Category: Advocacy/Community Affairs

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The Leadership Conference Turn Up Tuesday for Tribal Communities

• May 6, 2020

AUDIO: Jacqueline De León, Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund

(Phoenix, AZ, Wednesday, May 6, 2020) – Subject The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in partnership with the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) are highlighting barriers to the ballot that Native Americans face....

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Amid Skyrocketing Unemployment, Virtual Hiring Fair Will Connect Young People with 100,000+ Immediate Job Openings, Career Services

• May 5, 2020

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Broadcast News Resource · Virtual Hiring Fair Will Connect Young People with 100,000+ Immediate Job Openings, Career Services

AUDIO: Charles Hiteshew, Executive Director, 100,000 Opportunities Initiative

(Washington D.C., Tuesday, May 5, 2020) – Despite skyrocketing unemployment due to COVID-19, some of America’s leading companies are hiring for thousands of open positions. 100,000 Opportunities Initiative and Get Schooled are partnering to host National...

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AARP Discusses Nursing Homes in Crisis

• April 29, 2020

Broadcast News Resource · AARP Discusses Nursing Homes in Crisis

AUDIO: Bob Stephen, Vice President Caring and Health Programs, AARP

(Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – More than 1.3 million Americans live in nursing facilities and rely on them for crucial health and personal care. Residents of these facilities are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19...

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Friends Committee on National Legislation Expert on What is Needed in Fourth COVID-19 Relief Bill

• April 29, 2020
• Tagged as: Child Tax Credit, Congress, COVID-19, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Relief Bill, SNAP

Broadcast News Resource · Friends Committee on National Legislation Expert on What is Needed in Fourth COVID-19 Relief Bill

AUDIO: Amelia Kegan, Domestic Policy Legislative Director, Friends Committee on National Legislation

(Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, disrupting lives and fueling anxiety. As Congress responds, we must remind our elected leaders of their responsibility to act swiftly and with...

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Coronavirus Survivors Needed to Help Develop a Potential Treatment for COVID-19

• April 28, 2020
• Tagged as: #Microsoft #COVID19

Broadcast News Resource · Coronavirus Survivors Needed to Help Develop a Potential Treatment for COVID-19

AUDIO: Jean Gabarra, General Manager, Microsoft Health AI

(Redmond, WA, Tuesday, April 28, 2020) – There is an urgent, nationwide call for coronavirus survivors to donate their plasma in order to help researchers develop a potential treatment for COVID-19. Plasma must be collected...

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Facebook Announces Messenger Rooms

• April 24, 2020
• Tagged as: #Facebook #MessengerRooms

Broadcast News Resource · Facebook Announces Messenger Rooms

AUDIO: Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer, Facebook

(Menlo Park, CA, Friday, April 24, 2020) –  Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a brand new way for people to connect, Messenger Rooms, a group video calling feature that will allow people to virtually...

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New Research Looks at the Well-Being of Clergy Members in North Carolina

• April 23, 2020

AUDIO: Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Ph.D., Research Director, Duke Clergy Health Initiative

(Durham, NC, Thursday, April 23, 2020) – With support from The Duke Endowment, experts at Duke Divinity School are studying how to improve the health and well-being of clergy in North Carolina, backed by the...

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COVID-19 Resources and Relief Services for Veterans and Their Families

• April 21, 2020

AUDIO: Jeff Hall, National Employment Director, DAV

(Cold Spring, KY, Tuesday, April 21, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic creates a unique set of challenges for the nation’s 4.7 million disabled veterans who are disproportionately more at risk to the coronavirus. Their injuries...

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Facebook Hosts First Global Digital Event to Support Groups

• April 21, 2020

AUDIO: Tom Allison, Vice President of Community Products, Facebook

(Menlo Park, CA, Tuesday, April 21, 2020) – On Tuesday, April 21, Facebook will hold its first ever global digital event for group’s administrators worldwide. The Community Connect: Navigating COVID-19 event includes workshops, as well...

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Helping Cancer Patients Access Clinical Trials During National Minority Cancer Awareness Week

• April 17, 2020
• Tagged as: #ClinicalTrials #LazarexFoundation

AUDIO: Dana Dornsife, Founder, Lazarex Cancer Foundation

(Danville, CA, Thursday, April 16, 2020) –  As our nation addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to develop a vaccine, it has become abundantly clear how important clinical trials are. Whether fighting a deadly virus...

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