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MAPLIGHT.ORG ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF CONGRESS API, A NEW DATA SOURCE THAT TRACKS SPECIAL-INTEREST POSITIONS ON KEY BILLS
BERKELEY, CA—MAPLight.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization that shows the connection between money and politics, announces the release of its new Congress API. The MAPLight.org Congress API provides live, up-to-date feeds of companies', organizations' and interest groups' positions in support or opposition to key bills in Congress. MAPLight.org launches this free Congress API on the heels of Data.gov, the Obama administration’s vast new reservoir of downloadable government datasets and the Sunlight Foundation’s “Apps for America 2: The Data.gov Challenge” contest to encourage the creation of new data mashups that support the government transparency movement. -more-
PROBATION CHALLENGE 30TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
'Portrait of Achievers' Awards Dinner and the 'Show of Shows'
Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) - The Rev. Harold E. Bailey, founder and president of the Probation Challenge organization, has for over 30 years served at the helm of constructively changing the lives of thousands of youth filtering through the criminal justice system who were court-mandated to his program. Bailey, who was originally ridiculed for taking on such a mammoth task dealing with the mentalities ex-offenders, now reflects back with spiritual dignity and invites the public to join with their organization's 30th year celebration. -more-
House Considers Bills To Equalize Federal Crack And Powder Cocaine Sentencing
Legislation Only Way To Eliminate Discriminatory
Sentencing Disparity, Says ACLU
WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing today on eliminating the unjust and discriminatory 100-to-1 disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences under federal law. As part of the hearing, entitled “Unfairness in Federal Cocaine Sentencing: Is it time to crack the 100-to-1 disparity?,” lawmakers considered several bills to equalize crack and cocaine sentencing statutes and heard testimony from former baseball player Willie Mays Aikens; Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer; a U.S. District Court Judge; a district attorney; and a former prosecutor, among others. Federal law treats five grams of crack cocaine the same as 500 grams of powder cocaine. -more-
Entertainment
Urbanworld Foundation and BET Networks Announce Call for Entries and 2009 Dates for The 13th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival
Nation's Premier Showcase For Urban, Ethnic and Multicultural Cinema To Be Held in New York City on September 23 - 27, 2009
NEW YORK, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Urbanworld Foundation and BET Networks today announced its call for entries and 2009 dates for The 13th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival presented by BET. The cable network's involvement marks the second year of an ongoing strategic partnership with the nation's largest competitive multicultural film festival. Urbanworld will be held September 23-27, 2009 in New York City. HBO returns as Founding Sponsor. -more-
Business
NATIONAL BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION® INC. LAUNCHES ENTREPRENEURIAL INSTITUTE TOUR
Organization seeks to drive bottom-up economic recovery for
black professionals with five-city tour
CHICAGO (May 22, 2009) — The National Black MBA Association is positioning the current economic downturn as the turning point of a lifetime for blacks who have considered — or who must now consider — entrepreneurial endeavors. The organization has partnered with State Farm to present its 2009 NBMBAA Entrepreneurial Institute City Tour, a series of business-building resources, advice and opportunities for enterprising individuals who are committed to creating jobs, building wealth, and participating in the economy’s recovery. -more-
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