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TIME Magazine Names UKG One of the World’s Best Companies

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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UKG , a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people, is one of the World’s Best Companies of 2023, according to TIME magazine.

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  • UKG , a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people, is one of the World’s Best Companies of 2023, according to TIME magazine.
  • The inaugural list honors companies from across industries with great workplace cultures, continued business growth, and positive sustainability practices.
  • UKG is also Great Place To Work™ Certified in all 10 countries where it has a significant employee presence.
  • UKG also offers a 45% dollar-for-dollar match on employee retirement-fund contributions in the U.S. and Canada, as well as retirement-matching programs worldwide.

THE DOUGHBOY FOUNDATION LAUNCHES BELLS OF PEACE 2023, AND ANNOUNCES BELLS OF PEACE @ THE WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON D.C.

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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Bells of Peace @ the National WWI Memorial, will begin at 10:45 a.m. EST, with remarks by Dr. O'Connell, followed by a wreath ceremony.

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  • Bells of Peace @ the National WWI Memorial, will begin at 10:45 a.m. EST, with remarks by Dr. O'Connell, followed by a wreath ceremony.
  • The ceremony will continue with a moment of silence, then a commemorative reading.
  • "Echoing Taps" will then sound from multiple buglers who will play Taps from different corners of the WWI Memorial, concluding the ceremony.
  • To Watch the LIVE STREAM from the National WWI Memorial on 11/11 starting at 10:30 a.m. EST, please go to https://youtube.com/c/TheDoughboyFoundation .

The 369th Experience presents FORWARD MARCH FOR FREEDOM

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Thursday, June 9, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 369th Experience, an official program of the US World War I Centennial Commission, will host a series of events and performances in recognition of Juneteenth, Black Music Month and the military and musical contributions of the 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters. Forward March for Freedom will bring band students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other schools across the country to Washington, DC June 13 – 20, 2022 to participate in a week-long series of events and performances.

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  • Forward March for Freedom will bring band students from Historically Black CollegesandUniversities(HBCUs)andotherschoolsacrossthecountry toWashington,DC June 13 20, 2022 to participate in a week-long series of events and performances.
  • Dancer and choreographer Mercedes Ellington, granddaughter of musical legend Duke Ellington, will lead a dance demonstration set to JamesReese Europe's syncopated rhythms.
  • The 369th Experience was created to acknowledge, educate, and preserve the legacy of The 369th Infantry Regiment, a regiment made up of African American and Puerto Rican soldiers who were not allowed to fight with their fellow Americans in World War I due to their race.
  • Instead they braved the battlefield alongside French soldiers and went on to become one of the longest-serving, most decorated units of the American Expeditionary Force.

The Justice for Greenwood Foundation Calls for a Formal Investigation of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by the US Department of Justice

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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The Justice for Greenwood Foundation ("J4G") is a 501(c)(3) organization that seeks truth, justice, and reparations for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

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  • The Justice for Greenwood Foundation ("J4G") is a 501(c)(3) organization that seeks truth, justice, and reparations for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
  • J4G has broad support among the Tulsa Race Massacre Descendants community and has several partnerships with national civil rights organizations, such asColor of Change,Equal Justice Institute, and theNAACP Legal Defense Fund.The letter is theJ4G'slatestaction to help provide healing and justice tothe survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
  • "We are calling on the DOJ to bringthe brawn of the federal government to Tulsa to help heal these century-old wounds by conductinga meaningful and objective investigation into the Massacre,"saidDamarioSolomon-Simmons,founder and Executive Director of J4G.
  • On May 31, 1921, one of the worst acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history completely decimated Tulsa's thriving, all-Black community of Greenwood.

The Justice for Greenwood Foundation Requests Formal Investigation of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by the US Department of Justice

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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The Justice for Greenwood Foundation (J4G) is a 501(c)(3) organization that seeks truth, justice, and reparations for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Key Points: 
  • The Justice for Greenwood Foundation (J4G) is a 501(c)(3) organization that seeks truth, justice, and reparations for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
  • J4G has broad support among the Tulsa Race Massacre Descendants community and has several partnerships with national civil rights organizations, such as Color of Change, Equal Justice Institute, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
  • The letter is the J4Gs latest action to help provide healing and justice to the survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
  • On May 31, 1921, one of the worst acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history completely decimated Tulsas thriving, all-Black community of Greenwood.

National World War I Memorial Receives $5 Million Grant From Lilly Endowment

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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To honor Joe, and the 4.7 million other Americans who served in uniform in World War I, Lilly Endowment, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world, has given a $5 million grant to the United States World War I Centennial Commission in support of the campaign to build the first-ever National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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  • To honor Joe, and the 4.7 million other Americans who served in uniform in World War I, Lilly Endowment, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world, has given a $5 million grant to the United States World War I Centennial Commission in support of the campaign to build the first-ever National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.
  • Including the new Lilly Endowment grant, the Commission has raised more than $44 million toward its $50 million campaign goal, and has begun renovation of the Memorial site, the initial phase of construction.
  • "This grant to support the creation of the National World War I Memorial, honors the 4.7 million Americans who served our country a century ago in this war, including J.K. Lilly Jr., one of Lilly Endowment's founders.
  • The Foundation is working with the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission to build the new National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC.