CHICAGO, Illinois, July 7 (TNSOps) -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) hosted the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition - Virtual, June 23-29, 2021, attracting 9,142 attendees and 306 exhibitors. Designed to educate, entertain, and inspire librarians and library workers, the conference featured more than 200 educational live and on demand sessions, live chat opportunities with authors and speakers, 28 featured speaker sessi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following report on July 8, 2021, entitled "Enhancing Accessibility in U.S. Elections". The report was written by Danielle Root, director of voting rights and access to justice on the democracy and government reform team, and Mia Ives-Rublee, director for the disability justice initiative. * * * Here are excerpts: Introduction and summary In 2020, voters with disabilities turned out in force in one of the most consequential e more PR

NEW YORK, July 7 -- Fox News Channel, a business unit of Fox, issued the following news release: FOX Nation will debut a new series hosted by Dan Bongino, entitled Canceled in the USA on Monday, July 19th, with a new episode released each day. During the first installment of the five-part season, Bongino, who is host of FOX News Channel's (FNC) Unfiltered (Saturdays, 10 PM/ET) will do a deep dive into the movement known as "cancel culture." Featuring a variety of guests from comedians, professo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Human Rights Watch has issued a 31-page report in June 2021 entitled: "Essential Proposals to the Biden Administration to Advance International Justice". * * * Introduction...1 1. Genuinely Confront Allegations of International Crimes by US Personnel...3 2. Adopt a Constructive US Policy toward the ICC...6 a. Participate constructively in multilateral discussions about the ICC...7 b. Cooperate with ICC investigations and prosecutions as a rule, not an exception...8 c more ST

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 7 (TNSAwa) -- The NAACP issued the following news release: The NAACP has announced that Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor at the University of Connecticut, will be awarded the prestigious Spingarn Medal during the NAACP's 112th Annual Convention. The award recognizes Dr. Laurencin's seminal and singular accomplishments in tissue regeneration, biomaterials science, nanotechnology, and regenerative engineering, a field he founded more PR

PARIS, France, July 9 -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Mai Phan Loi, a Vietnamese journalist who once ran an official law magazine but who, for the past five years, has provided his fellow citizens with reliable, independent information about economic, social and environmental issues. All charges against him must be dropped, RSF said. Hanoi police officially announced the investigation against Mai Phan Lo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following commentary to the Washington Examiner: * * * U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. recently penned an op-ed for the Washington Examiner highlighting the Democrats' hypocrisy on recent calls to defund the police. Amid rising crime rates across the nation, members of the Biden Administration have tried to deflect blame of yet another crisis they've initiated. Senator Marshall said in part, "Like many of you, I sat with my jaw more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 8 (TNSPer) -- Spelman College issued the following news release: Spelman College announces artist, curator, and museum professional Liz Andrews, Ph.D., as the new executive director of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art. A gifted museum professional at the intersection of the arts and social justice who has worked in colleges and arts organizations across the nation, Dr. Andrews will begin leading the Museum on August 2, 2021. "For decades, the Spelman Museum has cel more PR

BERLIN, Germany, July 7 -- Springer Nature, a research, educational and professional publisher, issued the following news release: The NAACP has announced that Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Van Dusen Distinguished Endowed Professor at the University of Connecticut, will be awarded the prestigious Spingarn Medal during the NAACP's 112th Annual Convention. The award recognizes Dr. Laurencin's seminal and singular accomplishments in tissue regeneration, biomaterials science, nanotechnology, and more PR

NEW YORK, July 7 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on July 7, 2021: WarnerMedia, a division of AT&T Inc., has launched a Fellows program and partnered with a leading diversity, equity, and inclusion organization, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), to design their CAP program in order to reimagine the historical perception of what leadership looks like. These programs are a continued part of WarnerMedia's overall equity and inclusion stra more PR

NEW YORK, July 8 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: WarnerMedia, a division of AT&T Inc., has launched a Fellows program and partnered with a leading diversity, equity, and inclusion organization, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), to design their CAP program in order to reimagine the historical perception of what leadership looks like. These programs are a continued part of WarnerMedia's overall equity and inclusion stra more PR