WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Joe Neguse, D-CO, has introduced the Edward J. Dwight, Jr., Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025 to honor Edward J. Dwight, Jr. as the first African-American astronaut candidate in U.S. history. This bill seeks to recognize Dwight's significant contributions to aviation, space exploration, and the arts, while also addressing the challenges he faced as a Black man in a predominantly white field during the Civil Rights Era. Dwight, born in 1933, displayed exceptional  more ST

HAMMOND, Louisiana, March 26 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: * * * College of Education to hold 2nd annual speaker series With the assassination of President John F. Kennedy back in the news, the topic of Southeastern Louisiana University's College of Education's annual speaker series is rather timely. The College of Education will present "The Kennedy Autopsy: An Eyewitness Report" as part of its 2nd annual College of Education Speaker Series on Thursd more PR

NEW YORK, March 25 -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Statement on United States-Canada Relations The IATSE has a proud history of representing behind the scenes entertainment workers in the United States and Canada since 1898. Working in collaboration and in solidarity with members from both countries has allowed our entire membership to flourish and grow. The focus of governments in the United State more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Trump Executive Order Would Disenfranchise Millions of Black Voters Robert Weiner, the Voting Rights Project Director at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration's latest executive order that seeks to disenfranchise eligible voters: "The Trump administration's executive order  more PR