GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 14 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and its F.D. Bluford Library will present "An Evening with Joshua Bennett"on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in McNair Auditorium, Room 240. The event will feature Bennett, a renowned author, artist and professor of literature and Distinguished Chair of the Humanities at MIT, along with Aggie Poet Laureate Essence  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 14 -- Benedict College issued the following news release: Benedict College continues its Women's History Month programs on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at 4 p.m. in Antisdel Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd, who is an engineer and a champion for education, especially as it relates to STEM, will be the keynote speaker. "It is my distinct honor to welcome Dr. Boyd, a fellow Sister-President to our campus during this celebratory month," said Dr. Roslyn Cla  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New reporting from the Daily Beast unearthed a 2018 YouTube video on a conspiracy-pushing channel - including displaying "Bloodlines of the Illuminati" on the screen - where Mark Robinson said the Affordable Care Act was a "concentrated effort" to "enslave everybody." The report also details how Robinson has staked out an extreme position on health care, pushing for the "full repeal of the Affordable Care A  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Fox News reported that House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik is criticizing former Attorney General Loretta Lynch for lobbying the DOD working on behalf of a Communist Chinese drone company. Read the full article below: Fox News: Stefanik rips Obama AG Loretta Lynch over lobbying gig for Chinese military company By Elizabeth Elkind House GOP Conference Chair Eli  more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CBS's Face The Nation where he contrasted House Democrats and President Biden's vision for the future with extreme MAGA Republican attempts to drag our country backward and threaten our national security. Leader Jeffries (left) appearing on screen with Margaret Brennan (right) MARGARET BRENNAN: We  more

CHENNAI, India, March 16 -- The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Bookended by Black History Month and Women's History Month, U.S. Consulate General Chennai released the world's first authorized Tamil-language version of two books by celebrated American author, poet, memoirist, actor, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. In 2010, former U.S. President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the nation's highest civilian  more