DEARBORN, Michigan, May 2 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) expresses its sincere condolences for the passing of the Hon. Federal Judge Damon Keith, one of the shining stars of the federal judiciary. He was a brilliant jurist and an incredible humanitarian. In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson, appointed Judge Keith to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He served as chief judge of the dis  more

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, April 30 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Seraiah Hines Public Affairs Goodfellow is hosting several events celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, highlighting Asians and Pacific Islanders during the month of May. The term Asian Pacific includes all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month f  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Nuclear Threat Initiative issued the following news release: In an interview on a path forward for North Korea, former President Jimmy Carter recommended a "step-by-step process" for negotiations that could eventually lead to a complete prohibition on nuclear weapons in the country and a guarantee from the United States that it would not attack North Korea as long as it remains at peace with its neighbors. Carter said such an agreement would be "a good bargain for the   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The House Small Business subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations issued the following testimony by Shaw University President Paulette Dillard at a hearing entitled "Lost Opportunities? SBA's Engagement with Historically Black Colleges and Universities": "My name is Dr. Paulette Dillard, and I serve as the 18th President of Shaw University (Shaw). Shaw is a proud historically black college and university (HBCU) founded in 1865 by Henry Martin Tupper who   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: Judge Damon Keith, the longest serving African-American federal judge in U.S. history, passed away at his home in Detroit, Michigan on April 28, 2019. A graduate of West Virginia State University, Judge Keith earned his law degree from Howard University and went on to obtain a Masters in Law from Wayne State University in Detroit. Appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Dist  more

NEW YORK, April 28 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release: This morning, the Honorable Damon J. Keith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit passed away at the age of 96. A grandson of slaves, Judge Keith rose from humble roots in Detroit to attend Howard University School of Law, where he studied under NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) founder Thurgood Marshall. After earning a Master of Law degree from Wayne State Unive  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, chairman of the House Small Business subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations, issued the following statement at a hearing entitled "Lost Opportunities? SBA's Engagement with Historically Black Colleges and Universities": "The purpose of today's hearing is to examine whether HBCUs are receiving adequate support from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help foster entrepreneurship. Over 150 years ago, the first HBCUs we  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-Califprnia, issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record on May 3, honoring Orange County political legend Frank Barbaro: I would like to honor Frank Barbaro, of Orange County, a prominent attorney, humanitarian and a political legend. Mr. Barbaro passed away on April 15th. Born in Detroit, Michigan of Italian-English-Irish parents and raised by his mother and grandmother, the family, arrived in Orange County in 1954,   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs issued the following statement by spokesperson Morgan Ortagus on the celebration of 40 years of peace between Egypt and Israel: "Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo hosted a ceremony today to celebrate and commemorate forty years of peace between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel. "The March 26, 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Men  more