PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Wednesday, December 19, 2007

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute & Podcast for Wednesday, December 19, 2007

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Wal-Mart Donates 3 Million Meals to America's Second Harvest in Response to a Nationwide Food Shortage

Responding to a nationwide food and grocery shortage in food banks this holiday season, Wal-Mart has announced that it is donating three million meals, the equivalent of one million dollars, to America's Second Harvest. This is the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization. The majority of the donation comes in the form of fifty food-filled trucks being dispatched to food banks servicing every state in the nation. Wal-Mart's contribution will provide much-needed meals to communities throughout the country just in time for the holidays.

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National Executions on Hold as New Jersey Takes Historic Step to End Capital Punishment

Executions dropped to a thirteen-year low of forty-two in 2007, as a de facto moratorium took hold in the wake of the U-S Supreme Court's examination of lethal injection procedures. This is according to the Death Penalty Information Center's 2007 Year End Report. The number of inmates received under death sentences was one-hundred-fifteen in 2006 and the projection for 2007 is one hundred ten, the lowest number since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Death sentences have dropped sixty percent since 1999. New Jersey became the first state to abolish the death penalty through legislation in over forty years and New York has abandoned capital punishment after its statute was found unconstitutional.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3630475

Jada Pinkett Smith to be Honored During the First Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon

ESSENCE magazine announces the first annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon, taking place during Oscar Week on Thursday, February 21, in Los Angeles. The star-studded event will honor three of Hollywood's finest who have helped to change and inspire positive images of Black women in television and film -- both in front of the camera and behind-the-scenes. The ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon commemorates ESSENCE magazine's annual Hollywood issue.

The lovely and talented actress, director, producer and screenwriter, Jada Pinkett Smith, will be one of the three extraordinary African-American women honored during the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon, and will receive an award in the Film category. Other honorees in the categories of Television and Lifetime Achievement will be announced in the near future.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3630523

Get a Running Start on 13.1 Miles as New Year's Resolution

The most popular New Year's resolutions, "lose weight," "get fit," and "reduce stress," can be tackled stride by stride through running. According to I-N-G Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon's Race Director, 13 weeks is an ideal time to train for 13 point 1 miles in a half marathon. Or, if you are already a runner, this is enough time to prepare for the marathon's 26 point 2 miles. Sunday, December 30 will mark 13 weeks to the 2nd annual I-N-G Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon, which will take place in Atlanta on March 30, 2008.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3629928

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