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CELEBRATE WORLD RED CROSS DAY BY DONATING BLOOD
World Red Cross Day is a time to recognize worldwide efforts to advocate for the relief of human suffering, whether from disease, disaster, war or famine. The American Red Cross encourages eligible individuals to support these humanitarian efforts by making an appointment to donate lifesaving blood this May. The need is constant, and all blood types are needed, especially O positive, O negative, B negative and A negative. Each year, World Red Cross Day is celebrated on May 8, the birthday of Henry Dunant, who officially founded the International Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement nearly 100 years ago. Join the Red Cross family this month and make an appointment to give blood in honor of World Red Cross Day by calling 1-800-RED CROSS or visiting redcrossblood.org.

MISS TEEN USA: A PROM DATE WITH A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
Asking your dream date to the prom can be an intimidating experience, but what if the dream date is Cassidy Wolf, the current Miss Teen USA? “I can take Miss Teen USA to the prom,” says Jonathan Lester, a high school senior at Richardson High School, Richardson, Texas. Miss Teen USA has agreed to go to the prom with Mr. Lester, if he can get 100,000 retweets of his prom twitter message at @jmoneylester. Some have even participated in a fun YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhbujYovbaY) to help out. A prominent Dallas radio station helped kick off Mr. Lester’s Miss Teen USA prom campaign by interviewing Mr. Lester last Friday evening and asking listeners for support.

THE LATINO CULTURAL CENTER CELEBRATES 4TH ANNUAL DÍA DEL NIÑO (DAY OF THE CHILD) FESTIVAL.
The Latino Cultural Center (LCC) celebrates Día del Niño with a free festival featuring more than a dozen arts activities for children and their families. The event takes place from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, April 27, 2014 at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak, Dallas 75204. It’s free and open to the public.

CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON INTRODUCES CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL NURSES WEEK
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first nurse elected to the Congress, has introduced House Resolution 540, recognizing May 6, 2014 – May 12, 2014 as National Nurses Week. This resolution honors the dedicated service and extraordinary contributions of our nation’s devoted and highly trained nursing professionals.

50 YEARS AFTER THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AFRICAN AMERICANS STILL HAVE TWICE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF WHITE AMERICANS.
The NAACP has released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) March employment report which indicates that for the month of March, the national unemployment rate was 6.7 percent. The unemployment rate for Asians was 5.4%, for whites 5.8%, Latinos 7.9%, for African Americans 12.4% and no data was released on American Indians.