RALEIGH, N.C., April 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Administration issued the following news release: Seven grants of $5,000 each have been awarded to non-profit agencies cross North Carolina by the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of the N.C. Human Relations Commission. Funds will be used to create or strengthen programs that support of legacy of Dr. King, especially those which benefit youth. The Commission received a record-setting 65 applications for grants this year, making th  more

MCKEESPORT, Pa., April 9 -- Pennsylvania State University Greater Allegheny issued the following news release: The African-American Male Mentoring Program (AAMMP) is an initiative to increase retention for first-year African-American male students funded by the Vice Provost for Educational Equity at Penn State. In its first year, 11 students are enrolled in a one-credit continuing education class this semester. Four Greater Allegheny staff and faculty are mentors to the students: Roderick Asb  more

PHILADELPHIA, April 9 -- The University of the Sciences in Pennsylvania issued the following news by Aali Javid: Three student members from University of the Sciences' Alpha Chi Honor Society recently presented at the first Alpha Chi Super-Regional Convention in Little Rock, Ark., held March 25-27, 2010. Suzanne George BI'11, Minh Vong BI'10, and Aali Javid BI'10 were accompanied on the trip by Dr. Alison Mostrom, associate professor of biological sciences and the University's Alpha Chi chapt  more

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 8 -- The University of Alabama at Birmingham issued the following news release: Nationally renowned urban-education expert Steve Perry, author of Man Up! Nobody is Coming to Save Us and Raggedy Schools: The Untold Truth, will speak at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Tuesday, April 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Admission is free to the public. Call 205-934-7975 for more details. Perry is a CNN education contr  more

BATON ROUGE, La., April 9 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Historian, author, curator and educator Lonnie G. Bunch III, founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African-American History and Culture, will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Louisiana Association of Museums Conference, or LAMcon10, titled "The Future Is Now!" The keynote address will be held on Monday, April 12, from 11 a.m. until noon in the House Chamber at the Old State Capi  more

NORMAL, Ill., April 9 -- Illinois State University issued the following news release: Illinois State University's College of Arts and Sciences will induct 10 into their Hall of Fame, starting with a cocktail reception from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 9, in the Bone Student Center Founders Suite. The pubic is invited to come and offer congratulations to this year's College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame inductees. For more information about the reception, call the College of Arts   more

NEW YORK, April 9 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: People on the Move spotlights trailblazers in standardization, highlighting their latest achievements, advancements, and contributions to the standards community. The Grocery Manufacturers Association, an organizational member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), has announced the appointment of Todd A. Turner to the position of vice president of industry affairs. Mr. Turner wi  more

KENT, Ohio, April 9 -- Wright State University issued the following news release: Wright State President David Hopkins welcomed an estimated 250 attendees to the 10th Annual Quest for Community: A Call to Action Conference on April 9 by describing the event "as a day to challenge us to think differently." He noted the conference theme of "Innovation through Diversity: Creating Innovative Methods for Teaching Multicultural Competency Across the Curriculum" encompasses innovation and diversi  more

ATLANTA, April 8 -- Emory University issued the following news release: From Emory Report (http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/stories/2010/04/05/book_report_matthew_bernstein.html) Almost a century after Jewish factory owner Leo Frank was convicted of the murder of his worker Mary Phagan in Atlanta, the case continues to captivate audiences and filmmakers. Then and now, controversy about his guilt - and deep horror about his eventual lynching by a white mob in an Atlanta suburb - have made   more

GRAND FORKS, N.D., April 9 -- University of North Dakota issued the following news release: North Dakotans are invited to a unique opportunity to learn from tribal, rural, and University of North Dakota (UND) peers on Saturday, April 24, at a community-university forum. Finding Common Cultural Ground: Heritage, Education, Tourism is the theme for the Third Annual Community Connect Forum, hosted by Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC) in Fort Totten and coordinated by the UND Center   more

KINGSTON, R.I., April 9 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Matthew Thomas, Chief Sachem of the Narragansett tribe will receive the University of Rhode Island's Diversity Award for Lifetime Achievement. He will be honored and will speak at the University's 12th annual Diversity Awards celebration to be held at the Memorial Union Ballroom, Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. The youngest Chief Sachem of the Narragansetts in modern times when elected in 1977  more