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WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation will hold their 13th Annual Spirit of Democracy Awards Gala on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm, in the Renaissance Ballroom at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, in DC. The National Coalition will also host a Leadership Roundtable, "Technology and Its Impact on Education, Health and Wellness and Civic Engagement," Wednesday morning at the same location from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm.
Spirit Honorees are: Congressman William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Ralph Everett, president and CEO, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies; Tony Gladney, vice president, National Diversity Relations, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.; Marc Morial, president and CEO, National Urban League; and Makan...
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WASHINGTON, April 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, Congressman William Lacy Clay (D-MO), is among the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation's 2010 Spirit of Democracy Award recipients, Melanie L. Campbell, executive director and CEO of The National Coalition, announced recently. The awards will be presented during The National Coalition's 13th Annual Spirit of Democracy Awards Gala on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm, in the Renaissance Ballroom at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel, 999 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC. For more information call (202) 659-4929.
Other 2010 Spirit Honorees include: Ralph Everett, president and CEO, Joint Center for Political and Economic S...
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To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
Contact: Betty Anne Williams of The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, +1-202-789-3505, bawilliams@jointcenter.org
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Speak Up! - Author and political activist Kevin Powdl, former senior writer for Vibe' magazine and an original cast member of MTV's The Red World, sneaks at DePaul University's Student Center, 2250 N. Kenmore, on "Redefining American Manhood: A Conversation" on Monday, 4 p.m., in partnership with DePaul's Office of Community Outreach and the Chicago Public School's Male Initiative Program. Called one of the most important voices in 21st century America, the 41-year-old Powell rose from poverty and fatherless childhood in Jersey City, N. J. to become the author of seven books, a writing fellow for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and a Phelp Stokes Fund Senior Fellow.
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