BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 10 -- NAACP issued the following news release: Several of the most prominent 2020 presidential candidates will appeal to thousands of African American voters at the NAACP 110th National Convention in Detroit on Wednesday, July 24 at 9:30 a.m. EDT. The forum, which will take place at the COBO Center, offers candidates and convention attendees alike the opportunity to discuss solutions to some of the most critical issues we face as a nation. Confirmed presidential candi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: A lawsuit suit filed today in federal court spells out in devastating detail how Education Secretary Betsy DeVos deliberately stymied public service workers from accessing a loan forgiveness program they are entitled to under federal law. The landmark complaint, Weingarten v. DeVos, lays bare the gross mismanagement and out-and-out sabotage of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program by DeV more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 8 -- The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * - Joel Geiderman, MD, Reflects on Four Decades in the Specialty That Was Officially Established in 1979 * * * In 1976, Joel Geiderman, MD, graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and decided he would take a leap of faith and specialize in a new area of medicine: emergency medicine. Geiderman's choice was unique at the time. It wasn't until a historic vote in 197 more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, July 8 -- The American Home Furnishings Alliance issued the following news release: The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) announces Gwen and Jack Raseman and Allen E. Gant Jr., are the recipients of its 2019 Lifetime Achievement Awards. "Family businesses are the heart of the casual home furnishings industry," said ICFA Executive Director Jackie Hirschhaut. "ICFA's 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients exemplify the resilience, integrity and u more PR

NEW YORK, July 10 -- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * - NJBPU's Immediate Past President, Mroz Offers a Wealth of Government Experience * * * Pillsbury has teamed with distinguished Energy regulator, lawyer and lobbyist Richard S. Mroz, Esq. as a consultant to assist its clients. A Managing Director of Resolute Strategies LLC, Mroz will assist the firm's clients in connection with regulatory concerns and governmental relations, particularl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos congratulated Bob King on being confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the Department's Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary Education. "We are excited to finally have Bob King confirmed by the Senate," said Secretary DeVos. "His knowledge and expertise will be a tremendous asset as we continue to rethink higher education in order to better  more PR

NEULLY-SUR-SEINE, France, July 9 -- Thales Group issued the following news release: The United States defense and security arm of Thales recently appointed three new members to its board of directors: General James L. Jones, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), Dr. Ray O. Johnson, and Mr. Alan Kessler. These board members will support the organizational direction of Thales Defense & Security, Inc. and will work to enhance the organization's industrial defense and security posture for Thales in the Unit more PR