Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In response to news reports that an uninsured transgender woman in Colorado who found a lump in her breast was denied federally subsidized mammography based on federal guidance that she is "not genetically female,” the Human Rights Campaign and the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) called on[Read More…]
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Catholic High School in Little Rock Disregards Pope Francis, Threatens Gay Teacher with Dismissal
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is calling on Mount St. Mary’s Academy in Little Rock, AR to immediately cease discriminatory employment practices targeting their LGBT teachers. Yesterday, Tippi McCullough, a teacher at Mount St. Mary’s, traveled to[Read More…]
Annual Halloween Family Fun Fest at Prairie State College Oct. 31
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Prairie State College (PSC) Department of Police and Campus Safety, along with PSC students, faculty, and staff, is hosting its annual Halloween Family Fun Fest from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, in the Prairie Center gym, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S.[Read More…]
James Meredith, First African American to Attend Ole Miss, Speaking At PSC
James Meredith in 1962. (Wikimedia Commons) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- James Meredith, the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi, is speaking at Prairie State College (PSC) on the anniversary of his ground breaking civil rights act. On Monday, Nov. 4, Meredith is speaking at 11 a.m. and at 7 p.m. in the Conference Center[Read More…]
‘Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America’ to be Screened at UUCC on Saturday, October 26
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2013. The documentary movie ‘Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America’ will be screened at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, on Saturday, October 26. The evening will begin with an optional pot luck dinner at 6 p.m.[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Affordable Care Act, October 21, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013 – 11:33 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Everybody, have a seat. MS. BAKER: Hello. My name is Janice Baker. I have the privilege to say that I’m the first person in the state of Delaware to enroll for health insurance through the new marketplace. (Applause.) Like many[Read More…]
Writer Who Documented Views of Displaced CHA Residents to Read at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Audrey Petty, editor and author of the recently released High Rise Stories: Voices from Chicago Public Housing, will read from her works as a part of Roosevelt University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program Reading Series, at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 in Roosevelt’s Gage Gallery, 18[Read More…]
Graduate of Roosevelt’s Musical Theatre Program to Star on Broadway
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Courtney Reed, a recent graduate of Roosevelt University’s Musical Theatre program, will have her first starring role in a Broadway show beginning in February 2014. The Elgin, Ill., native will star as Jasmine in the new Disney Theatrical Production of Aladdin, which features a cast and ensemble[Read More…]
Roosevelt Student is Contestant for Miss Illinois USA
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Marquita Anderson, a graduate student in journalism at Roosevelt University, is a contestant for Miss Illinois USA because she wants to share her passion and purpose with young ladies and men across the world. “I want to connect with people from different cultures and backgrounds to encourage[Read More…]
Roosevelt University English Professor Publishes Groundbreaking Book on Chicago Shakespeare Theater
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013. Regina Buccola, associate professor of English at Roosevelt, an expert on Shakespeare and the scholar-in-residence at Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST), has co-written and co-edited a new groundbreaking book of essays on the theater’s history, significance to Chicago culture and growing reputation as a world-class performance company.[Read More…]
