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Politics: President Barack Obama Newsletter for 2020-10-04 ( 6 items )  
ASU Law Launches First-Ever Indian Gaming and Self-Governance Programs (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 1 (TNSCon) -- Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law issued the following news: Continuing to grow its renowned Indian Legal Program (ILP), the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has launched the nation's first programs in Indian gaming and self-governance, further expanding students' opportunities to land meaningful careers and make an impact in tribal communities. ASU Law Dean Douglas Sylvester wanted to establish the  more PR

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and BET Announce Partnership to Broadcast 'CBCF Sunday' to Conclude Virtual Legislative Conference (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 28: Today, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) announced a partnership with BET to broadcast "CBCF Sunday." The broadcast will feature two signature events, the Phoenix Awards and Day of Healing, for CBCF's first-ever Virtual Annual Legislative Conference (ALC). Viewers will be able to tune-in Sunday, October 11 at 10:00 a.m. ET to watch a pre-taped airing of the Day o more PR

Del. Norton, CBC Send Letter to Senate Leadership Opposing Consideration of SCOTUS Nominee Before Inauguration (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release on Oct. 1: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Judicial Nomination Task Force, and CBC Chair Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA), today released a letter they sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) opposing the consideration of any nominee to the Supreme Court before the next president is  more PR

GradNation Calls for 'Meeting the Moment' Plan to Boost High School Graduation and Postsecondary Readiness During and Beyond COVID-19 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- America's Promise Alliance issued the following news release on Oct. 1: New data show that pre-COVID-19, the nation's high school graduation rate was at an all-time high--driven by substantial gains over the past decade among low-income, Black, and Hispanic students as well as students with disabilities. These, however, are among the very populations most affected by COVID-19, its disruptions to schooling, and the nation's on-going struggles with systematic racism. Thus, a more PR

Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals Awards to Air on Bloomberg Television on Monday, October 5th at 8:00 P.m. EDT (10)
MANHATTAN, New York, Oct. 3 -- Bloomberg Media issued the following news on Oct. 2: Today, Bloomberg Media announced that the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals(R) (Sammies) first-ever virtual gala, honoring the exceptional service of federal workers who have made significant contributions to the health, safety and prosperity of our country, is airing on Bloomberg Television on Monday, October 5th at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Many of this year's honorees have also played a critical role in respond more PR

Sen. Menendez, Colleagues Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Protect Privacy, Safety of Federal Judges, Their Families (10)
NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 28: U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (N.J.-11) today gathered outside Newark Federal Court to outline bipartisan, bicameral legislation crafted in response to the fatal, targeted attack on U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas's New Jersey home. The Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020--named for Salas's son w more PR