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Sports Luminaries, Community Leaders and Academic Scholars Honored at the (Washington, D.C.)—The Greater Washington Urban League, Inc. (GWUL) will commemorate 76 years of service in metropolitan Washington, DC, at its 42 nd Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Memorial Gala that will be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel (1000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20001) on Wednesday, March 19, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “ GWUL ON THE MOVE, ” in recognition of the GWUL moving forward with a new leadership team and promoting ways to raise the consciousness of the community to become healthier and more fit in the greater Washington region. To that end, GWUL will honor sports and athletic luminaries who are advocates for health and fitness, as well as community partners that promote healthy lifestyles through nutrition, physical activities and education awareness.    George H. Lambert, Jr., the newly appointed President and CEO of the Greater Washington Urban League, Inc...

DESERT ROSE BOOK TOUR CONTINUES AS BERNICE A. KING APPEARS AT MLK JR. NATIONAL MEMORIAL AND BUSBOYS AND POETS Bernice A. King Photo Courtesy, First Kingdom Management All Rights Reserved TUSCALOOSA, AL -- The University of Alabama Press is proud to announce that Bernice A. King will sign copies of her mother's memoir, Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King on Saturday, May 26, 2012, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EST) at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. The tour will continue that night as King signs at Busboys and Poets from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (EST). The MLK Jr. National Memorial is located at 1964 Independence Avenue Southwest , Washington, D.C . The Busboys and Poets signing will be held at the Shirlington location. The address is 4251 South Campbell Avenue , Arlington, VA (Phone: 703-379-9756). "When I first visited the monument of my father, I was both proud and humbl...