The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture continues to make progress. Additions are being added to the collections, new Charter Members are joining, and exhibitions are being launched.
The world-class Museum is scheduled to open on the National Mall, in 2015. The Museum will cost $500 million, and Congress has stated that $250 million in contributions must come from private individuals and organizations from across the nation.
If you are interested in donating or would just like more information please visit this page.
M. H. West & Co., Inc. participated in the July 10 “Kick-Off” meeting for Persistently Dangerous School Grantees (Generation II) of the 
Legendary civil rights leader Dorothy Height, who spent most of her life battling for the empowerment of women and blacks and who had the ear of U.S. presidents from Eisenhower to Obama, died Tuesday. She was 98.
Teaneck High School in northern New Jersey looks exactly like the nickname locals have given it-”a castle on the hill.” A Tudor-style building it calls to mind a medieval fortress, the school is nestled in a cozy middle-class neighborhood just a 15-minute drive from New York City. With approximately 1,350 students, the school combines America’s rich diversity with academic advantages normally reserved for the elite private schools of Manhattan: The library is equipped with wireless laptop carts that can be rolled into classrooms to service every student. Free SAT preparation is offered, and video-on-demand allows teachers immediate access to digital media.
National Public Health Week 2010 has a focus on the special role communities play in building a healthier America, and the American Public Health Association is encouraging each one of us to make changes – both big and small – in our families, neighborhoods, workplaces and schools. As you know, strong, healthy communities are dependent upon strong public health systems. If every one of us took just a few small steps towards a healthier lifestyle, the next generation could quite possibly be the healthiest in the world! 
Martin Luther King Jr. has now been dead longer than he lived. But what an extraordinary life it was.
Meaghan West and Julian House of M. H. West & Co., Inc. attended the 