Alarming Rates of HIV and AIDS among Houston’s Blacks and Hispanics Bring National AIDS Memorial Quilt to the City
April 27, 2023 09:04 ET
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National AIDS Memorial
HOUSTON, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The statistics tell the story, and there’s a serious HIV crisis in Houston and even more specifically among Blacks and Hispanics. That's why the National...
National AIDS Memorial Quilt Stops in Memphis to Break the Stigma and Change the Pattern Around AIDS in Black and Brown Communities
March 22, 2023 12:03 ET
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National AIDS Memorial
MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Memphis ranks eighth in the nation for new HIV cases per year among large cities in the United States, according to the Infectious Disease Society...
More Americans Own Their Homes, but Black-White Homeownership Rate Gap is Biggest in a Decade, NAR Report Finds
March 02, 2023 09:00 ET
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National Association of Realtors®
WASHINGTON, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Key Highlights While the U.S. homeownership rate increased to 65.5% in 2021, the rate among Black Americans lags significantly (44%), has only...
National AIDS Memorial Announces Recipients of the Mary Bowman Arts in Activism Award
February 22, 2023 11:07 ET
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National AIDS Memorial
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National AIDS Memorial announces that Bobbi-Angelica Morris, currently at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., and Joseph Taylor, at...
AIDS Memorial Quilt Heads to New Orleans and Baton Rouge to Change the Pattern and End HIV in Black and Brown Communities
February 03, 2023 08:30 ET
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National AIDS Memorial
NEW ORLEANS & BATON ROUGE, LA, Feb. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Louisiana has the fourth highest HIV diagnoses rates in the country, so beginning on Feb. 7, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness...
Nation’s Oldest Free-Standing African American Cultural Center in Buncombe County Receives $40,000 SECU Foundation Grant to Advance Mission
December 14, 2022 18:03 ET
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State Employees' Credit Union (SECU)
ASHEVILLE, N.C., Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SECU Foundation has provided a $40,000 grant to the YMI Cultural Center in Asheville to help expand support and programming. Established in 1892,...
Award Winning Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph Joins Change the Pattern Initiative as a Celebrity Ambassador to Reimagine the Fight to End HIV/AIDS in the South
September 29, 2022 10:50 ET
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National AIDS Memorial
Jackson, MS, Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emmy-Award winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph joined together with Mississippi HIV/AIDS community leaders and advocates to launch the first major...
SECU Foundation Helps Grahamtown Team in Rutherford County Plan for Growth with $40,000 Grant
September 15, 2022 10:20 ET
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State Employees' Credit Union (SECU)
FOREST CITY, N.C., Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Efforts to assist non-profits in the western part of North Carolina continue with SECU Foundation awarding a $40,000 grant to Grahamtown Team in...
SECU’s Kelli Holloway Honored with Young Professional Leadership Award by the AACUC
June 29, 2022 13:17 ET
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State Employees' Credit Union (SECU)
RALEIGH, N.C., June 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is pleased to announce that Senior Vice President of Outreach Kelli Holloway received the 2022 Commitment to...
"Walking Alone: The Untold Journey of Football Pioneer Kenny Washington" by author Dan Taylor being released during 75th Anniversary Year of NFL Breakthrough
June 23, 2022 11:15 ET
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Dan Taylor, Author
LOS ANGELES, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On September 29, 1946, football star Kenny Washington made history. When he trotted onto the field for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington broke the color...