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President Obama Wins Re-election into Office After running a fierce campaign against opponent Governor Mitt Romney, President Obama clutched re-election into office for the 2012-2016 presidential term. In his victory speech, President Obama said he was “looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only [...]
2012 Beat the Odds Scholarship Recipients
Los Angeles, CA– On December 6th, Hollywood stars and long-time children’s supporters joined CDF Founder and President Marian Wright Edelman at the 22nd annual Beat the Odds Awards to celebrate CDF-CA’s 2012 Beat the Odds scholarship recipients. These amazing young people have overcome tremendous adversity in their daily lives – homelessness, abuse, and family loss [...]
L.E.A.D. Team Earns Presidential Service Award
By Joe Gutierrez San Bernardino, CA– For the third consecutive year, volunteers from the planning and organizing committee for Cal State San Bernardino’s Latino Education and Advocacy Days Summit received the prestigious Presidential Volunteer Service Award from President Obama’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. This year, 43 volunteers were honored said Enrique Murillo Jr., [...]
It Is Time to Act to Protect Children Against Gun Violence
Washington, DC– Over the past few days we’ve all learned a bit more about twenty beautiful six- and seven-year-olds who each seem as if they could have been any of our children or grandchildren. Jessica asked Santa for new cowgirl boots for Christmas. Daniel’s family said he “earned” all the ripped knees on his jeans. [...]
Military Families to Receive Scholarships
Thanks to Unique Partnership Between ThanksUSA and Be a Hero-Hire a Hero/The Judge Group WASHINGTON, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — ThanksUSA today announced that it is partnering with Be a Hero-Hire a Hero/The Judge Group, the nation’s premiere organization for veterans transitioning to civilian life, to provide ThanksUSA need-based scholarships to the children and spouses of America’s troops. [...]
McDonald’s Flavor Battle Unveils Finalist in Nation’s Premier DJ Competition for $10,000
OAK BROOK, Ill., McDonald’s Flavor Battle, a national disc jockey (DJ) competition featuring some of America’s hottest up-and-coming mix-masters and beatsmiths, revealed today DJ Arty J of St. Louis, Mo., DJ Element of Brooklyn, N.Y., and DJ Jena Red of Pasadena, Cali., beat 21 other DJs from across the nation and advanced to the final [...]
New Underground Book ‘Family Tiez’ Goes Mainstream in eBook Format
WILMINGTON, Del., On December 16, 2008, The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware’s largest local newspaper, ran a cover story with headline: Urban fiction author pleads guilty to drug trafficking: 10 counts could get the Wilmington man life in prison. This story was about Mustafaa As-Salafi, the author of “Family Tiez” (ISBN: 978-0976224310 paperback; Level V Publishing), [...]
Perfect SAT score for Cameron Clarke, Germantown Academy senior in Philadelphia
By Jenice Armstrong WE’VE ALL read depressing newspaper stories about underachieving local high school students. This, I’m happy to say, isn’t that kind of column. No, I’ve set aside this space to give a well-deserved thumbs-up to Cameron Clarke, a senior at Germantown Academy who scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT. That’s right. A [...]
Resolve to Meet Your Financial Goals in the New Year of 2013
Achieving your financial goals can sound like a daunting New Year’s resolution if you aren’t organized when it comes to your money. But by planning ahead, you can more easily improve your financial situation. If you’re new to money management — don’t stress — new tools are making it simple to stay on top of [...]
The Usefulness & Strengths of MBA
In some cases, even offer an employment, so as to facilitate contact with companies, or they already preselected candidates who stand out, this is especially interesting to students without work experience. Many students choose to pursue an MBA after graduating. Furthermore, in this time of crisis, many workers who have lost their jobs or fear [...]
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