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A mother shielding her son, a 26-year-old attending a music festival and 2 brothers are among the Americans killed in Israel
A mother who shielded her son from gunfire, a “pro-peace” academic, young people who attended a musical festival and two brothers are among at least 30 Americans who have been killed in the warfare between Israel and Hamas, family members and officials say.
Black Lives Matter Movement Founders to Receive Sydney Peace Prize for 2017
The Black Lives Matter movement will be awarded this year’s Sydney Peace Prize. The award, which Australia’s Sydney University has offered since 1998, normally goes to an individual peacemaker who promotes human rights and using nonviolence as a means of combating injustice, making the University’s choice of the Black Lives Matter movement as the award recipient unprecedented.
Experience the pain and emotions of losing one’s child and healing found through God in new book
Sandra Bearor discusses the loss of her newborn in ‘When Jesus Carried Me’
Needing an outlet to express her grief and heart-wrenching pain after the death of her infant daughter, Sandra Bearor began writing to process and cope with her mourning and find a way to tolerate her day-to-day responsibilities with her five children. Her new book, “When Jesus Carried Me: Victoria’s Footprints” (published by WestBow Press), shares her family’s story of grief and loss and love and grace as they learned and grew in their faith after the death of their baby girl.
Civil Rights Leader and Educator Clara Luper Has Department Named in her Honor at University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma has announced that it is recognizing educator and civil rights leader Clara Luper by naming the department of African and African American studies in her honor.
Parents Arrested For Beating Their 4-Year Old Son to Death… Over Spilled Cereal!
— A mother and her boyfriend were arrested after beating her 4-year-old son to death for spilling cereal. Lisa Smith, 19 years old, and Keiff King, 26 years old, were charged with aggravated assault, attempted murder, and other related charges.
Toddler Sisters, Entrepreneurs Launch Clothing Line Targeted at Kids
Kid sisters Stephanie and Samantha Smith have set out to show the world their concept of high fashion. Their company, SASS-E Todds, is a unique clothing line created by toddlers for toddlers. The two girls love to create and design clothing and accessories. The girls are hosting A Play Date Pop Up Shop at Little Hand Learning Center on December 16th at 2:00pm in Chicago, IL.
Scholarship Fund Established for Children of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson
The death of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson of Miami Gardens, FL, one of four soldiers killed Oct. 4 by ambush in Niger, wasn’t just another tragedy involving a constituent to U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson. So, she and her 5,000 Role Models of Excellence program decided to do something for Johnson’s survivors.
Help Remains after Disaster Recovery Center Closes in Dallas County
A State of Texas/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Dallas County in the city of Dallas will close permanently at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. The center that is closing is at the following location:
Beef on the Brazos
Take home the cash or take home the cows! Beef on the Brazos is a unique opportunity for a chance to own a herd of cattle. Until June 30, $50 raffle tickets are available and only 2000 will be sold to win twenty F1 Braford heifers with an estimated value near $20,000, subject to market price at the time of the sale.
70% of Student Loan Borrowers Successful in Asking for Relief Amid Pandemic
Student debt resource platform Student Loan Hero just released the findings of a survey that polled more than 1,000 private student loan borrowers on whether they were granted any type of payment relief from their lenders amid the pandemic.
New memoir follows the lives of an American family in South America during the 1960s
Ginny Tschanz announces the publication of ‘Under the Condor’s Wing’
The adventures of an American family in South America are recounted through their letters written during the 1960s in the new memoir “Under the Condor’s Wing: A Memoir of South America” (published by Lulu) by Ginny Tschanz. The memoir is the portrait of a marriage in which husband and wife adapt differently to extreme changes in culture, language and geography.
Alliance for Aviation Across America Welcomes New Relief for Rural Small Businesses
Today, the Alliance for Aviation Across America welcomed more than $310 billion to help small, often family-owned, aviation businesses in communities across the U.S. with further funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), contained in the Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266).
Cyber Security Expert Launches the World’s First Children FinTech Expo for Kids on Cyber Security and Financial Literacy
Teaching children the basics of finance as well as technology is the need of the hour today to prepare them for the future. Fortified Technical Solutions recently organized the world’s first Children FinTech Expo at Jones County High School in Gray, GA, on December 3, 2017, that took the first step of raising awareness on these two important areas of life and career.
ResApp Completes Enrolment in SMARTCOUGH-C-2 Study
ResApp Health Limited (ASX:RAP), a leading digital health company developing smartphone applications for the diagnosis and management of respiratory disease, is pleased to announce the completion of enrolment in its SMARTCOUGH-C-2 study. The SMARTCOUGH-C-2 study is evaluating the efficacy of the ResAppDx smartphone application for the diagnosis of childhood acute respiratory disease using cough sounds and has enrolled a total of 1,470 patients at three hospital sites in the United States.
Rowdy Prebiotic Foods Launches Antioxidant-Rich Superfood Bar
Give your digestive system a boost with a snack designed to nurture and repair your gut health.
Rowdy Prebiotic Foods is expanding their line of all natural energy bars with the launch of their Sunflower Butter N' Berries flavor.
NexusLA Announces High-stakes Pitch Competition as Part of BREW 2019
As part of BREW 2019, NexusLA will be hosting a high-stakes pitch competition that will culminate in a final live pitch event on Friday, November 15, where an investment prize of $100,000 will be awarded to the winner
Inaugural Shreveport Stuffed Shrimp Festival to be Held at Louisiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 11
Sponsorships and VIP packages are now available for this new, family-friendly festival with live music, food vendors, cooking demos, and more in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The Eddie E. Hughes Foundation and Budweiser will present the Inaugural Shreveport Stuffed Shrimp Festival at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Saturday, May 11.
Bank of Texas Execs Deliver $7,020 Check, Books to Support Literacy Across HCDE Head Start Centers
Bank of Texas delivered approximately 150 children’s books to Harris County Department of Education Head Start centers along with a $7,020 check as continued support for the HCDE Head Start “Read-Excel-Achieve-Lead" (REAL) SuperMENtors literacy program.
New York University Study Shows Diversity in Schools Has Positive Impact on Student Achievement
A new report by the Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools at New York University finds that there is an academic advantage for students who go to diverse schools. Researchers compared demographic information on the student bodies at New York City public schools with results on achievement tests and graduation rates.
Perms, Chemical Relaxers and Other Reasons Why Black Women Suffer the Most From Uterine Fibroids
Black women are three times more likely to have fibroids and tumors, according to recent research. The cause is believed to be linked to perms and chemicals relaxers.
