The Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO), housed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), announces the first workshop in a new series of public workshops entitled ``Blueprint for Action: Workshop on the Design of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).'' This workshop series provides a forum for the AMNPO to present the proposed design of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation and its regional components, Institutes for Manufacturing Innovation (IMIs), for public discussion of the proposed NNMI and IMI design, and for public discussion of this initiative, announced by President Obama on March 9, 2012.\1\ The first workshop will focus on an update on the NNMI program proposed by the President; a review of the public com...
The women were seated comfortably, in groups of about five or six, on plush couches and chairs under sloping canopies. Free of distractions, they talked about how they individually, or through their organizations, families, or faith homes, would help to get others involved in the fight against AIDS. "The purpose for today is not only to talk because we're not a people who just talk We're a people who act We are dying from HIV/AIDS. The leading cause of death for women 25 to 34 is HIV/AIDS and that's unacceptable. I don't think that is something that anyone here hears and thinks, 'that's for other people. I don't have to worry about that issue," said Ms. Willis. You guys are dying at an alarming rate and I think it's so cold because too often we think it's somebody else. We think it's p...
People often ask him why did he leave such an exciting, lucrative career working with Hollywood stars on a day-to-day basis to work in the community around HIV. His answer was simple, he said, "I'm not HIV infected. Nobody in my family's infected or has died. I don't have a dear friend who's infected or has died. I'm not gay and I don't shoot dope, but does any of that have to be true for you to care about Black people's lives? With all of the testing, Mr. [Tony Wafford] said, they had only scratched the surface of the problem and all he could think of was how much work was yet to be done. "The reason we're dying is because we don't want to have hard conversation as heterosexual men, but if we had brothers speaking up, we could turn this thing around tomorrow. We don't want to say anyt...
We're working for unity and justice," Wright told the crowd, and blamed the media for fostering "dissension" about the organization. "We will not allow the media to diminish the organization to a personality. We are here to instill in the community self-esteem and social consciousness," Wright said. When people speak out against the police, or gays, or Jews, they [radio stations] stop the records and they should," he said. He said that Blacks are often referred to as the "N" word and the women are consistently called B__ and H-. The same standards should apply to all ethnicities when "name-calling" comes into play. "If there is a stand for anybody, there must ba a standard for everybody. If I say something against the Irish...Italians...gays, it's hate speech. But if I call Blacks the ...
NEW YORK, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- TV One will offer live coverage Saturday, April 17 of the leadership forum sponsored by Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network designed to determine and commit to significant and measurable goals that will advance the standing of African Americans over the next 12 months in the areas of political power, economic power and social/cultural influence. Moderated by TV One's Washington Watch host and CNN contributor Roland Martin and hosted by radio industry icon Tom Joyner, "National Action Network Forum: Measuring the Movement with Al Sharpton" will air live on TV One Saturday, April 17 from 11 AM - 1 PM ET, repeating on Sunday, April 18 from 11 AM - 1 PM ET.
There where daily panel discussions on healthcare, religion, criminal justice, education and other issues during the convention. One of the most well attended panel discussions was, "ACT! Against AIDS Leadership Initiative" hosted by NAN's National Director of Health and Wellness, Tony R. Wafford. Panelist included Deborah Fraser-Howze, OraSure Technology, C. Virginia Fields, National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Eli Dancy, STFree, Robert Bailey, Centers for Disease Control "(CDC). M. Monica Sweeney, MD, Craig Brandman, MD of Medilinq, Inc. and Rev. Marcia Dyson. NAN, in partnership with the CDC, has launched a five-year "ACT! Against AIDS Leadership Initiative" campaign. This campaign is designed to educate and empower the African American community with knowledge in the area o...
[...] there were guns inside King's house and armed guards posted at his doors.
MEMPHIS, TN - The Peabody Hotel in Memphis has filed a lawsuit in Shelby County Circuit Court against Al Sharpton's National Action Network (NAN) seeking payment of almost $70,300, plus more than $17,000 inattorney's fees and other costs.
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