Pages tagged “Barack Obama”
BMORENEWS to Cover Georgetown Inaugural Gala in Full Force:
BMORENEWS.com publisher Doni Glover announced today that his news outlet will be covering the 56th Presidential Inauguration at the Georgetown Inaugural Gala on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at The Shops at Georgetown Park, NW Washington, DC. Read in Full >>
Inauguration Event for Young Professionals: Barack Obama:
The Baltimore (GBLA), Washington DC (TN), and Northern Virginia (NULYP) Urban League Young Professional Chapters are partnering with area promoters to bring to you a full menu or exciting activities during the Inauguration week. See below for the first listing and stay tuned for additional events. Read in Full >>
Officials Meet to Discuss Security Planning & Implementation for the 56th Presidential Inauguration:
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, District of Columbia Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine met today at Secret Service headquarters to discuss security planning and implementation for the 56th Presidential Inauguration. Read in Full >>
Inaugural Kick Off to be Held on the Steps of the Lincoln Memorial:
The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) will host a welcome event to kick off the 56th Presidential Inauguration at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, January 18th. The PIC also plans to hold a youth concert on the evening of Monday, January 19th, at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington. Sunday's welcome event and Monday's concert will continue President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden's commitment to hold an Inauguration that is open, accessible and reflects a spirit of unity for Americans of all ages. Read in Full >>
Time for Action, Justice in the South:
Organizers and activists from across the region will gather in Durham, N.C., Dec. 12-14 for the 7th Bi-Annual Southern Human Rights Organizers’ Conference to find ways to work together on problems ranging from toxic corporate hog farms, the struggle of workers as the economy falters, and targeting of immigrants, to health disparities, workplace violence, violence and abuses against women and other issues. Read in Full >>
Great Blacks In Wax Needs Your Help To Acquire Obama Wax Figure:
Please help us in our efforts to preserve African American history by helping the museum to acquire a wax figure of Barack Obama and create an exhibit for his figure. You can help by donating to the acquisition effort. Remember, no amount is too small! If you cannot make a donation, please support our cause by passing this message along to your friends, family, and co-workers.
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Donna Brazile at Sojourner-Douglass College, 12.4.08:
Premier politico Donna Brazile enters Baltimore and discusses the "change" ushered in by President-elect Barack Obama Read in Full >>
The Tragedy in Mumbai: Good vs. Evil, East vs. West, History vs. the Present:
It is always interesting watching international reports here via the mainstream media outlets. Whatever the country, whatever the issue – one can rest assured that anytime an American life is lost abroad, it will be buried in the misconception of “Oh, they can’t do that to us.” After all, we are American. Whether we are black, white or otherwise – nobody is supposed to hurt an American. Read in Full >>
Morehouse College President Dr. Robert M. Franklin Speaks to ABC of MD III:
Morehouse's President Franklin at ABC of MD at Reginald F. Lewis Museum III Read in Full >>
Morehouse College President Dr. Robert M. Franklin Speaks to ABC of MD:
Morehouse president speaks to Associated Black Charities of Maryland, headed by the incomparable Diane Bell-McKoy, at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American Culture. Here, he talks about President-elect Barack Obama. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: The Reckoning of the Uninvited:
Where had these people been before? Looking at those now around me, I thought how much past voting had been a closed affair. How much had we come to expect that certain people would just not show up on Election Day – to the point that some politicians even counted on it? Had our democracy really offered an “open” invitation some people simply weren’t supposed to accept? Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?:
This is probably the most asked question presently in America since the end of the Civil War, but I am wondering: who is asking it more? Due to the historical implications and the political climate throughout the world, the Global spotlight is clearly on the United States. The world wants to see how Barack Obama will navigate the tumultuous course ahead of him. Read in Full >>
Mike Cryor, Chair of the MD Democratic Party:
MD Democratic Chair discusses election of Barack Obama just before a press conference on 11.18.08 where the late Congressman Parren J. Mitchell is set to be honored by nation Read in Full >>
BLACK LEADERS GATHER IN NEW ORLEANS TO DISCUSS POLICY AGENDA:
Fresh off the historic victory of Senator Barack Obama as the first African American to win the White House, Black leaders will gather in New Orleans November 19-23 for the State of the Black World Conference (SOBWC) to explore ways to seize the opportunity to advance policies critical to the Black community, labor, the middle class and poor people. Read in Full >>
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH SERVICES EXECUTIVES (NAHSE) CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA ON HISTORIC WIN:
The National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) would like to congratulate President-elect Barack Obama on his inspirational and historic win. NAHSE is a 501 c(3) non-profit association of Black and minority healthcare executives founded in 1968 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and development of healthcare leaders and elevating the quality as well as access to health care services rendered to minority and underserved communities. Read in Full >>
