institute Called "Crucial," as Health System Prepares to Absorb Millions of Newly Insured -- HARTFORD, Conn. -- Each year, millions of uninsured Americans rely on...

The new interim publisher of the Michigan Chronicle is predicting a strong 2012 financially for the Detroit-based African-American weekly newspaper as it begins the new year without its longtime business chief. "The Chronicle...

One of this region's most well-known African-American entrepreneurs is lending his leadership and name to a new spoke in the wheel of the Oswald Cos. insurance brokerage. Eddie Taylor Jr., also a civic...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DESIGN FIELD ARE GREATER THAN THEY MAY appear. However, aspiring designers are often discouraged from pursuing careers in the arts because of the perception that there is no...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Municipality of Anchorage is one of Alaska's most prominent and populous urban areas. Nowhere else in the state contains such a substantial population concentrated in one place--and within easy reach...

HEADNOTE Objectives Cervical cancer is caused by human papilloma virus (HPV). However, only a small proportion of women infected with HPV, progress to cervical cancer. Other co-factors must therefore be necessary to cause...