SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 13 -- The National Medical Association issued the following news release: The Action Collaborative for Black Men in Medicine - an initiative of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the National Medical Association - is launching the Illinois Black Men in Medicine Innovation Grant. The grant program aims to foster diversity and inclusion in the medical field and address the critical shortage of Black male physicians. It is co-sponsored by Blue Cross and  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 13 -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: The American Nurses Association (ANA) and the Indiana State Nurses Association (ISNA) are deeply disturbed by the racist commentary of a white nursing student at Indiana State University posted recently to a video on Yik Yak. The commentary in the video is offensive and completely unacceptable and does not align with the professional values and standards of nursing. The inaccurate, dehumanizi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 8 -- The Baltimore Museum of Art issued the following news release: On April 21, the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) opens Dyani White Hawk: Bodies of Water, a focus exhibition that explores works from the artist's Carry series. Of Sicangu Lakota, German, and Welsh American ancestry, White Hawk often investigates cross-cultural experiences and the complexity of understanding oneself in the context of personal and communal histories. Bodies of Water includes two existing  more

TAKOMA PARK, Maryland, April 13 (TNSres) -- The Chesapeake Climate Action Network issued the following news release: This week, the Gas Leaks Project launched a campaign calling for an end to consumers being forced to fund the American Gas Association (AGA) through increased rates on their energy bills. This announcement was made at the U.S. Capitol during a Press Conference, where U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Gabrielle Walton, Federal Campaign Associ  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 13 -- Humanity and Inclusion, an organization that says it promotes disability rights, rehabilitation and ensure people live, issued the following news release: April 15 marks the first anniversary of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. Characterized by massive offensives against the civilian population and infrastructure, this conflict has had devastating consequences: 25 million people need humanitari  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 13 -- The National Aquarium issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act, originally known as the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, April 12, 2024. For more than four years, the National Aquarium has enthusiastically partnered with Representative William Keating (MA-9) and more than 70 organizations from 27 states and territories to advocate for this i  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 13 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: PETA is calling for an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General now that the federal agency charged with policing animal experimentation facilities has failed to adequately address a string of alarming animal welfare violations--including the deaths of a dog and a rabbit in laboratories at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and re  more