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The General Motors Foundation announced grants totaling $2.9 million to support 26 leading universities and partnering organizations across the country this year through its University/Organization Partner Program. The initiative provides funding to advance secondary education curricula in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, also known as STEM, information technology and other fields important to the automotive industry. “Working with leaders [...]

l to r:  Team Toyota Marketing Director Chris Branchide, One Simple Wish founder Danielle Gletow and Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels of Run-D.M.C. celebrated the delivery of a Toyota Highlander on Nov. 23, 2013 as part of the 100 Cars for Good program. On a night dedicated to recognizing the hard work of its supporters and volunteers, [...]

Sonia Jackson Myles, an accomplished corporate executive at Fortune 500 companies and currently the founder, president and CEO of The Sister Accord, LLC, has been appointed to the Board of Directors at The MATLET Group. The firm owns two manufacturing companies, Packaging Graphics, LLC in Pawtucket and Central Florida Press, LLC in Orlando, as well [...]

American Program Bureau (APB) is proud to be named the exclusive speaking agency for Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, the parents of Trayvon Martin. Since the death of their son, Fulton and Martin have committed their lives to transforming tragedy into change, working to ensure the survival of every child through education and thoughtful conversations about conflict resolution. The [...]

The U.S. Army has renewed its partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to help ensure New York City area high school students are aware of the college education benefits available through the Army. As the nation’s largest provider of college scholarships, the Army annually grants more than $250 million in merit-based ROTC scholarships for students. The U.S. [...]

The votes are in and eight of the top Historically Black College and University (HBCU) marching bands have been selected to perform at the 12th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase. Widely known within the marching band community as “The Honda,” the Invitational Showcase is the culmination of the Honda Battle of the [...]

Twenty-two select Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) schools will continue their commitment to sustainability with a one-year lease of a Toyota Prius liftback or Prius Plug-in vehicle. Each school will receive a vehicle in conjunction with the 2013-14 Toyota Green Initiative (TGI) tour, an environmental stewardship program designed to empower [...]

Fan Votes Will Help Determine the Final Eight to Perform at the Georgia Dome Showcasing HBCU Marching Band Showmanship It’s back – the polls are open and tickets are on-sale now, for the 2014 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase. For 12 years, the top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) marching bands have [...]

The 18th Surgeon General of the United States (2009-2013) Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA has been named the first NOLA.com/Times Picayune Endowed Chair in Public Health Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana. “I am honored to be named the Endowed Chair in Public Health at Xavier University of Louisiana,” said Dr. Benjamin. “I look forward to [...]

A statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela is to be unveiled on September 21 at the spot where thousands of Americans from all walks of life symbolically surrendered their liberty to demand Mr Mandela’s release from prison and the freedom of millions of South Africans from the bonds of apartheid. The 9-foot statue [...]