---45 million uninsured can fill prescriptions for Pfizer medicines at significant savings---Pfizer Inc announced that America's uninsured can now begin filling prescriptions for Pfizer medicines at significant savings through more than 52,000 community pharmacies nationwide (representing 95 percent of all community pharmacies across the U.S.), or via Pfizer's mail order service. The savings are available through Pfizer's new program, Pfizer Pfriends. For a list of many participating pharmacies, go to UnityFirst.com (look for story under the Headliners section). Enrollment for the program began in August and is ongoing through an easy-to-use toll-free number and website. These options enable consumers to obtain their Pfizer medicines at significant savings from a local, trusted American source. Pfizer Pfriends is part of a broad Pfizer initiative, called Pfizer Helpful Answers, that improves access to Pfizer medicines for America's uninsured, regardless of age or income. Other Pfizer programs that operate under the Helpful Answers banner offer free Pfizer medicines to those with very low incomes. Through Pfizer programs Connection to Care and Sharing the Care, families earning $31,000 or less qualify for free Pfizer medicines. Through Pfizer Pfriends, families earning $45,000 or less per year will see savings on Pfizer medicines of up to 50 percent, and averaging 37 percent, off retail prices. Anyone without insurance for prescription drugs who needs a Pfizer medicine can easily enroll by calling 1-866-706-2400, or logging on to www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com, to begin getting savings on their Pfizer medicines.

---New web destination DiversityHealthWorks.com to sponsor seminar---
Diversity HealthWorks, a first of its kind healthcare career portal, dedicated to diversity in the healthcare workforce recently launched. In addition to its job board services Diversity HealthWorks will be hosting a series of career forum events that bring together the workforce, health plans, and employers to highlight how diversity and disparities in healthcare affect their bottom line. As an emerging initiative, the Diversity HealthWorks' Workforce Forum Series serves to provide action-oriented information about healthcare diversity, to look at strategies for addressing gaps, and to expand leadership capacity. For healthcare professionals, the goal is to connect individuals with companies that are looking to hire diverse talent in healthcare from consulting to nursing and biotechnology to medical billing and coding. The Southeast stop of the Workforce Forum series will be held at the Georgia International Conference Center on February 16, 2005 in Atlanta, with a seminar entitled, The Business Case for Diversity in Healthcare. It will also feature a career fair and career development workshops in the afternoon. "It is absolutely imperative that organizations raise awareness about the human and economic repercussions of health disparities that exist among today's increasingly diverse workforce," said Amri Johnson of WellSolve Health Research Network, the parent company of Diversity HealthWorks. "Participating in the Career Forum Series is an outstanding way to learn the effects and find solutions to addressing diversity where health is concerned within both healthcare and non-healthcare companies." Sponsorship opportunities are available for the Diversity HealthWorks Career Forum Series event in February, and employers are encouraged to visit www.DiversityHealthWorks.com. For more information, send an email to info@wellsolve.com.

---Africa-America Institute Distinguished Alumna Awarded 2004 Nobel Peace Prize---The Honorable Professor Wangari Maathai, Kenyan MP and deputy environment minister was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Professor Maathai received an Africa-America Institute(AAI) African Graduate Fellowship Program (AFGRAD) scholarship to attend the University of Pittsburgh where she received a Master's in Biology in 1965. She went on to receive a PhD from the University of Nairobi. Under the AFGRAD program, funded by USAID, AAI recruited African students and supported them while they studied in universities in the US. 97% of AAI-sponsored students graduate at the top of their class and nearly 90% return to their home countries upon completing their degrees. Professor Maathai was awarded the AAI Distinguished Alumna Award in 1992, at a ceremony which also celebrated Nelson Mandela. Ambassador Andrew Young noted, "It is very refreshing to see such a prestigious award go to a dedicated African woman whose work is having such a positive impact not only in environmental issues, but in all aspects of humanity that are crucial to peace and prosperity. AAI is to be congratulated for contributing to the early careers of so many influential Africans, and today especially, to that of Wangari Maathai, a true first." The Africa-America Institute (AAI) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting enlightened engagement between Africa and America through education, training, and dialogue, founded in 1953 Leo Hansberry of Howard University, Horace Mann Bond of Lincoln University and a small network of others who cared deeply about Africa. For more information, contact Ogonna Agu, via email oagu@aaionline.org

---New $50 note unveiled---
Brian Roseboro, Under Secretary for Domestic Finance of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, was a key participant in the public unveiling of the new $50 note at a special ceremony at Union Station in Washington, DC. "We believe that redesigning the currency regularly and enhancing security features is the way to keep U.S. currency safe and secure from would-be counterfeiters" said Roseboro. Go to UnityFirst.com to see a photo from the event.

---FORTUNE Special Diversity Section - October 18 issue---
FORTUNE's special diversity section, "Diversity Matters," will be in the magazine's October 18, 2004 issue. In this special text and advertising section, companies will explore best diversity practices. Through interviews with well-known diversity experts and company profiles, the section will feature the strategies many companies are using to run successful diversity programs. It will note the challenges they face and methods many executives have implemented to ensure a seamless diversity process - i.e. management training, mentoring programs, tying compensation to diversity achievement, integrating diversity into corporate mission statements and CEO involvement. Today, many companies are still struggling to create a culture of inclusivity some fifty years after Brown vs. Board of Education -- the landmark decision that had profound impact on public education and racism in our country. African Americans are leaving corporations to start their own businesses, women still face resistance in achieving senior management status, fewer young people are joining the workforce and more older workers are remaining. UnityFirst.com/African American Newswire will share FORTUNE's special section with its readers, including diverse businesses, corporations, journalists and communities, as well as thought-leaders, diversity practitioners, and others who have an interest in diversity best practices and multicultural issues. If interested in receiving an online copy, send an email to: info@unityifirst.com

---What are your top picks for "UnityFirst.com/Reader's Choice Book" list -
Share the names of your favorite books and authors by Friday, October 15, 2004---UnityFirst.com wants to know your newest recommendations for the 'UnityFirst.com/Reader's Choice Book list to be posted on UnityFirst.com, including author, book title, and publisher. Send your favorite book entries, in the following topic areas: 1) Current Affairs, 2) Religious/.Spiritual, 3) Empowerment/Self-Help, 4) Non-Fiction, 5) Children's Books 6) Teens/Young Readers, 7) Inspirational/Motivational 8)Fiction and 9)Business. The entries are due by Friday, October 15, 2004. Send entries to: info@unityfirst.com. Authors and publishers are encouraged to send an online press package referencing their top picks to info@unityfirst.com.