D.C. forum discusses rising poverty, unemployment
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Census Bureau released last week a devastating statistic: nearly half of all Americans are living in poverty or near poverty. While the finding barely made its way into the media, and has yet to be seriously discussed by any of the 2012 presidential candidates, Tavis Smiley and Cornel West have made it their mission to bring poverty back onto the national agenda. More »
Review: The Mountaintop
Katori Hall must have had a dream. Judging by her 2010 Olivier Award-winning play "The Mountaintop" - now in its Broadway premiere at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, the ambitious young black playwright seems to have wanted to do full justice to the great legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. as an eloquent orator, undaunted spokesman for non-violent change and dynamic civil rights leader. More »
USTA Serves awards $20,000 to Sportsmen's Tennis Club in DOT
USTA Serves, the philanthropic and charitable entity of the United States Tennis Association, recently awarded Sportsmen's Tennis Club in Dorchester, Mass., a $20,000 grant. Sportsmen's Tennis Club was founded in 1961 to raise academically- and physically-healthy young adults. Since its inception, it has engaged more than 60,000 youth in tennis, academic and social programs, ranging from school-based programs that focus on getting youth active to competitive training for serious young athletes. More »
