Article: US Politics

In 1978, The Jeannette Rankin Foundation awarded one grant in the amount of $500. In 2003, the Jeannette Rankin Foundation awarded 45 grants in the amount of $2,000 each. Award recipients are women age 35 and older who are motivated to change their lives through education. Applicants must meet low-income requirements, be U.S. citizens, and be enrolled or accepted in an accredited school.

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed a motion in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on July 6 asking to intervene to protect nine Black and Latino rights as custodians in the New York City public schools.

Verizon, for a third year was a major corporate sponsor of the Seventh Annual Black Pride NYC celebration.