CHICAGO, Illinois, July 15 -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: Companions Journeying Together (Illinois), Impact Academy (Indiana) and Marshallville Public Library (Georgia) have been selected to receive books as part of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Donation Grant program. Awarded each spring by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee, the grant program donates books originally submitted for consideration for the Coretta Scott King Book Awards  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 14 -- The American College of Sports Medicine issued the following news release: Arlington, Va., has been named "America's Fittest City" in the annual American Fitness Index(R) rankings published by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Anthem Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Anthem, Inc. The science-based ACSM/Anthem Fitness Index evaluated America's 100 largest cities using 33 health behaviors, chronic diseases and community infrastructure ind  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 17 -- The Hoosier State Press Association issued the following news: The Hoosier State Press Association Foundation will file an amicus brief in the Indiana Court of Appeals to support Tax Analysts attempt to secure the details of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation/Indianapolis bid for Amazon's second headquarters. Margaret Christensen of Dentons Bingham Greenebaum in Indianapolis will draft the brief for the HSPA Foundation. HSPA Executive Director and G  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 17 -- The Hoosier State Press Association issued the following news: On July 16, two U.S. Representatives filed a bill to help local journalism that has the support of both the NewsMedia Alliance and the National Newspaper Association. Called the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, the bill will be sponsored by Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Arizona, and Dan Newhouse, R-Washington. In a letter to her fellow congressional members, Rep. Kirkpatrick said the loss of local   more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, July 15 -- The Indiana Innovation Institute issued the following news: On Wednesday, June 24 the Indiana Innovation Institute (IN3) hosted a NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge virtual small business event. The session provided valuable information for Indiana businesses currently working in the field of defense contracting or those businesses wanting to get into the arena. The event, with 145 registrants, was an open forum discussion for attendees to learn how to work with the Na  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 14 -- The Lilly Endowment issued the following news release: Lilly Endowment is launching a fund of up to $20 million to help youth serving organizations in Indiana address some of the challenges they face because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Youth Program Resilience Fund (YPRF) is designed to offer support to a variety of organizations so they can better serve the needs of school-age children and youth (ages five to 18). The fund is part of more than $156 million   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 16 -- The Lumina Foundation issued the following news release: At Lumina Foundation, we are committed to expanding economic opportunity and broadening social mobility by making high-quality learning after high school available to everyone. The beating heart of our work is a commitment (https://www.luminafoundation.org/resource/luminas-commitment-to-racial-equity/) to achieve racial justice and equity. To help realize the American ideal of "a more perfect union," in   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 11 -- The Lumina Foundation issued the following commentary on July 10 by President and CEO Jamie Merisotis: Since the pandemic gained steam back in March, the drumbeat of stories about higher education's impending demise has been nonstop. It's true that some schools will be losers in the battle for students and resources. But don't be surprised if overall enrollment, one of the sector's most watched vital signs, doesn't take a surprising turn this fall. That's righ  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 15 -- The Lumina Foundation issued the following news release: The last recession consumed the modest wealth of Black and Hispanic communities, further deepening racial wealth divides and burdening college students from these communities with higher loan debt. The United States is experiencing another severe economic downturn, with record-high unemployment fueled by a pandemic--and it's affecting college affordability even more dramatically. As Congress and state le  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 17 -- The Mind Trust issued the following news release: The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, has selected Ontay Johnson as its newest Education Entrepreneur Fellow. At the conclusion of the one-year fellowship, Johnson will serve as Executive Director of EmpowerED Families, an independent nonprofit organization The Mind Trust is supporting the launch of to provide opportunities for parents and families to organize around education issues. Empow  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 16 -- The Indiana State Medical Association issued the following news: OrthoIndy, one of the most highly respected orthopedic practices in the Midwest with more than 80 physicians, has joined the Indiana State Medical Association. The nationally ranked, physician-owned hospital provides leading-edge bone, joint, spine and muscle care from more than 10 locations in Central Indiana. "OrthoIndy is thrilled to join the Indiana State Medical Association, which ensures th  more