ASHLAND, Ohio, Jan. 11 -- Ashland University issued the following news release: Ashland University is hosting Dr. Ronnie A. Dunn from Cleveland State University to speak as part of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on the AU campus. In addition, AU G.I.V.S. is hosting a day of service in conjunction with the Oxfam Hunger Banquet to raise awareness about food insecurity and provide food boxes to Ashland area seniors in need. The event featuring Dunn will take place Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Jac  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 -- Fox News Channel, a cable and satellite television news channel, issued the following news release: Bret Baier has signed a new multi-year deal with FOX News Channel (FNC), where he will continue as anchor and executive editor of Special Report (weeknights 6PM/ET) and chief political anchor of the network, announced Jay Wallace, President & Executive Editor, FOX News and FOX Business Network (FBN). Baier will continue to co-anchor all 2020 election coverage. In making the a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: Newly sworn-in Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his choice for leaders - one a new appointment, the other a reappointment - of two vitally-important California state agencies. Jared Blumenfeld, 49, of San Francisco, has been appointed Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), the state cabinet-level agency established in 1991 to restore, protect and enhance the  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Governor Tom Wolf was joined by state and national It's On Us initiative leaders today to announce nearly $1 million in grant to combat campus sexual assault at 38 colleges and universities. The governor is a steadfast supporter of campus safety and nearly three years ago established It's On Us PA, the nation's first statewide campaign. "We must never tolerate sexual assault on our campuses or  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news story: * * * - Candlelight march to take place between Wren and Sadler * * * Journalist Roland S. Martin will speak at William & Mary Jan. 31, 2019, as part of the university's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration. The event, sponsored by the Center for Student Diversity and the Student Assembly, will take place in the Sadler Center's Commonwealth Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. Titled "Fulfillin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Benton Foundation issued the following news release: * * * - Former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Joins Benton Foundation * * * Benton Foundation Executive Director Adrianne B. Furniss announced today that former Federal Communications Commissioner and Acting Chair Mignon L. Clyburn has joined the foundation's Board of Directors effective January 1, 2019. Nominated by President Barack Obama, Clyburn served as an FCC Commissioner from August 2009 until June 2018,   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Jan. 7 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: North Carolina Central University (NCCU) will present several opportunities in January for the campus community and the public to honor the life and vision of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Wednesday, Jan. 16, the university's Rock the Lyceum lecture series features keynote speaker Roland Martin, senior analyst for the "Tom Joyner Morning Show" and host and managing editor of #RolandMart  more

FORT MEADE, Maryland, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Sean Kimmons Public Affairs Richard Overton, a 112-year-old World War II veteran who lived to be the oldest American man, will be laid to rest Saturday at a historic cemetery in his hometown of Austin following days of tributes. The grandson of slaves, Overton volunteered to join the Army in his 30s and served in the 1887th Engineer Aviation Battalion, an all-African American unit. He deployed to the Pa  more

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Jan. 9 -- Flagler College issued the following news: On Jan. 24 at the Lewis Auditorium on Flagler College's campus, Political Editor for NBC News, Carrie Dann, will present to the public as part of the Forum on Government and Public Policy series. The title of her lecture is "The Great Reshuffle: How Trump Remade the American Electorate." The event is free. In addition to political editor for NBC News, she is co-author of "First Read" daily newsletter with Chuck Todd.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 9, on a resolution (H.Res. 6) adopting the rules of the House for the 116th Congress: Mr. Sin 2010, after a century of trying, under the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and our nation's 44th President, Barack Obama, the Affordable Care Act became the law of the land. Before the Affordable Care Act, untold millions of Americans lived with the reality t  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Jan. 10 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: Award-winning journalist and political commentator Roland Martin will serve as keynote speaker at North Carolina Central University's (NCCU) Rock the Lyceum Lecture Series on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Martin's appearance also commemorates the birthday of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., observed this year on Jan. 21. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in B.N. Duke Auditorium and is free and open to t  more

STATESBORO, Georgia, Jan. 7 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Georgia Southern University will welcome noted journalist and author Roland S. Martin as the 2019 annual Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Celebration Speaker on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at noon in the Student Ballroom on the Armstrong Campus and 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center on the Statesboro Campus. Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in histor  more

RACINE, Wisconsin, Jan. 8 -- SC Johnson issued the following news release: Today, SC Johnson is fulfilling a worldwide commitment made nearly 10 years ago by expanding its industry-leading global ingredient transparency program to Latin America and delivering transparency to consumers everywhere around the world who use its products. SC Johnson has led the industry toward greater transparency and continues to disclose beyond industry standards. The company has also led the charge with governm  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) today introduced a Senate resolution honoring Richard Overton, a Texan who lived to be the oldest World War II veteran and recently passed away at the age of 112. The full text of the resolution can be read here. "Richard Arvin Overton is an American hero that exemplified strength, sacrifice, and service to the United States of America," reads the resolution.  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum issued the following news release: On January 27th, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will commemorate the seventy-fourth anniversary of the Soviet Army's liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau marked by International Holocaust Remembrance Day, honoring the victims of the Holocaust and promoting global Holocaust education. With antisemitism, Holocaust denial, hatred and extremism on the rise, and just as the World War II generation dim  more