tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62483943738263122342024-03-04T22:08:50.513-08:00KLN Publishing, LLCUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-6151198518622741832014-09-15T14:36:00.002-07:002014-09-15T14:36:27.715-07:00Upcoming Events for September and October 2014<div class="MsoNormal">
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Please visit http://morningcupofjava0914.eventbrite.com to RSVP for our monthly professional
networking meeting on Friday, September 19, 2014 from 9am-9:45am at 55 Second
Street in the back atrium and do your best to attend (I know that things
happen). Here are some pictures taken by
group member Sierra Jewell
http://bit.ly/17k6H3L . Here, we
request and offer referrals for one another, so please bring lots of business
cards. Although this is a free event, please consider making a donation towards
the management of the group (no donation is too small). Thanks to those who
have already made contributions. Many
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- Our East Bay professional
networking meeting, reciprocity™, which is the same concept as the Morning Cup
of Java, will take place Friday, September 19, 2014 from 6pm-8pm at Z Café in Downtown Oakland. Please RSVP here https://www.facebook.com/events/332039903634653/.<br />
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Noon at Levi Plaza<br />
Finally, the outdoor concert has been finalized. All of those who have volunteered to assist,
I will email logistics for the day-of that we will need help with to you
shortly. Rather than having this event be
a “brown bag” lunch like it has been, I have created a registration link here <a href="http://bit.ly/1pxjAwu">http://bit.ly/1pxjAwu</a> so that we can have the food catered. If you or your company would like to
co-sponsor this event to offset some of the costs, please email me at <a href="mailto:kevin@klnconsultinggroup.com">kevin@klnconsultinggroup.com</a>. We will listen to Ron Thompson and the
Resistors on Wednesday, October 1<sup>st</sup> from noon to 1:30pm and network
throughout so please bring lots of business cards. Since this our 7<sup>th</sup> year and
signature event that started this LinkedIn Group, I would like to make this our
annual fundraiser. Please consider
making a donation here to keep this group going <a href="http://bit.ly/1pxjAwu">http://bit.ly/1pxjAwu</a>
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a.) Every Circle Business Networking
Mixers - <a href="https://everycircle.com/en/mixers">https://everycircle.com/en/mixers</a><br />
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b.) theREGISTRY – <a href="http://theregistrybayarea.com/">http://theregistrybayarea.com/</a> <span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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c.) Personal Brand Called YOU Workshop! -
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Business Development/Social Media Consulting" TM <o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-19485578331827708202014-03-21T15:06:00.000-07:002014-04-04T09:03:46.826-07:00Grimm’s Russell Hornsby, Fruitvale Station’s Director Ryan Coogler, and others honored at the 2nd Annual Ascott Awards!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2014] – (OAKLAND, Ca.) - This year, the St. Mary’s College High School Alumni
Community wil<sup>l </sup>not only celebrate the 2nd Annual Shakir Stewart
Awards Sc–olarship Fundraiser, we will also celebrate what would have been our
fallen brother’s 40th bi</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">rt</span><span style="font-size: small;">hday.
Hot on the heels of last year’s successful gala, we have a star studded
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Names High School will honor many teachers and former students such as: Damani
“Phesto” Thompson (Hieroglyphics/Souls of Mischief), Tom “Lyrics Born” Shimura,
Ryan Kyle Coogler (Fruitvale Station), Rodney Franklin, Russell Hornby (Grimm),
Thomas McElroy (Foster/McElroy - EnVogue), and Chris Hicks at a formal affair
at the Bella Ultra Lounge in Downtown Oakland.
The gala will be hosted by Kente Scott and Richie Rich (415), the event
will feature presenters such as Kevin L. Nichols, Thomas McElroy, and Shawn
Granberry; and performances by Phesto.
The proceeds of this will go to The Shakir Stewart Empowerment Fund
which helps an African American male, like Shakir, attend St. Mary’s High
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-16564369677294253562013-11-21T09:31:00.004-08:002013-11-21T09:31:57.534-08:00Community Conversation: U.C. Berkeley Admissions in LA on 12/7/13Please support this event. Thank you. - KLN<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-48213004381606454592013-09-09T12:27:00.003-07:002013-09-09T12:27:46.755-07:00MEN'S HEALTH SYMPOSIUM AND CONCERT<img height="400" src="http://www.aachac.org/images/mens_health_symposium_2013.jpg" width="307" /><br />
Click <a href="http://www.aachac.org/events/2013_mens_symposium_onlineregistration">http://www.aachac.org/events/2013_mens_symposium_onlineregistration</a> to RegisterUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-49338151571889565572013-08-23T15:58:00.000-07:002013-08-23T15:58:02.980-07:00Scholarships for Black StudentsI received this list via mass email distribution. I can not attest to the veracity of this information, however, it should not hurt to share. Good luck.<br />
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Very truly yours,<br />
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KLN<br />
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Kevin L. Nichols<br />
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color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For women 40+ seeking new job skills, training and educational opportunities to support themselves. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Academic Competitiveness Grant</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For first-year and second-year college students who graduated from high school. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Actuarial Diversity Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For minority students pursuing a degree that may lead to a career in the actuarial profession. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Akash Kuruvilla Memorial Scholarship Fund</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students who demonstrate excellence in leadership, diversity, integrity and academia. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">American Copy Editors Society Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Available to junior, senior and graduate students who will take full-time copy editing jobs or internships. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">AORN Foundation Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students studying to be nurses and perioperative nurses pursuing undergrad and grad degrees. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Automotive Hall of Fame Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students who indicate a sincere interest in an automotive related career. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">AWG Minority Scholarship For Women</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Encourages young minority women to pursue an education and later a career in the geosciences. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">AXA Achievements Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Provides more than $600K in annual scholarships to 52 students - one from each state. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">B </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Beacon Partners Healthcare IT Scholarships</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Awarded to a student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in the IT Healthcare field. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Best Buy Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students in grades 9-12 who plan to enter a full-time undergraduate program upon high school graduation. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Burger King Scholars Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For high school seniors who have part-time jobs and excel academically in school. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">C </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">CIA Undergraduate Scholarship Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Developed to assist minority and disabled students, but open to all who meet the requirements. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Coca-Cola Scholars Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Four-year achievement-</span><u style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">based scholarships given to 250 high school seniors each year. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">D </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Davidson Fellows Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Recognizes and awards the extraordinary who excel in math, science, and technology. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Need-based scholarships for college students are part of the progressive movement in their community. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Dell Scholars Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students who demonstrate a desire and ability to overcome barriers and achieve their goals. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Development Fund For Black Students in Science and Technology</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students studying science or technology at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Discovery Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Annual scholarship for high school juniors to support continued education and training beyond high school. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">E </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Ed Bradley/ Ken Kashiwahara Scholarships</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Open to full-time students who are pursuing careers in radio and television news. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">EMPOWER Scholarship Award</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Designed to increase diversity in the medical rehabilitation field by awarding students of color. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">ESA Foundation Computer and Video Game Scholarship Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For minority and female students majoring in a field related to computer and video game arts. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">F </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Fulbright Scholar Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Sends faculty and professionals abroad each year to lecture and conduct research. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Future Engineers Scholarship Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students pursuing a career in engineering who shows outstanding academic performance. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">G </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Gates Millenium Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; established to help low income minority students. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Go On Girl Book Club Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Supports authors of the Black African Diaspora who wan to write their way to college money. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Google Anita Borg Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For women who excel in computing and technology, and are active role models and leaders. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">H </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Hallie Q. Brown Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For African American women who have a minimum C average, and can demonstrate financial need. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">HBCU Study Abroad Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Provides travel opportunities for students of color who are traditionally under-represented in such programs.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">J </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Provides fellowships to students who excel in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Javits-Frasier Teacher Scholarship Fund</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">To increase diverse students' access to talent development opportunities through teacher training. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Fund</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For low-income women who have a vision of how their education will benefit themselves and their community. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For cosmetology and barber school students who can demonstrate a financial need. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">K </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">KFC Colonel'</span><u style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">s Scholars Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For college-bound students who can demonstrate financial need, and have a GPA of at least 2.75. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">L </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Lincoln Forum Scholarship Essay Contest</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">A writing contest pertaining to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">M</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">McKesson Pharmacy Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Designed to assist pharmacy students who plan to continue their education.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">N</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">National Achievement Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding African American high school students.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">National Black Police Association Scholarships</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students pursuing careers in law enforcement, criminal justice, and other related areas.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">National Institute of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are pursuing science and health-related research.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">National SMART Grant</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Available to full-time students who are majoring in science, math, technology, engineering, and more.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">P</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; 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font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Ron Brown Scholar Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Seeks to identify African American high school seniors who will make significant contributions to society. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Seeks to recognize outstanding young people who are promoting American values on college campuses. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">S</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Siemen Competition</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Competition for individual or team research projects in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">T</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarships</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For first-generation students majoring in business, finance, science, engineering, and more.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Tri-Delta Scholarships</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students who excel in chapter and campus involvement,</span><u style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">community service, academics, and more.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Tylenol Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students pursuing a career in health care who can demonstrate leadership and academic qualities.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">U</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">United Negro College Fund Scholarships</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Administers 400 different scholarship programs so low-income families can afford college, tuition, and books.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">U.S. Bank Internet Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For high school seniors planning to enroll or college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors already enrolled.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">USDA/1890 National Scholars Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For students seeking a Bachelor'</span><u style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">s degree in agriculture, food, or natural resource sciences and related majors.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">V</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Vanguard Minority Scholarship Program</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Provides merit-based scholarships to minority students studying business, finance, economics, and more.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">W</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; 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Ruggles Right To Work Journalism Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Available to undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in journalism or a related field.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Writer's Digest Annual Short Story Competition</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Contest for writers who can compose the best fictional short story, written in 1,500 words or less.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">X</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For academic high-achievers in science, engineering, </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-9774518489578647132013-05-10T11:54:00.002-07:002013-05-10T11:54:48.168-07:00Free Master's program at Wake Forest<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">This is crazy! 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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Derrick S. Boone, Ph.D.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Associate Professor of Marketing</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Room 3139 Worrell Professional Center</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Babcock Graduate School of Management</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Wake Forest University </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">1834 Wake Forest Drive </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Winston-Salem, NC 27109-8758</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:derrick.boone@mba.wfu.edu" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" target="_blank">derrick.boone@mba.wfu.edu</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Website: </span><a href="http://mba.wfu.edu/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" target="_blank">http://mba.wfu.edu/</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Phone: </span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="tel:%28336%29%20758.4475" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+13367584475">(336) 758.4475</a></span></u><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Toll-free: </span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="tel:%28866%29%20925-3622" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+18669253622">(866) 925-3622</a></span></u><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Fax: </span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="tel:%28336%29%20758.4514" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+13367584514">(336) 758.4514</a></span></u><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Message from Derrick S. Boone, Ph.D.:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Greetings, I wanted to let you know about a great opportunity here at Wake Forest where you can get a FREE education and get PAID while you're doing it. Our Dean of the Schools of Business is the former CEO of PepsiCo and very committed to diversity. He's gone around to his CEO friends, who have agreed to donate a bunch of money to pay tuition and fees, provide a stipend, and a job, to diverse students. The details are below. The problem is, response to the program has been dismal! As a faculty member, I would be embarrassed for him to have to tell his CEO friends, "thanks so much for your donation, but unfortunately I have to give it back because we couldn't find Any students who wanted it." So, I need your help. Please contact me if you, or ANYONE you know is interested in the program. I want to help out as many young scholars as I can. Don't worry about whether or not you (or they) have taken the GMAT, etc. All you need to do at this point is JUST APPLY.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">About the Program: The Master of Art in Management program is designed specifically for liberal arts majors only. The MA degree program is a 10 month intense study of the basic functional areas of Business. After graduation and working for approximately two years, all MA graduates are eligible to apply to Wake Forest as part of the MA/MBA joint degree program and get the MBA in one year. The new Dean, Steve Reinemund, has created a new scholarship for diverse students pursuing the MA degree called the Corporate Fellowship.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">The Corporate Fellowship provides full tuition and a $21,000 stipend to cover living expenses. Additionally, each Corporate Fellow will participate in a practicum. The practicum has two components, educational and professional development. Each student will be assigned a mentor that is a high level executive with their sponsor corporation. The mentor will oversee an educational project covering 4 of the functional areas of business using their own corporation as the subject.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">The student will visit the corporation 3 - 4 times during the program to present his/her results of their research project. Additionally, the "professional development" component of the fellowship provides career coaching and leadership development for the students.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">The goal for the corporation is to be able to groom and hopefully, hire a top candidate from a diverse background for their organization. Of course, there is no obligation that the students accept any offer of employment. Still, the student benefits, even if they are not ultimately hired by their sponsor corporation in that they have the MA degree and the type of experience that will make them more marketable.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-67481947157326714082013-03-16T13:18:00.003-07:002013-03-16T13:28:28.710-07:00Legendary Music Mogul Shakir Stewart’s 1st Annual Ascot Awards Scholarship Fundraiser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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leader at St. Mary’s, graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in
Marketing, and become a concert promoter and successful businessman. He later became the Executive Vice President
of Island/Def Jam Records. Stewart was
responsible for signing such talent as R&B sensation Ciara and rap stars
Rick Ross and Young Jeezy. He published
the successive #1 hits in Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart as Destiny Child’s
“Survivor,” Outkast’s “The Way You Move,” Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love” and “Baby
Boy,” and assembled and organized Usher’s massive hit “Yeah” on the 12- time
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many teachers and former students such as: Maurice Harper, Lawrence Puck,
Antone Olivier, Bryan Brown, Bobby Barrett (posthumously), and John
"Midge" Milton at a formal affair at the Washington Inn in Downtown
Oakland. The event will be hosted by Kente Scott and will feature
presenters such as Kevin L. Nichols, Fred Lewis, Thomas McElroy (famed musician of Foster/McElroy -
EnVogue), James Jordan, Keith Minor, and Shawn Granberry; and performances by Phesto
"Damani Thompson" (Hieroglyphics/Souls of Mischief) , NayoMoon aka
Nayo Aisha LaFreniere, Mykah Montgomery; and music by DJ Abu "Andre
Cagnolatti, Sean Moffatt & DJ Solo Flex “Erich Solomon. The proceeds of this event will go to The Shakir Stewart Empowerment Fund which helps an African American male, like Shakir, attend St. Mary’s High School for free each year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-25205342690688489092013-02-13T10:09:00.001-08:002013-02-13T10:09:10.077-08:00FREE Engineering Drafting / Design Graphics / 3D modeling Course: Register ASAP, first class starts on Wednesday, Feb. 13th, 2013.<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Hello Kevin,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I am offering the following course at ISEEED location in Oakland. Please read and spread the word. First session is schedule starting tomorrow. I now it is a short notice and sorry about that.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">FREE Engineering Drafting / Design Graphics / 3D modeling Course: Register ASAP, first class starts on Wednesday, Feb. 13th, 2013.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">To my wonderful YOUTH of the world ... our program Oakland Science and Math Outreach (OSMO) is offering a FREE engineering drafting and design graphics / 3D modeling. I will be teaching the course that is equivalent to the course I am also teaching at UC Berkeley. It is a GREAT opportunity to learn to construct engineering drawings that you can also work with as a drafter at engineering companies upon completing the course. So, take advantage of this opportunity and contact me to register ASAP. The course is mainly offered to high school students and we might accept 8th and 9th grade students. The sessions are held at our partner ISEEED organization location downtown Oakland.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I look forward to hear from you and work together. Hey, it might ignite the "ENGINEERING" fire in your hearts :-)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Please email me at: </span><a href="mailto:merahorne@gmail.com" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" target="_blank">merahorne@gmail.com</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Mera Horne</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">STEM Director / Course Instructor</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-92188198178660053152013-02-12T11:47:00.002-08:002013-02-12T11:47:21.634-08:00Summer Math and Science Honors Academy: African-American Male Call for Assistance<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Dear Fellow Community Advocates: </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I am reaching out to you as we near the closing of our online registration period for the 2013 Summer Math and Science Honors (SMASH) Academy on February 22! We are entering our ninth year of the program and looking to have as many scholar applicants as possible this year. Unfortunately, to date we have not managed to attract a significant number of African American males to apply to SMASH. However, I am hopeful that you will be able to assist me with growing the current disproportionately small applicant pool by spreading the good word. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">SMASH is a three-year enrichment program that assists talented high-achieving low to moderate income high school students of color from historically underrepresented communities (i.e. African American, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, Southeast Asian and/or Pacific Islander) to become competitive and successful in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) studies at selective colleges. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We are currently looking for current 9th grade students attending public high schools or private schools on scholarship in the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles area to apply. Students should have at least a 3.0 GPA or better, currently be enrolled in (or have already completed) Geometry or the equivalent with a B average. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We are searching for students who show a particular interest in math or science and are willing to maximize the opportunity to reside and attend classes on a college campus for five weeks with like-minded students. The program takes place on the UC Berkeley, Stanford, USC, and UCLA campuses. This is a FREE program for ALL participants! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Please forward this note on to friends, colleagues and members of your network who may know students of color who may be interested in this awesome opportunity. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The application and additional information about SMASH can be found on our website at </span><a href="http://lpfi.org/smash" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" target="_blank">http://lpfi.org/smash</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. The online application is due March 8, 2013 (Note: Letters of Recommendation, Transcripts and Test Scores must be received via mail or uploaded by no later than March 23, 2013). </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If you have any questions, I can be reached via email at </span><a href="mailto:danielle@lpfi.org" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" target="_blank">danielle@lpfi.org</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> or phone </span><a href="tel:415.946.3095" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" target="_blank" value="+14159463095">415.946.3095</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> . Your colleagues and/or contacts are welcome to contact me with questions about the program – or with the contact information of potential students! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Many thanks for your time, and I am hopeful that we will meet students referred from your school and/or networks during our selection process! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Follow SMASH on Facebook and Twitter @SMASHAcademy to stay updated on 2013 application deadlines and program news. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Best, </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Danielle</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-89710065246664079732012-10-29T10:25:00.000-07:002012-10-29T10:30:01.850-07:00BlackGirlsCODE Needs Your Vote Every Day Until 10/31/12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Black Girls CODE (BGC) is one of three finalists nominated for a $50,000 grant by Bank of the West’s Philanthropy Awards 2012 for its innovative approach to empowering girls from underrepresented communities to pursue career ambition in technology.<br />
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<span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">See an announcement of the 2012 Bank of the West Innovation in Philanthropy Awards here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">With a click of a mouse you can help BlackGirlsCODE secure this grant from Bank of the West as part as their Philanthropy Awards by following these four easy steps:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Visit the Bank of the West Facebook Page:</span><a href="http://blackgirlscode.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acf512bf416c8569237ffaf93&id=a5490d9b9d&e=a236309591" style="color: #336699;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://gowe.st/<wbr></wbr>Philanthropy2012</span></a><span style="color: #333333; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Look at the BGC video and check out our story.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Come back everyday </span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; vertical-align: baseline;">until </span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; vertical-align: baseline;">October 31s</span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; vertical-align: baseline;">t</span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; vertical-align: baseline;"> and vote again.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">With this grant, BlackGirlsCODE can continue expanding our workshop to new cities and build a strong foundation on core initiatives that will help sustain our mission. </span></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">In four short months we have educated over <span style="color: #ff3399;"><strong>500 young girls</strong></span> of color in fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through our one-day workshops and week long summer camp sessions. Our summer campaign was a great success thanks our supporters and volunteers. </span></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">By 2015, we want to educate <strong><span style="color: #ff3399;">10,000 girls in computer programming on a global scale</span></strong> and host BlackGirlsCODE chapters in different cities to help us implement after school programs and weekend workshops so we can truly eradicate the phrase “Digital Divide” and truly change the face of tech.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">Being awarded the $50,000 grant from Back of the West’s Philanthropy Awards is a pivotal step in the growth of BlackGirlsCODE, we hope you can help us reach our goal by spreading this message and by voting <u><strong>every day</strong></u> until the end of the competition. </span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-47187604723568298572012-08-18T22:59:00.001-07:002012-08-18T22:59:45.364-07:00Free 5th Annual Mental Health Classes in Richmond, California<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Free Mental Health Classes in Richmond sponsored by the National</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Richmond a local of NAMI Contra</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Costa.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">If you have a loved one with a severe and persistent mental health</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">issue, then these 12 free classes are for you. It is not a support</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">group but a one night a week, two hour—12 week course. It will provide</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">information to help your family and loved one.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">This is the 5th year Family 2 Family (F2F) is being offered free in</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Richmond. Space is limited. The class normally enrolls 20 family</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">members. It will change your life and living circumstances. Wheelchair</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">access is available.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">The course will cover information</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">· Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">· Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">· Panic Disorder</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">· Borderline Personality Disorder</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">· Major Depression,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">· Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">· Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">The course will also provide the right information to help your family</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">maintain its well-being, find health recovery solutions for your loved</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">one and begin your mental health community advocacy.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Location: Grace Lutheran Church, 2369 Barrett Avenue at 24th Street</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Richmond</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Date: Thursdays, Starting Sept. 6th and ending Dec. 6th 2012.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">For Information Call</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Baby Raff… </span><a href="tel:510.374.9651" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" target="_blank" value="+15103749651">510.374.9651</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Dolores Ruff </span><a href="tel:510.593.7971" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" target="_blank" value="+15105937971">510.593.7971</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Dr. Mujahidun Sumchai </span><a href="tel:510.237.9277" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" target="_blank" value="+15102379277">510.237.9277</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"> or</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Email</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><a href="mailto:family2familyrichmond.nami@gmail.com" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" target="_blank">family2familyrichmond.nami@<wbr></wbr>gmail.com</a><br style="background-color: white; 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It is said that “Service is the rent that we pay here on Earth.” Many of my friends have decided to answer
this call by running for local political office. Although I have always supported candidates
behind the scene, this year, I have publically gotten involved with national
politics, with my avid support to re-elect President Barack Obama. Needless to say, I have also felt compelled
to assist our local politicians with getting their message out to their
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I asked many of my friends who are running for office to send me a blurb
about their platform with a link for voters to find more information about them
and to provide a link for supporters to show their financial support to their
mission. Please see below and support
those who you feel will serve our community the best at this pivotal point of
our country’s existence:</div>
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As a lifelong San Franciscan, a native of District 5 growing up in
public housing in the Western Addition, I was constantly inspired by the many
committed, caring and passionate people who were working to help their fellow
citizens.<o:p></o:p></div>
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They fought for the same things that I will fight for in City Hall as
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* More and better jobs for San Francisco residents<o:p></o:p></div>
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* Quality, affordable housing across the entire City<o:p></o:p></div>
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* Education that positions students of all ages for success<o:p></o:p></div>
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* A safer City for ourselves and our children<o:p></o:p></div>
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* Re-connecting City Hall with the communities it represents<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have been blessed to serve in
City government on the Redevelopment Commission and Fire Commission, and to
partner with City government for the last ten years in my role as Executive
Director of the African-American Arts and Culture Complex. Now, I am hoping to
take the next step forward in making City Hall work for all San Franciscans. <o:p></o:p></div>
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District 5 needs a practical, progressive Supervisor with experience,
ability, and creativity, who puts people first every moment of every day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m running to be a leader who connects the dots between our government
and our communities, so everyone in District 5 and the entire city has the
opportunity to make everything they want of their lives, and together those
lives will make San Francisco the city we’ve always dreamed of.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lynette has more nearly twenty years of experience in housing and
community development. Since 2001, Lynette Gibson McElhaney has served as the
Executive Director of Neighborhood Housing Services of the East Bay, which is a
housing counseling and community development corporation established in 1982.
In her current capacity, Lynette manages a $2 million rental real estate
portfolio and supports critical counseling services to more than 400 households
annually through its foreclosure mitigation and first-time homebuyer programs.
Under her leadership NHS has co-developed 82 units as part of Richmond's
largest redevelopment effort. Eastbay NHS has been at the forefront of Contra
Costa's foreclosure crisis, launching the first public awareness campaign that
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Lynette is proud to have spent her career working hard to develop
housing and economic opportunity in low-income communities. She believes that
her experience as the Executive Director of NHS has trained her to balance a
large budget, make a payroll, and bridge the interests of the business
community with the needs of the neighborhood. Lynette envisions a healthy city
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Lynette is the daughter of a union machinist and a telecommunications
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husband are members of True Vine Ministries and their son attends an Oakland
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Nyeisha is an active member of the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, Oakland Unified School District’s Truancy Task Force, and Effective Teachers for Oakland Task Force. She works closely with the Mayor's Office to tackle the dropout crisis in the Oakland community and is the Program Director of Citywide Dropout Prevention at Oakland’s Promise Alliance. Nyeisha was recently featured on the California Forward website as a “Forward Thinker”. In 2010, she was recognized as a Hometown Hero in Oakland, by Comcast and ANG Newsgroup.</div>
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She received her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of California-Berkeley in 1997, and her Master’s degree in Teaching from the University of San Francisco (USF) in 2003. Recently, Nyeisha earned her doctoral degree in education, from USF’s Organization and Leadership program.</div>
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I understand the root causes of violence which have to do with poverty, the lack of opportunity and the feeling of hopelessness that so many African American males experience. In April 2005 my younger brother was murdered in the streets of Oakland. As a result of that tragedy I decided to become more involved in mentoring young people, offering them conflict resolution and life management skills. With the hope that I would be able to help develop young persons and subsequently create a safer community. In the Fall of 2006, I enrolled in law school to learn and understand policy and to use my education for the benefit of Oakland.<br />
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I am the best candidate because my motive for serving the community is genuine. I currently serve the City of Oakland as a Commissioner on the Citizens Police Review Board where I have deliberated countless cases where the public has sought redress of their concerns. I have used my legal training to arrive at fair and impartial decisions. I also serve as the Public Affairs Liason for the Congress of California Seniors where I have been instrumental in producing workshops on elder abuse and financial literacy that teach seniors how to safe guard their assets. I am a natural bridge builder. As a longshoreman in the Port of Oakland for eight years, I have been a bridge builder between the Port and the ILWU to ensure that cargo continued to move. I will bring all of these experiences to bear on the Oakland City Council.<br />
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For more information and to donate, please visit <a href="http://www.muhammadforoakland.org/">www.muhammadforoakland.org</a><br />
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Hello Oakland. My name is Tyriene Amey and I am running for Peralta Community College District Trustee for area 2.<br />
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I am a small business owner, educator, coach, disabled veteran and West Point graduate. I am also a loyal husband and loving father of two.<br />
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I am running for trustee because of my love of education, my desire and ability to lead, and because I believe I possess the education and real world experience necessary to provide the qualified oversight over our tax dollars needed during these fiscally trying times.<br />
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My pledge is to not only work hard to find or expand revenue sources, but to also work to find ways to increase efficiency in our current system in order to decrease waste. I also pledge to keep the focus of Peralta community colleges on OUR community instead of outside or foreign interests.<br />
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My top three initiatives are as follows:<br />
1. Solicit and form partnerships with local industries as a means of generating new revenues to the district while providing valuable intern and work experience to students.<br />
2. Increase the number of on-line classes offered in order to provide more access to our community.<br />
3. Honor all labor agreements currently in place while working with unions and administrations to find common ground on total compensation packages that work for all parties involved.<br />
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Ty Amey</div>
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For more information and to donate, please visit <a href="http://tyrieneameyperaltaccd.weebly.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" target="_blank">tyrieneameyperaltaccd.weebly.<wbr></wbr>com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248394373826312234.post-42726282533318504332012-07-27T09:42:00.002-07:002012-07-27T09:42:44.279-07:00Obama Victory Trustee August 1st Fundraiser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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converge upon San Francisco for its weeklong convention. Provocative
discussions will be held and Newsmakers will participate in this conference.
Clad in their signature</span><span style="color: #e13af9; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> pink</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> and</span><span style="color: #68f544; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> green</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, members represent some of the most influential women in the
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election, former San Francisco mayor, Willie Brown, Jr., Esq., and CNN
political analyst Roland Martin join a world-class panel that will engage in
spirited discussion on voter apathy, voter mobilization and other issues
African-Americans face. This event is free and open to the public. <b>Panelists
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Moderator - </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Honorable Diane Watson – retired Congressman from California</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">HON. JOYCE
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African American woman chief Judge of any court in Massachusetts. </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Eddie Bernice Johnson – Congresswoman - Texas</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Coretta Scott King will be the headliners of a Museum that will feature
hundreds from the Sorority who were unsung but who fought to achieve
racial equality, including California members. The multimedia exhibit will
profile the period from 1908, when AKA was founded, to the present. It will
highlight the marches, protests and the rationale as to why the crusade
continues. Memorabilia, artifacts and oral histories will be featured, The Rev.
Dr. Bernice King, daughter of the late Martin and Coretta Scott King, will
attend the opening.<b> The Museum is Free and Open to the Public and is
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Awards will be given out
to luminaries from various fields. Among the honorees are NAACP Chairman Roslyn
M. Brock, Harry E. Johnson, Sr., - Led successful to get King Memorial mounted
on the Mall, Lisa Jackson, Administrator/ EPA, Cedric "The
Entertainer," Donna Richardson Joyner, Diezani Kogbeni Alison-Madueke -
Nigeria's Minister of Petroleum Resources and many more. GE, Incorporated and
Marriott International receive accolades for Corporate Leadership.<b> This
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obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and certain types of cancer.
Representatives from the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association,
American Kidney Fund, National Marrow Donor Program and Environmental
Protection Agency will present information, tools and resources on how to
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Health advocates. Economic and Town Hall participants and Youth
Summit attendees - Contact Melody McDowell to schedule interviews.<b> For
more information, log on to<u> <a href="http://www.aka1908.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002af6; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">www.aka1908.com</span></a></u></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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For those of us who have been in the Bay Area for a while,
you may recall seeing Chante Moore perform at Kimballs East in Emeryville
regularly back in the 1990’s. I have had
the pleasure of seeing Chante there numerous times and she puts on a fantastic
show, by speaking and singing straight from her heart. Next week, Ms. Moore will be performing at
Yoshi’s San Francisco, and she will have a lot to share with us after her
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Recently, I spoke with Chante and asked her about her new
album that she has been working on and what the audience can expect to hear at
Yoshi’s. Chante mentioned that since her
divorce, this album will be about “things that she won’t talk about.” Chante said that all of her music is about
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I think that song resonates well with her fans here in the
Bay Area. Chante hits notes that many humans
don’t know exist, but dogs and other animals with keen senses do. Her voice is amazing. Some of my favorite tunes are “I Wanna Love
(Like That Again)” (1992), “Love's Taken Over” (1992), “Candlelight And You” duet
with Keith Washington (1992), and her part in "Contagious” featuring The
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Being from San Francisco and growing up in the church, she
is also doing gospel music. Since the
loss of her mother to melanoma, she is also actively involved in cancer related
fundraising causes. Chante’s coming back
home, so let’s roll out the welcome mat and celebrate the 4<sup>th</sup> of
July holiday with a unique entertaining experience.</div>
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Chante Moore will be performing live at Yoshi’s San
Francisco located at 1330 Fillmore Street,
SF, CA 94115, Phone: 415.655.5600 on July 5, 2012 at 8pm and 10pm. For more information, please visit <a href="http://bit.ly/LWIYte">http://bit.ly/LWIYte</a> </div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">You’re driving down the road with the radio tuned to
your favorite R&B station and a blast from the past begins to play. The timeless song “car wash” with that
unmistakable clapping intro instantly transports you back to the 70’s; or as
some call it, back in the day, when music was soulful, funky and fun. It’s an unmistakable tune by the super group <i>Rose Royce</i> that nearly everyone knows
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It has been over 30 years since they burst onto the
music scene with other monster hits that so many of us grew up with and still
love. “I wanna get next to you” and
“Wishing on a star” are only a few of the songs the group which reins from
South Central LA has produced to create the soundtrack to the lives of millions
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earning them eight gold and five platinum records. There were eight talented
male musicians and the unmistakable voice of female singer Gwen Dickey, who all
shot to the top of the charts almost from the beginning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Copeland, a few days before the group preformed at Yoshi’s in San Francisco. Many may be wondering what they have been up
to after so many years, and the short answer is they never stopped playing. They have been touring for the past 15 years
and remain hugely popular with their loyal fans, especially in Europe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it’s still so popular after all these years,” explained Copeland. “ We play our music all over the world and
people 25-85 years old show up to listen.
The music is in our blood and the moment I hit the stage it’s like going
into a trancelike state. We really want
to give people a good show because we still love what we do.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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listen to and shouldn’t be surprised to learn that one of his favorites is
Charlie Wilson, aka ‘Uncle Charlie’ of the Gap Band, and to a small surprise,
R. Kelly, whom he called “super talented.” He rounded his picks out with one female
singer, former superstar voice of none other than Whitney Houston.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Royce’s</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> biggest influence on them as a band…? None other than Earth, Wind & Fire, whom
he says they patterned themselves after as well as Cool & The Gang. Copeland proudly acknowledges that his band
has been the muse for current artists such as Mariah Carey, Jay-Z (“Wishing on
a Star”) and Mary J. Blidge (remade the hit “I’m going down”) who have both
recorded from the groups catalog of songs, along with various other musicians
who have sampled in the familiar tunes, further extending the timelessness of
their songs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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favorite <i>Rose Royce</i> song to perform?
“Love don’t live here anymore.” The most
exciting developments with the group are their plans to hit the studio in the
near future to lay down some new tracks with the guys and the new female
vocalist Debelah Morgan <i>(see</i> her </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgHINNzeWQ4"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">)
whom he says blew his mind after being introduced by a friend and heard her
sing. Morgan had limited success here in
the U.S. but had done exceptionally well in Europe before joining the group. Morgan replaced former original singer, Gwen
Dickey, who helped drive the groups unique sound. She left the group many years ago after band
infighting, financial and legal issues tore them apart. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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original group included </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Henry
Garner (drums), Terral "Terry" Santiel (congas), Lequeint
"Duke" Jobe (bass), Michael Moore (saxophone), Kenny Copeland
(trumpet, lead vocals), Kenji Brown (guitar, lead vocals), Freddie Dunn
(trumpet), and Victor Nix (keyboards). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">How much longer can <i>Rose Royce</i> keep going? Copeland, a young 57 years old, says he and
the group have much more to achieve and wants the chance to achieve success
again. “I want to make more money and
it’s also a prestige thing. Just like 50
Cent got his mega mansion, I want mine too,” he remarked. “I just want to keep on pushing it and see
how it feels.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">• Present speakers with similar backgrounds as our SMASH Scholars (low income, minority and first generation college graduates)to share their stories and their paths to their current careers. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">University of California at Berkeley, Barrows Hall</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Contact: Ruby Geballe at ruby@lpfi.org</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Contact: Shantina Jackson at shantina@lpfi.org</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">University of California at Los Angeles</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Contact: Cathy Douglas at cathy@lpfi.org</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; text-decoration: underline;">April 30, 2012 - San Francisco, CA</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"> - After 22 years of faithful service at KBLX Radio Station, program director and on-air personality,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> your "Cousin" Kevin Brown</span> has been <span style="font-weight: bold;">fired.</span> KBLX as we know it exists no more. The new owners, Entercom Communications Corp, announced on Friday, April 27<sup>th</sup> they have replaced "Cousin Kevin" with the syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show. The Steve Harvey show is tape delayed and broadcast from the east coast. It's generic content will not speak directly to the Bay area Community as Kevin Brown did every morning. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Beginning May 7, there will be no more listener interaction in the morning-- the personal contact is gone! Your favorite segments, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"<span style="font-style: italic;">Over and Under 30"</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">are gone!</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"Hollywood Minute"</span> - <span style="font-weight: bold;">GONE!</span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"Strange but True"</span> - <span style="font-weight: bold;">GONE!</span> The Bay Area deserves a morning show produced here at home with the familiar voice of our community. <span style="font-weight: bold;">WE WANT KEVIN BROWN BACK!</span></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Prior to this shocking announcement, Entercom Communications Corp said they would not change the station's format. In a statement issued by Entercom on April 2, 2012, CEO David J. Field stated, <span style="font-style: italic;">"KBLX ......has a long history of producing distinctive and compelling programming ...."</span> Further, in the April 27<sup>th</sup> press release issued (the same date that Kevin Brown was fired), Entercom's San Francisco Vice President and Market Manager,<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Dwight Walker said,<span style="font-style: italic;"> "KBLX has done a magnificent job of servicing the local community". </span>With all of this said, their word means nothing. Before the ink was dry on the sales agreement they not only fired Kevin Brown (the heart of the station) they also fired longtime General Manager Harvey Stone and longtime Vice President Barry Rose. These people made KBLX what it is today. We strongly urge that they be rehired immediately. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">These unwarranted firing decisions clearly demonstrate that Entercom has a complete disconnect with our Bay area community; they are a corporation that is out of touch with the mass audience that KBLX serves.</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt;">KBLX is an essential, relevant and vibrant community-based, Urban Adult radio station that services minority businesses, informs the community, and plays music that speaks and represents the diverse Urban Adult community of the Bay Area. Big corporations have run through the Bay Area and turned OUR stations into cookie cutter styled stations, duplicated across the country. These generic types of radio stations do not speak directly to the markets they service. Now, our long standing, lone soldier, KBLX is on its way to becoming another casualty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">It is important that KBLX continues its commitment to the Adult Urban Community and maintain the format and programming that speaks to us directly. </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">With your help we can ensure that KBLX remains OUR radio station. Remember, the PUBLIC owns the airways. ACT NOW. We have POWER when we are UNITED. Please<span style="font-weight: bold;">TAKE ACTION and call Entercom Communications at <a href="tel:415.546.5600" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+14155465600">415.546.5600</a>. You may also</span> email Entercom executives <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dwight Walker</span> at </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><a href="http://us.mc1812.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=DWalker@Entercom.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc;">DWalker@Entercom.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><wbr></wbr> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Deborah Kane </span>at </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><a href="http://us.mc1812.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=DKane@Entercom.com" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc;">DKane@Entercom.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span> Further, you should also contact the Entercom President and CEO <span style="font-weight: bold;">David Field at <a href="tel:610.660.5600" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+16106605600">610.660.5600</a></span>. </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">It is<span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"> URGENT</span> that you let Entercom Communications, Corp know how important "Your Cousin" Kevin Brown is to KBLX and the Bay Area Community. </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: underline;">Senator Barbara Boxer</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt;">email: <a href="http://www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc;">http://www.boxer.<wbr></wbr>senate.gov/en/contact/<wbr></wbr>policycomments.cfm</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt;">email: <a href="https://leeforms.house.gov/legislation-comment-form1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc;">https://leeforms.house.<wbr></wbr>gov/legislation-comment-form1</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 14pt;">email: <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/contact/email-me.shtml" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc;">https://pelosi.house.<wbr></wbr>gov/contact/email-me.shtml</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">The Oakland Airport
Hilton Hotel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><span style="color: #c00000;">Oakland</span></st1:city><span style="color: #c00000;">, <st1:state w:st="on">CA</st1:state></span></st1:place><span style="color: #c00000;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000;">Samuel
B. Knight, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000;">Polemarch</span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000;"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before: always;" />
PUBLIC MEETING<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000;">Friday April 13, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000;">7:00 PM – 9:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000;">“</span></b><b><span style="color: #c00000;">Training for Second Century Leadership-Brighter
Tomorrows Begin Today”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="color: #c00000;">Prelude Tamika
Nicole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="color: #c00000;"> Sigma
Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Call to Order Terry L. Allen <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> Jr.
Province Vice Polemarch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Posting of
Colors U.S
Air Force ROTC<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">California</st1:placename></st1:place> - Berkeley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Pledge of
Allegiance Gilbert
D. Brown, III<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Sr.</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Province</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Vice Polemarch </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c00000;">"Lift
Every Voice and Sing" Tamika Nicole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Master of
Ceremonies Brandon Floyd, Vice Polemarch <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:city></st1:place> Alumni Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Invocation Rev.
Efrem Smith<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:place></st1:city> Alumni Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Greetings Terrell A. Gray, Sr., Polemarch </span><br />
<span style="color: #c00000;"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"> Berkeley</st1:place></st1:city> Alumni Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> Mrs.
Jacqueline Berryman, Coordinator </span><br />
<span style="color: #c00000;"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"> Western</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Province</st1:placetype></st1:place> Silhouettes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Citations and
Proclamations <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Frederick</st1:place></st1:city> Roots,
Strategus<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:place></st1:city> Alumni Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Recognition of
Dignitaries Kevin
L. Nichols<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:place></st1:city> Alumni Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Social Action
Awards Samuel
B. Knight, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> Polemarch,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Western</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Province</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000;">Social Action Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Life Course Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">NAACP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000;">Atty. Thomas Bradley
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Father J. Matthews, Pastor <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">St. Benedict’s Church, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Oakland</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">CA</st1:state></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="color: #c00000;">Regina</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: #c00000;"> Jackson, President & CEO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<st1:placename w:st="on">Youth</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Development</st1:placename>
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<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="color: #c00000;">London</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: #c00000;"> Breed, Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">African American Arts & Culture
Complex<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000;">Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Service
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Assemblymember Sandre’ R. Swanson (D)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">16<sup>th</sup> District, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">California</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place> Assembly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Musical
Selection Tamika Nicole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> </span><span lang="IT" style="color: #c00000;">Sigma
Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="color: #c00000;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Introduction
of Keynote Speaker Robert L. Harris, Esquire<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> Grand
Polemarch (27<sup>th</sup>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Keynote
Speaker The Honorable Elihu Harris<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> 46<sup>th
</sup>Mayor of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Oakland</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">CA</st1:state></st1:place> (1991-1999)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Barbara Lee (D)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> 9<sup>th
</sup> Congressional District - <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:state><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000;">Greek Medley - Jovan
Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority Iota
Phi Theta Fraternity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity Sigma
Gamma <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Rho</st1:place></st1:city>
Sorority<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="color: #c00000;">Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Phi
Beta Sigma Fraternity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="color: #c00000;">Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IT" style="color: #c00000;"> </span><span lang="IT" style="color: #c00000;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000;">Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Closing Remarks Samuel
B. Knight, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;"> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Western</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Province</st1:placetype></st1:place> Polemarch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000;">Benediction Rev.
Ralph E. Butler<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">By: Kevin L. Nichols</span></i></div>
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</span>Most know him as the lead singer of the legendary R&B group, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tower</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> of Power</i>,
however, many know him by his name, Lenny Williams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lenny’s vocals are probably partially
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Lenny has a new album coming out in May and has a new single
out, which was released around Valentine’s Day titled, “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQXqLeNTC1I">Still</a>”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although the industry has drastically changed
since he first started out in the music business, he feels that the progress is
good but that artists have to “get with the program.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lenny mentioned a conversation that he had
with Charlie Wilson recently about the industry catering to a younger audience,
however, it is no different from his generation where artists like Lena Horne, started
out young and were popular with their peers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Lenny takes social media very seriously.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike the rumors that artists and
celebrities hire social media strategists to run their networks, he and his
wife personally manage his Facebook and Twitter accounts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Williams also stays current in the R&B
world by being honored with Kanye West as recipients of the BMI Songwriter’s
Award for the song “Over Night Celebrity,” recorded by rapper Twista.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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On the horizon, you can catch Lenny on March 22, 2012 at <a href="http://bit.ly/Apm4RD">Tommy T’s</a> for a benefit to raise awareness and
encourage more African Americans to participate in drug research trials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also has an annual golf tournament in San Leandro at Monarch
Bay Golf Course on July 7, 2012, to raise funds for local music programs in the
schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please mark your calendars and
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Lenny said, “I’m an R&B singer…but I better be home to
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For more information, please visit <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.lennywilliams.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">http://www.lennywilliams.com/</span></a>
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Connect with him at | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OhOhOhLenny"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">www.Facebook.com/OhOhOhLenny</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>| <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/LennyWilliams">www.twitter.com/LennyWilliams</a>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.klnconsultinggroup.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.klnconsultinggroup.com</span></a></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 11pt;">OAKLAND, CA – Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (LSE), an economic justice program of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, announces the launch of our East Bay clinic, bringing free legal services directly to low income entrepreneurs and small business owners to inspire the creation and expansion of businesses in underserved communities. Today, in partnership with the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC), the Lawyers’ Committee opens the clinic with a free legal workshop, " <a href="http://e2ma.net/go/7481066231/208851928/232343997/1407709/goto:http://startingabusiness101.eventbrite.com/" rel="Starting a Business 101" target="_blank">Starting a Business 101</a>," at the Mandela Gateway Community Room,1350 7th St., across the street from the West Oakland Bart station.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #7b857a; font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 9pt;">For more than 40 years, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area has worked to advance, protect and promote the legal rights of communities of color, immigrants and refugees -- with a specific focus on low-income communities and a long-standing commitment to African Americans. Lawyers' Committee staff, working with hundreds of <em>pro bono </em>attorneys, provides free legal assistance and representation to individuals on civil legal matters through direct services, impact litigation and policy advocacy. In 2011, Lawyers’ Committee mobilized over 1,000<em>pro bono </em>attorneys who contributed more than 48,000 hours of free legal assistance, services valued at over $19 million. For more information, visit www.lccr.com.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #7b857a; font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 9pt;">Since 1988, the East Bay Community Law Center has provided legal services and clinical training to promote justice and build a community that is more healthy, secure, productive and hopeful. EBCLC uses a two-prong approach: 1) providing direct legal services and policy advocacy that are responsive to low-income community needs, focused in the areas of housing, health, immigration, , welfare, community reentry, consumer, homeless rights, economic justice and youth law; and 2) offering meaningful, hands-on clinical training for law students to equip future lawyers with the skills, tools, and principles to serve the needs of the community and to help create innovative solutions to the root causes of poverty. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #7b857a; font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 9pt;">In 2011, EBCLC launched the Green-Collar Communities Clinic (GC3) as the latest effort in over 15 years of community economic development work that includes the development of the People’s Federal Credit Union in west Oakland, litigation to increase affordable housing in Oakland’s Chinatown, and non-profit incubation services throughout Alameda County. GC3, under the leadership of Skadden Fellow, Sushil Jacob, offers free, comprehensive professional assistance to low-income workers and entrepreneurs of color to incubate cooperative and environmentally-sustainable small businesses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>By: Kevin L. Nichols</i></span></h1>
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Songbird, Karyn White, will descend on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Rrazz Room</i> March 1-3, 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Most know her as a platinum selling artist with ballads such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Superwoman</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Love Saw It,</i> featuring Kenny “BabyFace” Edmonds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many know her by her high powered marriage with her now ex-husband,
songwriter and producer, Terry Lewis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, the majority of us do not know where she has been and what she
has been up to since her last CD (Make Him Do Right – Warner Brothers) in
1994…that is until now.</div>
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I recently had the privilege of interviewing Ms. White as
she prepares for her return to the spotlight and shares her beautiful voice
with the Bay Area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since 1994, Ms. White
has focused her attention on her family, raising her daughter, who is now a
freshman at Howard
University, and her
adopted son.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The life of a traveling
musician would not have been conducive to her family life, so she chose to
invest in it this way, by being home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She has lived in Blackhawk, Sacramento –
where she did some interior design work, and Los Angeles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Upon her return to the industry, Karyn has faced challenges
because of her long hiatus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked her
what advice could she give to stay-at-home mothers who have chosen to leave
their high powered careers to raise their children and she had this to say, “Carpe
Diem (the title of her new album), seizing the moment…I believe in following
the spiritual voice of God…There’s a season for everything…” and ultimately if
you are getting slack from companies saying that “you have been gone to long,” you
have to do it yourself.</div>
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Since the metamorphoses of the record industry, which
involved traditional sales of LPs, CDs, hundreds of thousand dollar videos,
etc., Karyn loves the influx of new media and social media.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She says, “Warner Brothers spent millions for
people to know Karyn White, but now Karyn White can own herself…I don’t need a
label…I love that I can take control of my own career…my destiny through God.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her fans are right there, they provide input
on album covers, what songs she should sing during shows, and are even working
to get her a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I asked her about the passing of Whitney Houston and her
influence in her life and career. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said,
“Whitney was the bar!” “She was the package!” While reminiscing, she recalled
that they were both pregnant during the same time and Bobbi Christina and her
daughter Angela are about the same age.</div>
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Karyn White will be accompanied by her live band, which will
feature musicians who have performed with Prince, Sheila E., Lionel Richie, and
Jennifer Hudson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her voice is richer,
stronger, and better. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Karyn said that
her new album is retro, kind of like how Raphael Saadiq does it, “the way he
does it… is brilliant. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is today,
yesterday, he’s the future…(regarding her album) it’s just soul!”</div>
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For ticket information, please visit <a href="http://bit.ly/xT3DTr">http://bit.ly/xT3DTr</a> and check out her latest
single <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Soul Sista </i><a href="http://bit.ly/wBGwCD">http://bit.ly/wBGwCD</a> </div>
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Connect with her<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>| <a href="http://www.facebook.com/KarynWhiteMusic">www.facebook.com/KarynWhiteMusic</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>| <a href="http://www.twitter.com/karyns_world">http://www.twitter.com/karyns_world</a>
| <a href="http://www.youtube.com/karynwhiteofficial">www.youtube.com/karynwhiteofficial</a>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kevin L. Nichols is the President & CEO of KLN Publishing, LLC</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">He is also a social media consultant based out of San Francisco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.klnconsultinggroup.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.klnconsultinggroup.com</span></a></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Copyright 2012<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KLN Publishing,
LLC<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All rights reserved.</i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0