CHICAGO, IL – With just two days left until critical February 5th contests across the country, Obama campaign surrogates continued reaching out to voters to talk about Obama’s movement for change and why he’s the best candidate for the future.
On Sunday afternoon, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama and Caroline Kennedy will come together to fire up Los Angeles voters at a GOTV rally on UCLA’s campus. The free public event at Pauley Pavilion will help engage new voters and bring them into the presidential process.In Alabama, actor Forest Whitaker will join with former Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus to Get Out The Vote at a rally in Birmingham. Governor Mabus will be visiting churches earlier in the day and will host a Birmingham Pre-Super Bowl Meet and Greet, while Whitaker will continue his day meeting with Montgomery residents at the campaign’s local headquarters.
General Scott Gration will host an event at the Warner Robin VFW in Georgia, before firing up supporters at the office in Macon. He will be joined in the state by Representatives Gwen Moore (WI) and GK Butterfield, as well as Dennis Archer, the former Mayor of Detroit.
And in Memphis actress Kerry Washington will visit churches throughout the city before heading to Little Rock, Arkansas to kick off a canvass and an Obama Super Bowl Party.In the Midwest, Hawaii Congressman Neil Abercrombie will reach out to voters in Bismarck, North Dakota before hosting a Super Bowl party in Dickinson. Representative David Loebsack (IA) will spend another day visiting with volunteers and supporters at campaign offices across Minnesota, and Senator Dick Durbin will host a Lincoln, Nebraska house party and a town hall in Omaha.
Momentum is gaining! Will you participate in the change needed in this country, or sit back and accept it the way it is? The choice is yours!
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As we celebrate Women's History Month, let us honor those who came before us and paved the way! It doesn't matter that we don't know them, what matters is that we pass it on!
Housewives League paved way for jobs, businesses
LARRY DAVIS
The Detroit News
Detroit's blacks in the 1930s pushed to make Detroit that better place they had hoped to find when they fled the South in the 1920s. Escaping overt racism and poverty, they arrived in Detroit and other Northern cities only to find themselves fighting for jobs, housing, education and first-class citizenship.
On June 10, 1930, 50 black women, led by Fannie B. Peck, wife of the Rev. William H. Peck, organized the Housewives League of Detroit and began a movement to promote economic growth in the black community.
The Housewives League -- a nonprofit sister group to the Booker T. Washington Businessmen's Association organized by her husband, the pastor of Bethel A.M.E. -- required members to support black businesses, buy black products and patronize black professionals, thus keeping black money in the black community. The effort received support from the NAACP and the Urban League.
Members, who had grown to 10,000 by 1934, picketed and boycotted, demanding that merchants employ blacks and sell black products. They also lectured and created exhibits emphasizing their position, issued Certificates of Merit to businesses that met the group's sanitary standards, gave tours and organized spending drives.
Their publications included the Semi-Annual Trade Guide that listed approved businesses, a calendar and a bimonthly Housewives League Bulletin. These publications were sometimes carried door to door during trade campaigns aimed at keeping black dollars in the community.
In addition, the group formed junior units for girls 5-15 in 1935, along with high school and college units for young men and women in 1946. They taught etiquette, scrapbooking, unity and achievement.
Betty Shabazz, who later married Malcolm X, was a member of a junior unit in Detroit.
The Housewives League became so popular that chapters sprang up in other cities, including St. Louis, Mo.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Frankfort, Ky.; Austin, Texas; and Baltimore, Md. In 1933 the leagues organized themselves into the Housewives League of America and Fannie Peck was elected president. Conventions were held in many states.
In the group's early decades their only source of money came from members' pockets, fundraisers, ads sold in their publications, and the sales of black newspapers, including the Pittsburgh Courier and Chicago Defender, said Lydia Hibbert, 81, a past Housewives president.
"We funded ourselves with patrons, not donations," Hibbert said.
During the Depression, the League's work was so successful that "in Chicago, Baltimore, Washington, Detroit, Harlem and Cleveland, (the League) relied on boycotts" to gain "an estimated 75,000 new jobs for blacks," wrote historian Jacqueline Jones in "Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women, Work, and the Family from Slavery to the Present" (Basic Books, 1985).
Its impact was "second only to government jobs as a new source of openings," she added.
The League continued to work through the 1960s before fading out, ironically, just as the Black Power movement grew, Hibbert said.
"Integration diluted the buying power of black dollars," she said.
Dale Rich, MSU professor Darlene Clark Hine and the Detroit Public Library's Burton Collection contributed.
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There's so much good in our youth today, I consider it an honor to share this good news with you! Tell all the kids you know to visit this site to encourage them!
At thirteen years of age, Stephen Stafford is causing quite a stir at Morehouse College. Stafford has a triple major in pre-med, math and computer science. Though he loves playing video games and playing his drum set, he is no typical teenager.
"I've never taught a student as young as Stephen, and it's been amazing," said computer science professor Sonya Dennis. "He's motivating other students to do better and makes them want to step up their game."
Stafford began his college career at the age of 11, after being home-schooled by his mother. Stafford's mother said that when Stafford began to teach her instead of being taught by her, she knew he needed to be in a college environment.
Now THAT'S what I'm talking about. Stephen Stafford, in my opinion, represents exactly what black men are about: Intelligence, ambition and high academic achievement. This is not to disrespect men in other walks of life, but the truth is that you will never see Stephen Stafford's accomplishments promoted like a rap music video.
We must, as a community, applaud and uphold this young man. We must cheer for him as if he averages 40 points a game. We should converse about his achievements as if he had released a platinum hip-hop album. He should get the same respect as every linebacker, point guard or hip-hop artist in America.
Corporate America will not blow Stephen's trumpet, but I will. I also want all the other Stephen Staffords to make themselves seen. There are hundreds of thousands of Stephen Staffords out there who've been convinced by a culture of thuggery that they should do their best to hide their greatness. Rather than acing math class, they've been taught to measure grams and kilos or to memorize football playbooks that are 100 pages thick. Our young men can analyze the triangle offense in basketball and break down a nickel defense, but then become mentally deficient when it comes to doing algebra, science and social studies. The time for mediocrity is over, since education is the key to making your dreams come true. Sports only creates more nightmares.
Stephen will make more money than all of his athletic friends, because education produces economic empowerment. He will also have more personal freedom and professional fulfillment. He will live the black American dream, and I encourage all of you to make your own sons into the next Stephen Stafford.
The recipe for our kids is simple:
1) Spend as much time studying as you spend playing sports or working at fast food restaurant jobs.
2) Don't let anyone convince you that you can't achieve whatever you put your mind to.
Just by studying 4 to 5 hours per day (less than the number of hours they would put in to working a minimum wage job), almost any child in America can get a college degree and become a doctor, lawyer or whatever they want. It's actually just a matter of doing it. I've taught college for 16 years, and I can tell you that the term "college material" needs to be abolished. Every child is college material if they want to be. That's the truth.
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"If you work hard on your job, you can make a living... But, if you work hard on yourself, you can make a fortune." Create you own rescue plan!'
Jim Rohn
Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stones missing, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume.. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, 'Mrs. Thompson, today you smelled just like my Mom used to.'
Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things
This is the worst earthquake to hit the area in more than 200 years. Entire communities have been ripped apart and as many as 3 million people have been directly affected, including tens of thousands of American citizens who are in Haiti.
Our neighbors in Haiti are racing to confront the enormous devastation -- and the OFA community can help.
Click here for more information about essential relief efforts and ways you can help today.
Footage is pouring in of homes collapsing, Haitians carrying injured family members, and hospitals being overrun in what was already the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.
I have directed my administration to respond with a swift, coordinated, and aggressive effort to save lives. Personnel from the United States and our partners in the international community are on the ground in damaged areas right now, working side by side with the Haitian people. They're providing much-needed food, water, and sanitation supplies, saving lives and helping local communities start to rebuild.
Despite the fact that we are experiencing tough times here at home, I encourage those who can to reach out and help. It's in times like these that we must show the kind of compassion and humanity that has defined the best of our national character for generations.
Click here to find out what you can do:
http://my.barackobama.com/Haiti
As this story continues to unfold, I hope you will continue to keep the people of Haiti in your thoughts and prayers, as well as the many Haitian-Americans who have done so much to enrich our country and who are worried about friends and loved ones in this time of need.
Thank you,
President Barack Obama
Happy New Year! Happy New You!
You just sometimes can't get quiet long enough to hear the answers!
This next piece was sent to me, and of course, all good things we must share! Enjoy!
Our First Inspiration probably came from our parents, especially Mom!
A reader sent it to me, and you know I can't keep good things to myself!
I OWE MY MOTHER . . . 1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside.. I just finished cleaning." 2. My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet." 3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL . "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you Into the middle of next week!" 4. My mother taught me LOGIC . " Because I said so, that's why." 5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck , You're not going to the store with me." 6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear , In case you're in an accident ." 7. My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about." 8.. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper." 9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM . "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!" 10. My mother taught me about STAMINA. "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone." 11. My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it." 12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!" 13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE . "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out." 14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father!" 15. My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world Who don't have wonderful parents like you do.." 16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home." 17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING . "You are going to get it when you get home!" 18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE . "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going To get stuck that way." 19. My mother taught me ESP. "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?" 20. My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, Don't come running to me." 21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don't eat your vegetables, You'll never grow up." 22. My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your father." 23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS . "Shut that door behind you. Do you think You were born in a barn?" 24. My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll understand." 25. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope They turn out just like you |
Troi Tyler is Back on V103!
Your Queen of N'Spiration is back on the air! That's the greatest Christmas Present yet!
You may remember hearing Troi read the N'Spirational Conversations by Zelda Robinson on V103 for so many years, but Corporate cutbacks put an end to that!
All good things must come to an end, but it doesn't mean forever!
So be sure and tune in Sundays 7pm-1am. I leave CLTV reporting the traffic and run home so I can hear her!
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Graduation is a very happy time in life, except when you're forced to look at the realization that there may not be a job for you if your major is anything in the media. As we teach today's youth behind-the-scenes media production, we also emphasize the reality that you may have to learn how to transfer your current skills to another position. The following article says it all. Enjoy!
Conference stresses professional diversity
Business Writer
Fuller
Now, the Bethune-Cookman University senior is hoping she can use her degree to enter the broadcast arena in some other role, perhaps as a media buyer or advertising sales.
Either way, Fuller will be entering a job market that has not been too kind to media professionals in recent years.
"I'm a little concerned. I know the economy is bad and professionals, are getting laid off," Fuller said Friday during the college's annual mass communications conference at B-CU's Center for Civic Engagement.
Dancy
Desiree Dancy, vice president for corporate human resources for the New York Times Co., kicked off the program by telling students there was no way to recession-proof a career.
To illustrate her point, Dancy noted 11.3 percent of jobs at daily newspapers nationwide disappeared last year. The New York Times newspaper, which has the largest newsroom staff in the country, eliminated 100 jobs last year and plans are in place to reduce the staff by 100 positions by the end of this year, she said.
But although fewer people are gathering the news, she said The New York Times is reaching more people with digital online media. To stay competitive, she advised the students to hone skills that can go back and forth on a changing playing field.
Speaking to a largely African-American audience, she also said people of color, in particular, need to have a bigger footprint in the digital world in such areas as Web design and development. "Don't be afraid to step outside the black box" and go for more mainstream jobs, said Dancy, the chief diversity officer for the media company.
Burt-Murray
Angela Burt-Murray, editor-in-chief of Essence magazine and luncheon speaker, echoed several of Dancy's themes.
Journalists who write for Essence, which has a monthly readership of 7.4 million people, must be able to write for print, television and online, Burt-Murray said. "When we hire folks, we are looking for people with a wide range of experiences."
Students who aspire to climb the management ladder need to become corporate savvy, she said. Management always has a slate of candidates that would be considered for job openings.
"The biggest thing that derails people of color is that they don't know what five people (inside the firm) would say about them" if they were being considered for another job, she said, adding her elevation to editor of Essence was almost derailed by a comment from someone who didn't know about her background, including that she had co-written two books.
"It is important to manage your identity. You have to tell people what you are doing, " she said.
valerie.whitney@news-jrnl.com
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There's nothing more inspirational than forgiving.
My heartfelt sympathies goes out to my collegue Garrad McClendon (CLTV) in the loss/transformation of his parents who were killed last week. I just don't know if I could be as forgiving.
It's something I teach, and try to practice as well. But when it's your parents, it's the biggest test of life! My parents made their transistion before I was a teenager. I don't have a clue of what it's like to feel that pain in particular, but I do know what it's like to feel pain.
It takes a while to heal pain. The pain of writing about the truth is something I am still learning to deal with. I've been contemplating writing another book on the challenges of forgiving, but just can't seem to shake the demons that keep me from moving forward.
We all experience pain and death, but we must move beyond the pain, and seek the lesson in living.
Death is always a blessing, (for someone) whether we realize it or not.
Death always makes us take a deeper look.
Death makes us see, say and do things that we would not ordinarily do.
Death waits on no one, so don't take death for granted.
Don't take life for granted either. One day, we will all meet our maker. Hopefully we will have done the work we were put on this work to do, so our maker can say, Well done!
There's nothing more powerful, than working daily on something that gives your life meaning.
Don't let DEATH (of ideas of life) steal or stop your joy!
Time to get busy!
Stay on purpose, stay empowered!
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from an N'Spirational Conversations Reader:
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW
Good morning said a woman as she walked up to the man sitting on the ground. The man slowly looked up. This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat was new. She looked like she had never missed a mealin her life. His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before. "Leave me alone," he growled....
To his amazement, the woman continued standing. She was smiling -- her even white teeth displayed in dazzling rows. "Are you hungry?" she asked. "No," he answered sarcastically. "I've just come from dining with the president. Now go away."The woman's smile became even broader.. Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under his arm. "What are you doing, lady?" the man asked angrily. "I said to leave me alone.Just then a policeman came up. "Is there any problem, ma'am?" he asked.. "No problem here, officer," the woman answered. "I'm just trying to get this man to his feet... Will you help me?" The officer scratched his head. "That's old Jack. He's been a fixture around here for a couple of years.
What do you want with him? "See that cafeteria over there?" she asked. "I'm going to get him something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile..""Are you crazy, lady?" the homeless man resisted. "I don't want to go in there!" Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him up. "Let me go, officer. I didn't do anything..""This is a good deal for you, Jack," the officer answered. "Don't blow it." Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer got Jack into the cafeteria and sathim at a table in a remote corner.It was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived... The manager strode across the cafeteria and stood by his table. "What's going on here, officer?" he asked. "What is all this, is this man in trouble?"
"This lady brought this man in here to be fed," the policeman answered. "Not in here!" the manager replied angrily. "Having a person like that here is bad for business.." Old Jack smiled a toothless grin. "See, lady. I told you so. Now if you'll let me go. I didn't want to come here in the first place." The woman turned to the cafeteria manager and smiled. "Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking firm down the street?" "Of course I am," the manager answered impatiently. "They hold their weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms.""And do you make a goodly amount of money providing food at these weekly meetings?" "What business is that of yours?" I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company." "Oh." The woman smiled again. "I thought that might make a difference.
" She glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a giggle. "Would you like to join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?" "No thanks, ma'am," the officer replied. "I'm on duty." "Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?" "Yes, ma'am.. That would be very nice." The cafeteria manager turned on his heel, "I'll get your coffee for you right away, officer." The officer watched him walk away."You certainly put him in his place," he said. "That was not my intent.
Believe it or not, I have a reason for all this." She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently. "Jack, do you remember me?" Old Jack searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes.. "I think so -- I mean you do look familiar." "I'm a little older perhaps," she said. "Maybe I've even filled out more than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came through that very door, cold and hungry." "Ma'am?" the officer said questioningly. He couldn't believe that such a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry. "I was just out of college,"the woman began. "I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn't find anything.Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked the streets for days.
It was February and I was cold and nearly starving. I saw this place and walked in on the off chance that I could get something to eat." Jack lit up with a smile. "Now I remember," he said. "I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said that it was against company policy." "I know," the woman continued. Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee,and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into trouble.... Then, when I looked over and saw you put the price of my food in the cash register, I knew then that everything would be all right."
"So you started your own business?" Old Jack said. "I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered." She opened her purse and pulled out a business card."When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons...He's the personnel director of my company. I'll go talk to him now and I'm certain he'll find something for you to do around the office." She smiled. "I think he might even find the funds to give you a little advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live until you get on your feet..
If you ever need anything, my door is always opened to you."There were tears in the old man'seyes. "How can I ever thank you?" he said. "Don't thank me, " the woman answered. "To God goes the glory. Thank God... He led me to you." Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the entrance before going their separate ways..."Thank you for all your help, officer," she said. "On the contrary, Ms. Eddy,"he answered. "Thank you. I saw a miracle today, something that I will never forget.
And thank you for the coffee." If you have missed knowing me, you have missed nothing.If you have missed some of my emails, you might have missed a laugh. But, if you have missed knowing my Lord and Savior, God, you have missed everything in the world. Have a Wonderful Day..
May God Bless You Always and don't forget that when you "cast your bread upon the waters," you never know how it will be returned to you.. God is so big He can cover the whole world with his Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart..
When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go.
Only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or He'll teach you how to fly!
God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close..
If you need God to open some doors for you...share this.
Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing...""
Don't give up.....
One day I decided to quit... I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality.... I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. 'God', I asked, 'Can you give me one good reason not to quit?' His answer surprised me... 'Look around', He said. 'Do you see the fern and the bamboo?' 'Yes', I replied.
'When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant greencovered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.
In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said. 'In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit.' He said. 'Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.
Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle.' He asked me. 'Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots'. 'I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you.'
'Don't compare yourself to others.' He said. 'The bamboo had a different Purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful.' 'Your time will come', God said to me. 'You will rise high' 'How high should I rise?' I asked. 'How high will the bamboo rise?' He asked in return. 'As high as it can?' I questioned. 'Yes.' He said, 'Give me glory by rising as high as you can.'
I left the forest and brought back this story. I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.
For the Christian Prayer is not an option but an opportunity.
Don't tell the Lord how big the problem is,
Heavens door open this morning, God asked me...
'My CHILD, what can I do for you?'
And I said, 'Daddy, please protect and bless the one reading this message.'
God smiled and answered, 'Request granted.'
This message is now in your hands. Will you share it?
Karma is yours.
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What you do when no one is looking tells alot about your personality. A reader sent this one to me and it's so good, I just couldn't keep it to myself. Be sure and share this with someone.
Character is doing what's right even when no one is looking.
After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said:
'Let me see if I've got this right.
'You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.
'You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.
'You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.
'You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.
You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone,
newsletter, and report card.
'You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.
'You want me to do all this and then you tell me. . .
I CAN'T PRAY?"
`On a personal note: We sure do asks a lot of our teachers, don't we? We do have the power of change within our reach. Let's use it!
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When you know better, you have the opportunity to do better. Here's another site you need be aware of, if you are doing or planning to do any thing (business-wise) on-line.
http://creativecommons.org/
Above is the home page, below is the section about creative use of others works without getting prosecuted/sued etc.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
be safe, be aware, be prepared.
from Uncle Bob
an Inspirational Conversations Lifetime Member
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ILLNESS (Mental or physical) IS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF!
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As an organization that specializes in self empowerment with an emphasis on developement, it brings us joy to show what happens behind the scenes. Nothing more important than what goes on in the oval office! Enjoy!
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I'm always inspired when I find money for our youth to attend college. Many of my readers know that I was too busy playing cards to graduate on time, so I learned a lot about where to find funding. It's become a habit now, my radar is always on. Good thing for you if you know any student who needs funding. Be sure and spread the good news.
Forward this website to your friends, family and foes! You never know who'll become a friend!
Enjoy!
Scholarship, Fellowship and Award Opportunities 
NABJ Ida B. Wells Award
Deadline: June 1, 2009
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2009 Ida B. Wells Award, presented annually to a media executive, manager or journalist who has made outstanding contributions toward making American newsrooms and news coverage more accurately reflect the communities they serve.
For more information, please visit NABJ.org.
Knight-Batten Awards
Deadline: June 9, 2009
Administered by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism and funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovative Journalism are designed to reward innovative multimedia advances, new participatory journalism efforts, and other novel methods that engage audiences in important issues.
The awards program is open to all news efforts - both large and small - originating between May 1, 2008, and June 8, 2009. Entries must consist of journalism content created by a news-producing initiative. Individuals must have been affiliated with such initiatives at the time of publication to enter.
Entries may comprise online news experiences, news games, mobile news ideas, citizen media; creative use of cell phones, Webcams, blogging, and podcasting; new social networking ideas, computer kiosks, new applications of software, content management systems, and other advances in interactive or participatory journalism or journalism networking ideas.
Visit the J-Lab Web site for complete program guidelines.
Texas A&M University Journalism Scholarships
Deadline: July 1, 2009 (transfer and incoming freshmen)
Journalism Division scholarships for entry freshmen and transfer students - A & M University, Texas:
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Comedy is my therapy.
It's what I rely on when I plan for things to happen, and it goes the complete opposite way. Sometimes comedy can help you keep your sanity. One of my all time favs is that of late Comedian George Carlin. Life won't be the same without him, so here's a litlle something to remember him by.
Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70s and 80s - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.
A Message by George Carlin:
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less.. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...
Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
George Carlin
REST IN PEACE - 2009
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A little humor goes a long way.
From another N'Spirational Conversations Reader, enjoy!
Workplace humor!!!
Boss Asks Employee: "Do you believe that there is Life After Death?"
Employee: "Certainly not, there's no proof of it", he replied.
Boss: "Well, there is now. After you left early yesterday to go to your brother's funeral, he came here looking for you."
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It may not seem too inspirational to you now, but let food stop being available at your local grocer or better yet, prices so high you can't afford to feed your family.
Here's a good read an N'Spirational Conversations Reader shared with me and I must share with you!
BLACK FARMERS AND COTTON GROWING
U.S. Cotton Program & Black Cotton Farmers in the United States: Part Three
http://www.federationsoutherncoop.com/cottonstudy/cotton3.htm
Part One of the “U.S. Cotton P rogram & Black Cotton Farmers in the United States” was an “Historical Overview”
and Part Two was “Findings and Analysis of Interviews with Black Cotton Farmers.”
In this last section of the study - Part Three - we will offer recommendations for agriculture policy based on the research findings.
We determined that the entire agriculture policy in the United States needs to be re-designed – a whole new mindset
needs to be incorporated. This would include a re-invigoration and improvement of policies developed by agriculture
experts from the past who had in mind the protection of family farmers. U.S. policy makers need to be mindful of the
safety and protection of independent family farmers, as well as the American consumers, rather than advocating for
America’s corporate giants. Ultimately, everyone loses from government policies that benefit only one sector
and in this case it is corporate America.
Please go to our website at http://www.federation.coop to read the recommendations in Part Three.
To access Parts One, Two and Three of the cotton study please go to the links below on our website:
* Part One of the cotton study - http://www.federationsoutherncoop.com/cottonstudy/cotton1.htm
* Part Two of the cotton study - http://www.federationsoutherncoop.com/cottonstudy/cotton2.htm
* Part Three of the cotton study - http://www.federationsoutherncoop.com/cottonstudy/cotton3.htm
New on our website: http://www.federation.coop
• Brief video on the history of the Federation – http://federationsoutherncoop.com/mission.htm
• Audio of Attorney J.L. Chestnut speaking at the Bioneer’s Conference
- http://www.federationsoutherncoop.com/audiofiles/ 1J.L.Chestnut.mp3
Note: The Federation/LAF, now in its 41st year, assists Black family farmers across the South
with farm management, debt restructuring, alternative crop suggestions, marketing expertise
and a whole range of services to ensure family farm survivability.
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For those in the Western hemispere who profess the message of Judasim, Christianity and Islam, the time has come to honor God's dietary laws. We have been warned since the beginning of time, and we still don't obey. So now, we have been forwarned of the disasters that will occur, resulting in death. Here's an interesting article you might want to share with your friends, family and loved ones! You know we love to eat pork, but this time it's fatal! BEWARE! We've all been forewarned!
WASHINGTON -- The United States has activated an emergency plan to combat swine flu as the Obama administration announced measures Sunday to contain the sometimes deadly virus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified the strain of swine flu and is prepared to distribute a quarter of the U.S. stockpile of 50 million doses of anti-viral medications in places around the country where swine flu has been located or may be expected to spread, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a briefing at the White House.
Travel advisories have not been issued by the State Department, Napolitano said, nor is the United States going to screen passengers on flights arriving from Mexico. She said funds have been freed up in case a larger response is needed.
Hand-washing, mask-wearing and other measures will help prevent the spread, Napolitano said explaining how the public can help slow potential contaminations.
"If you are sick, stay home," Napolitano said. "Take all of those reasonable measures that will help us mitigate and contain" the illness.
People who are ill should not go on airplanes, to school or other places, added Dr. Richard Besser, the acting head of the CDC.
Besser said the United States is working with the World Health Organization, Canada and Mexico as well as other organizations to reduce the spread of the virus, which appears to have originated in Mexico and has resulted in up to 81 deaths there.
The CDC has issued advice on its Web site on how to avoid the sickness and how to react if people think they are infected.
Click here for the CDC Web site.
"Every outbreak is unique" and it's very hard to say how long it will be before it's contained. But Besser said since it's near the end of flu season right now, a decline would be likely.
However, he added, "We view this more as a marathon. We do think this will continue to spread but we are taking aggressive actions to minimize the impact on people's health."
"Even if this outbreak is a small one we can anticipate that we may have a subsequent of follow on outbreak in several months from now," Napolitano said.
In the U.S., 20 cases of swine flu have been confirmed in California, New York, Texas, Ohio and Kansas. Patients have ranged in age from 9 to over 50. Besser said that all the cases have resulted in recovery and one person remains hospitalized.
However, the same flu has sickened more than 1,324 in Mexico since April 13.
As the briefing was occurring, Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard announced that two more people died overnight in the capital of swine flu, and three other deaths are suspected to have been caused by the new strain. Ebrard said 73 more people have been hospitalized with influenza and authorities are investigating how many of them may have been infected with swine flu.
John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security, said President Obama has offered his full support to the Mexican government and people. Brennan said early communications and quick response will be the key to combating an outbreak.
"Early identification is vitally important," Brennan said. "Communications have been robust and medical surveillance efforts are fully activated."
The incubation period for swine flu is 24-48 hours. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said despite reports Obama did not have a medical exam since it's been nine days since he left Mexico.
Gibbs said earlier Sunday that now is not the time to panic.
"We are increasing the monitoring and preparedness that we would need to have in place in order to deal with any sort of emergency, but it is of concern to the White House," Gibbs said on "Meet the Press."
Israel, New Zealand, Spain, France and Canada have reported suspected isolated cases after citizens from those countries returned home from Mexico.
The Israeli Health Ministry said the biggest concern is a spread of the disease from person to person.
"The main route of contamination would be from person to person and not from pigs. There is no swine flu in pigs in Israel. There are not many pigs in Israel," said Dr. Hagai Levin.
"You can not get the swine flu from eating pork," Napolitano said during the briefing.
Swine flu is dangerous because it changes its form and takes on characteristics like bird flu, and there is no vaccination, said Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, a FOX News contributor.
However, Baxter International Inc. of Illinois is working with the World Health Organization on a potential vaccine, the company announced Sunday.
"Baxter has the R & D pandemic planning and expertise to develop vaccines for emerging diseases and viruses," Baxter spokesman Christopher Bona told FOX News. "Upon learnign about the swine flu outbreak, Baxter requested a sample of the virus from the WHO to begin lab testing for developing a potential experimental vaccine."
Rosenfeld said swine flu is usually a mild infection. He suggested staying away from crowded places where people are sneezing and coughing and washing hands. But he said he's a bit confounded about why so many people in Mexico have died because swine flu does respond to Tamiflu and other anti-viral medicines.
"This thing is treatable," he said."
Now, just because you know it's treatable, doesn't mean you can still eat it. The question is, "What will it cost you in health, and is it really worth it?
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There is so much news that's not real, you just don't know what to believe anymore.
I found this to be an interesting article I thought you'd enjoy!
I didn't write it, so don't please don't send your comments to me. I am reading it just like you are. If you must complain, share it with someone who can make a difference.
The Independent (UK)
You Are Being Lied to About Pirates
Some are clearly just gangsters. But others are trying to stop illegal dumping and trawling
Johann Hari
Who imagined that in 2009, the world's governments would be declaring a new War on Pirates? As you read this, the British Royal Navy backed by the ships of more than two dozen nations, from the US to China is sailing into Somalian waters to take on men we still picture as parrot-on-the-shoulder pantomime villains. They will soon be fighting Somalian ships and even chasing the pirates onto land, into one of the most broken countries on earth. But behind the arrr-me-hearties oddness of this tale, there is an untold scandal. The people our governments are labelling as "one of the great menaces of our times" have an extraordinary story to tell and some justice on their side.
Pirates have never been quite who we think they are. In the "golden age of piracy" from 1650 to 1730 the idea of the pirate as the senseless, savage Bluebeard that lingers today was created by the British government in a great propaganda heave. Many ordinary people believed it was false: pirates were often saved from the gallows by supportive crowds. Why? What did they see that we can't? In his book Villains Of All Nations, the historian Marcus Rediker pores through the evidence.
If you became a merchant or navy sailor then plucked from the docks of London's East End, young and hungry you ended up in a floating wooden Hell. You worked all hours on a cramped, half-starved ship, and if you slacked off, the all-powerful captain would whip you with the Cat O' Nine Tails. If you slacked often, you could be thrown overboard. And at the end of months or years of this, you were often cheated of your wages.
Pirates were the first people to rebel against this world. They mutinied and created a different way of working on the seas. Once they had a ship, the pirates elected their captains, and made all their decisions collectively, without torture. They shared their bounty out in what Rediker calls "one of the most egalitarian plans for the disposition of resources to be found anywhere in the eighteenth century".
They even took in escaped African slaves and lived with them as equals. The pirates showed "quite clearly and subversively that ships did not have to be run in the brutal and oppressive ways of the merchant service and the Royal Navy." This is why they were romantic heroes, despite being unproductive thieves.
The words of one pirate from that lost age, a young British man called William Scott, should echo into this new age of piracy. Just before he was hanged in Charleston, South Carolina, he said: "What I did was to keep me from perishing. I was forced to go a-pirateing to live." In 1991, the government of Somalia collapsed. Its nine million people have been teetering on starvation ever since and the ugliest forces in the Western world have seen this as a great opportunity to steal the country's food supply and dump our nuclear waste in their seas.
Yes: nuclear waste. As soon as the government was gone, mysterious European ships started appearing off the coast of Somalia, dumping vast barrels into the ocean. The coastal population began to sicken. At first they suffered strange rashes, nausea and malformed babies. Then, after the 2005 tsunami, hundreds of the dumped and leaking barrels washed up on shore. People began to suffer from radiation sickness, and more than 300 died.
Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, the UN envoy to Somalia, tells me: "Somebody is dumping nuclear material here. There is also lead, and heavy metals such as cadmium and mercury you name it." Much of it can be traced back to European hospitals and factories, who seem to be passing it on to the Italian mafia to "dispose" of cheaply. When I asked Mr Ould-Abdallah what European governments were doing about it, he said with a sigh: "Nothing. There has been no clean-up, no compensation, and no prevention."
At the same time, other European ships have been looting Somalia's seas of their greatest resource: seafood. We have destroyed our own fish stocks by overexploitation and now we have moved on to theirs. More than $300m-worth of tuna, shrimp, and lobster are being stolen every year by illegal trawlers. The local fishermen are now starving. Mohammed Hussein, a fisherman in the town of Marka 100km south of Mogadishu, told Reuters: "If nothing is done, there soon won't be much fish left in our coastal waters."
This is the context in which the "pirates" have emerged. Somalian fishermen took speedboats to try to dissuade the dumpers and trawlers, or at least levy a "tax" on them. They call themselves the Volunteer Coastguard of Somalia and ordinary Somalis agree. The independent Somalian news site WardheerNews found 70 per cent "strongly supported the piracy as a form of national defence".
No, this doesn't make hostage-taking justifiable, and yes, some are clearly just gangsters especially those who have held up World Food Programme supplies. But in a telephone interview, one of the pirate leaders, Sugule Ali: "We don't consider ourselves sea bandits. We consider sea bandits [to be] those who illegally fish and dump in our seas." William Scott would understand.
Did we expect starving Somalians to stand passively on their beaches, paddling in our toxic waste, and watch us snatch their fish to eat in restaurants in London and Paris and Rome? We won't act on those crimes the only sane solution to this problem but when some of the fishermen responded by disrupting the transit-corridor for 20 per cent of the world's oil supply, we swiftly send in the gunboats.
The story of the 2009 war on piracy was best summarised by another pirate, who lived and died in the fourth century BC. He was captured and brought to Alexander the Great, who demanded to know "what he meant by keeping possession of the sea." The pirate smiled, and responded: "What you mean by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, while you, who do it with a great fleet, are called emperor." Once again, our great imperial fleets sail but who is the robber?
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It's not always who you know. Sometimes, it's in the knowing. Period!
Whenever I get goodies like this, I must pass it on!
Enjoy!
I would like to tell you of the benefits of that plain little ole bottle of 3% peroxide you can get for under $1.00 at any
drug store. What does bleach cost? My husband has been in the
medical field for over 36 years, and most doctors don't tell you
about peroxide.
"Have you ever smelled bleach in a doctor's office?
NO!!! Why? Because it smells, and it is not healthy! Ask
the nurses who work in the doctor's offices, and ask them if they use bleach at home. They are wiser and know better!
"Did you also know bleach was invented in the late 40's? It's
chlorine, folks! And it was used to kill our troops.
"Peroxide was invented during WWI. It was used to save and
help cleanse the needs of our troops and hospitals. Please think
about this:
1. Take one capful (the little white cap that comes with the bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily, then spit it out. (I do it when I bathe.) No more canker sores, and your teeth will be whiter without expensive pastes. Use it instead of mouthwash..
2. Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of peroxide to keep them free of germs.
3. Clean your counters and table tops with peroxide to kill germs and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your dishrag when you wipe, or spray it on the counters.
4. After rinsing off your wooden cutting board, pour peroxide on it to kill salmonella and other bacteria.
5. I had fungus on my feet for years until I sprayed a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water on them (especially the toes) every night and let dry.
6. Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day. My husband has seen gangrene that would not heal with any medicine but was healed by soaking in peroxide.
7. Fill a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water and keep it in every bathroom to disinfect withou t harming your septic system like bleach or most other disinfectants will.
8. Tilt your head back and spray into nostrils with your 50/50 mixture whenever you have a cold, plugged sinus. It will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold for a few minutes, and then blow your nose into a tissue.
9. If you have a terrible toothache and cannot get to a dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your mouth and hold it for ten minutes several times a day. The pain will lessen greatly.
10. Put half a bottle of peroxide in your bath to help rid boils, fungus, or other skin infections.
11. You can also add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is blood on clothing, pour it directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water. Repeat if necessary.
12. I use peroxide to clean my mirrors. There is no smearing, which is why I love it so much for this.
I could go on and on. It is a little brown bottle no home
should be without!
"With prices of most necessities rising, I'm glad there's a way to
save tons of money in such a simple, healthy manner!"
This information really woke me up. I hope you gain something from
it, too. Pass this on .. and on ... and on!
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FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
An Afternoon and Evening Showcase Featuring Local Women in Healthy Food Creation
BIG: Blacks In Green™, one of the nations most diverse environmental organizations will hold their monthly Third
Friday Afternoon Workshop Series and Evening Networking Program at Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center
Friday, March 20, 2009 from 3:00-8:30pm. The evening is divided into two segments; BIGWorks™, the Afternoon
Workshop Series, from 3:00-5:30pm and BIGDrinks™, the Evening Networking Program, from 5:30-8:30pm.
“We need a lot more hands willing to get dirty in order to feed ourselves in Illinois”, says Naomi Davis, Founder and
President of BIG. “Out West, Van Jones urges a whole new agenda for sustainable food systems. Out East our “green
cousin” Michael Pollan urges the new Farmer-in-Chief to put our food system “back on sunlight” to reverse fossil fuel
farming. Here in the Midwest, it’s the folks featured in our program this month”, comments Davis.
In every culture, women play a major role in food production. Their vital contributions toward a more conscious and
sustainable food system will be the focus of this month’s events.
The BIGWorks™ workshop series, entitled “Options For City Farming”, will be led by Martha Boyd, Program Director,
Urban Initiative/Chicago for Angelic Organics Learning Center, a regional leader focused on helping urban and rural
people build local food systems. Boyd will discuss viable alternatives for growing healthy food and building a better
quality of life through urban agricultural leadership. The BIGDrinks™ program, entitled “Global Women Feed the Soul”
will begin with a breakout performance debut by LaDonna Redmond, nationally renowned good food expert, followed
with special presentations by eight local farming and food production influentials, including Debbie Hillman of the Illinois
Local and Organic Food & Farm Task Force, Joharie Cole of Iyabo Organic Farms, and Madeim Kawa, Washington
Park’s Nature Area Steward and Founder of the Washington Park Conservancy, among other special guests.
Admission is $10.00 for BIGWorks™ and $5.00 for BIGDrinks™.
A vegan buffet will be provided by chef Tsadakeeyah Emmanuel of Majani 310 at $5.00 per plate
and beer/wine will be served for $4.00 per bottle/glass.
Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center, a BIG Hub in the Hood’™ is located at 1060 E. 47th Street in Chicago.
RSVP is required:
773.827.8231 or david@davidrlear.com for David Lear or
773.569.4464 or daughterstrust@aol.com for Naomi Davis.
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This bears repeating!
Are you still eating and cooking the old fashioned way?
What will you do when there's no food at the grocery store or
because you can't afford to buy it?
If you answered YES to either of these questions, then you may want to start thinking about the food of the future!
As a child, I hated picking and chopping cotton more than I hated planting beans, peas and all kinds of other vegetables. Now that I'm an adult, I can appreciate the finer things of life. Eating, is definitely one of the finer things in life. Not everyone can sit down to a healthy, filling meal.
There will come a time when those who don't know how to prepare their meals, WON'T EAT!
Don't believe it? Just watch and experience the weather! Global warming affects our lives in more ways than one. You can't eat what's not there, and you sure can't eat what you can't afford.
If you take it aunlawfully, there are repercussions. Get ahead of the game. Be informed. Prepare now.
google: Blacks In Green
You'll be glad you did!
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In this journey called LIFE, we often meet people for a short period of time that bring us so much more than we ever bargained for. This young lady is a former business partner (a great business partner!) and friend who brings so much to the table (literally) that I had to share it with you. You say to yourself, "How Can This Little Lady Tell Me About Weight Loss and She Doesn't Even Weigh That Much?" Well, once you read her story, you'll understand why.
Be sure and visit the site at www.Rhonsway.com
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As an advocate of higher learning, I make it my business to find out where the scholarship money is for students to attend school FREE OF CHARGE!
Florida A & M University FREE Female Scholarship
If you have friends, daughters, granddaughters, nieces, cousins, neighbors, church, or social organizations who can benefit from this, please, please, please pass it on!* *
Florida A & M University http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm
is providing an outstanding opportunity for Black women entering college in the fall of 2009. It is designed to address their absence in the field of computer technology.
Dr. Jason Black is the Principal Investigator of a recently awarded $552,000 NSF Grant entitled African-American Women in Computer Science.
The grant provides scholarships from $3,000 to $5,000 per semester for female African American students .* *We need your help to get the word out about this GREAT opportunity to build up the enrollment of women in the CIS Department.
Pass this information along to high school or community college students, their parents, and to guidance counselors you may know. The full text of the press release can be found at:* http://www.famu.edu/?a=headlines&p=display&news=602
The program, entitled African-American Women in Computer Science, (AAWCS), is a four-year program that provides scholarships and other assistance to women who express a financial need and an interest in computer science or information technology. Women who apply to AAWCS will be accepted based on financial need, and will be awarded a scholarship of between $3,000 and $5,000 per semester. In addition to the funding, the women will participate in CIS departmental clubs and organizations, such as the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Club, the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and the CIS Mentoring Organization (CISMO). AAWCS scholars will also be involved in other STEM programs, such as the Florida/Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (FGLSAMP) scholarship program, and the Students and Technology in Academia, Research and Service (STARS) Alliance, both NSF-funded programs.
An added benefit to the students is the conference participation, where selected AAWCS scholars will be chosen to attend two national conferences, paid for by the grant, each year, such as the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing and the National Conference of Women in Information Technology (NCWIT).
The program begins July 1 and will last until June 30, 2012.
Applications for the program can be requested by contacting Mr. Black at jblack@cis.famu.edu or (850) 412-7354.
The FAMU Marching 100 Band will be in Obama's inaugraual parade.http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=famu+Marching+%E2%80%9C100%E2%80%9D&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=5&ct=title#
The band is world renown.
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Congratulations to you!
You made the decsion to improve the quality of your life by voting for President-Elect Barack Obama, the 44th President (and first African American) of the USA!
In case you weren't able to make it, or even grab a paper from the rally in grant park, here's your chance to view papers from all over the world!
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default_archive.asp?fpArchive=110508
Enjoy!
N'Spiration for the SouL! Now this is true inspiration! A Republican turning DEMOCRATIC! Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he is voting for Barack Obama. "I think he is a transformational figure, he is a new generation coming onto the world stage, onto the American stage, and for that reason I'll be voting for Sen. Barack Obama," Powell said on NBC's "Meet the Press." Powell said he was concerned about what he characterized as a recent negative turn of Republican candidate Sen. John McCain's campaign, such as the campaign's attempts to tie Obama to former 1960s radical Bill Ayers. "I think that's inappropriate. I understand what politics is about -- I know how you can go after one another, and that's good. But I think this goes too far, and I think it has made the McCain campaign look a little narrow. It's not what the American people are looking for," he said. Powell, a retired U.S. general and a Republican, was once seen as a possible presidential candidate himself. Powell said he has some concerns about the direction of the Republican Party, adding that it has "moved more to the right than I would like to see it." Read a transcript of Powell's remarks In regard to the financial crisis, which Powell called the candidates' "final exam," Powell said McCain appeared unsteady in dealing with it, while Obama had excelled in handling the situation. "Obama displayed a steadiness, an intellectual curiosity, a depth of knowledge," Powell said. "He has met the standard of being a successful president, being an exceptional president," he said. Obama praised Powell at a campaign event in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Sunday, calling him "a great soldier, a great statesman, and a great American." "I have been honored to have the benefit of his wisdom and counsel from time to time over the last few years, but today, I am beyond honored and deeply humbled to have the support of General Colin Powell," Obama said. Obama called Powell earlier Sunday and thanked him for his endorsement, communications director Robert Gibbs said. iReport.com: Obama supporters react to endorsement In their 10-minute conversation, Obama said he looked forward to taking advantage of Powell's advice in the next two weeks and hopefully over the next four years, Gibbs said. During the campaign, Powell has met with both candidates and said he has a lot of respect for McCain. He said Sunday that he thinks both candidates are qualified to be president. "It isn't easy for me to disappoint Sen. McCain in the way that I have this morning, and I regret that," Powell said. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, McCain said he respects and admires Powell, and the announcement "doesn't come as a surprise." "I'm also very pleased to have the endorsement of four former secretaries of state -- Secretaries [Henry] Kissinger, [James] Baker, [Lawrence] Eagleburger, and [Alexander] Haig -- and I'm proud to have the endorsement of well over 200 retired Army generals and admirals," McCain said. Powell served as Secretary of State under President Bush from 2001 to 2005. The possibility of a Powell endorsement has been rumored for several months. On August 13, Powell's office denied a report on Fox News by commentator Bill Kristol that Powell had decided to publicly back Obama at the Democratic National Convention. Powell himself brushed off queries on any potential presidential nod but told ABC News in August that he would not be going to Denver, Colorado, for the convention. Back in February, Powell told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he was weighing an endorsement of a Democratic or independent candidate. Powell has offered praise for Obama, calling him an "exciting person on the political stage." "He has energized a lot of people in America," said Powell. "He has energized a lot of people around the world. And so I think he is worth listening to and seeing what he stands for." The former general, who has largely steered clear of politics since leaving the Bush administration, noted that the next president will need to work to restore America's standing in the world. Powell gave the keynote address at the Republican National Convention in support of George W. Bush in 2000. Powell said Sunday that he has no plans to campaign for Obama. source: cnn.com
Colin Powell endorses Obama
-- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's "ability to inspire" and the "inclusive nature of his campaign."
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I often share emails that are sent to me, this is one that I had to share with you! Higher Learning Networks mission is to promote higher learning in various forms. This is one of them. Take heed if you really want to see change! Here's the emaill. zelda --  When Barack entered this race, he put his faith in the power of ordinary supporters like you coming together and building a movement for change from the bottom up. That's exactly how we got this far -- and you should feel proud of all we have accomplished together. But with just 16 days left in this election, we can't slow down now. Please take a minute to watch the video and find out where we stand: https://donate.barackobama.com/septembernumbers Thanks for everything you're doing, David David Plouffe Campaign Manager Obama for America |
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I make it my personal business to attend the monthly networking meeting at the West Side Ministers Coalition at the Garfield Park Reflectory just west of Jackson Blvd. and Central for a variety of reasons.
None of those reasons are more important than the information I gain every single month. Last month I was given a flyer (as is everyone who attends) with tons of information. I even worked out a deal where I got a NEW COMPUTOR, 1 DAY AFTER MINE CRASHED! IS GOD GOOD OR WHAT??
Not only did I get that information for me, but I make sure I pass on everything else I can get that may help someone else. I hope you will do the same! This info is priceless!
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER is available.
Rent Assistance, utilities and other amenities are available from Healthy Families Chicago.
Call Mrs. JoAnn Williams 773-257-0111x127
These organizations have to send money back to the U.S. Government because families are not applying for the funds! Tell everyone you know!!!!!!!!!
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Mothers are often overlooked when they need help. It's a serious job taking care of tomorrow's future. Many have no help from family and are only a crisis away. If you know of a family in crisis (Death, divorce, fire, eviction, etc.) where children are involved and they are in need of help, please pass this information along. Help is here!
Mothers in crisis need a break!
Merriville Academy has a place for you to leave your children for up to 72 hours (3 Days) when there is a crisis in the family. Call the 24 hour hotline for EMERGENCY SITUATIONS! Call the Merrivlile Crisis Nursery for details. 773-205-3637
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We talk a good game about doing something positive, and sometimes we need a little help. Well, here's your chance. Don't like what today's youth is doing with their time, your life and how they're ruining the community, here's how you can make a difference!
Let a youth wash your car! Yes, you read it right! Let a youth from this program wash your car so the drug dealer on the corner doesn't catch him/her first and continue ruining your community.
Make it your business to have your car washed by a new technology, The AutoBaptizmo! A life changing idea for a waterless car wash!
Cleaning up Chicago by cleaning dirty cars WITH NO WATER! Yes, it's eco friendly!
Here's a message from the youth teacher/mentor Michael Nwoke
"We don't just wash cars to clean them professionally, we wash cars to demonstrate how underrated youth in underserved communities can be rescued from self destruction through work creation! For more info, contack Michael at (773)378-3863
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I recently found out a girlfriend of mine had been keeping a secret from me. I wondered why she was losing weight and looking so good! I knew she was NOT on a diet, because she doesn't do diets.
We go dancing weekly and she even dances all night long, and she weighs well over 300 pounds! Not anymore! Since she's been drinking this water, I can see her ankles as well as her waist (Never knew she had one!) is even showing now. She hasn't worn a belt in over 20 years I'm sure.
I'm not mad at her, but I think she could have told me about this water. I already knew about Alkaline water, and how it reduces the toxins in our systems. I already knew it was good for us, but with our busy lives, we sometimes forget what we know we need to do. I'd completely forgotten until I saw her a month ago and seen how she's dropped some weight with her new LIQUID WORKOUT! And she's not even swimming! All she's doing is drinking the water!
So now I am drinking the water. People are asking me the same question, what am I doing? I now say the same thing. I am drinking the water and having a LIQUID WORKOUT TOO! I don't exercise, all I do is walk (never enough) and drink plenty of this water, every hour on the hour!
I drink it when I have a headache, back ache, carpet tunnel. PMS and pretty much any other ailment I have. It just doesn't stop! Now you know why I feel the way I do and look the way I do. It's the water! Do yourself a favor and do the investigation yourself. DON'T BELEIVE A WORD I SAY! SEE FOR YOURSELF.
Visit the sites and watch your life, your health and your way of being turn into something you never even imagined. Here's to your health!
I'll drink to that!
P.S. Ask yourself this question, and then answer it!
Is the water you drink, making you sick?
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When you learn better, you do better.
Do your best now and register to vote if you haven't. If you have, take a loved one to register and vote!
Check out this site for more info at the Chicago Board of Elections Commissioners for the City of Chicago
www.chicagoelections.com
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I am truly inspired that women have become conscious about how the decisions they make today, affect their futures tomorrow. What concerns me is the amount of women who have yet to take control of their destiny, still living in the industrial age, believing that someone other than themselves, are in control.
When you see a woman falling by the wayside, it is your civic, and human duty to help her, not chastise her. Women businesses are the largest growing businesses in the economy. It should be no surprise, but it still is to many.
That dream you've been putting off will not go away. It's probably one of the reasons why you can't sleep at night. Dreams are there for a reason. Learn from it. Get quiet and ask yourself a few questions, like where do I begin?
Don't like talking to yourself because you think people will call you crazy? Think agagin, especially after you read my article at
http://www.suntimes.com/news/foster/index.html
READ NOIR WOMAN NEWS, where you'll see my article N'Spirational Conversations!
I promise you you'll have another outlook on self talk! Enjoy!
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Talk about higher learning!
From the mouths of babes!
This is a must see....
http://apostoliclive.com/play.php?vid=492
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You often ask me where I get my inspiration from. Well now you know. I watch and listen to a lot of comedy shows and comedians.It's simply the best prescription available on the planet and it FREE!
I had the pleasure of enjoying their gifts like millions of other did. Let's enjoy it one more time.!
Whenever I am having a challenging day, I find the time to see or listen to something funny. Science proves it's a natural healer!
You don't event need to see a doctor.
No thing beats a good long, hard laugh!
NOTHING!
It saddens me that Chicago and the world has lost one of my favorite comedians, the Mac Man himself, Bernie Mac.
Rest in Peace
Bernie Mac
1957 - 2008
Walk down Memory Lane with Bernie Mac, then pass it on. Enjoy!
http://steveharvey.com/bernie_mac_tribute.html
Isaac and I share a birthday together, this year we'll be celebrating in Spirit!
Isaac Hayes 1942 - 2008
Rest In Peace!
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I wish I could sing, but I can't, so I'm passing it on!
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Every since I can remember, I've always been a fan of poet/author/screenwriter Dr. Maya Angelou. Writing is my first passion, as is hers. I only hope to touch people in a special way, as she has with her words. One of my favorite memories is interviewing her while on air at WJPC in Chicago. Below is update on Dr. Maya. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Listen in to part of the show!
In honor of the Fourth of July, Dr. Angelou talks to callers about their views on independence and what it means to them. "I think that this holiday is probably the least thought of of the holidays we observe in the year," Dr. Angelou says. "Whatever color, our religious loyalties, we are all Americans. As independent people, we have certain inalienable rights. That is really revolutionary."
One caller remembers that, as a young girl, her mother told her to choose what religion she wanted to be. "That enabled me to study all religions and not hold any prejudices or judgments on anyone," she says. "I’m free. I wasn’t raised a certain religion, so I don’t feel uncomfortable or confused as to what is right and what is wrong. I actually have an advantage, I think."
Another caller says that after returning from months in India, she noticed that her American friends didn’t talk about their independence and seemed to take it for granted. "We have a voice here in America," she says. "People are looking toward us, listening to how we live our lives so they can decide if that’s how they want to live their lives too."
Other callers talk about living free of prejudices, ancestry, the beauty and spirit of America, the American dream and our human rights. "Whatever you do that enlivens, inspires and uplifts another human being, is done for all human beings," Dr. Angelou says.
Talk about Dr. Angelou's show!About Dr. Angelou
One of the most influential voices in contemporary literature, Dr. Angelou has authored countless bestselling books, including her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, and the Pulitzer Prize nominated collection of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie. She has moved generations with her talent and passion for social change and is recognized around the world as a leading civil rights activist. Dr. Angelou has written, produced, directed and starred in productions for stage, film and television. She received an Emmy® nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Roots in 1977. In 1981, Dr. Angelou was appointed to a lifetime position as the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University. In January 1993, she became only the second poet in United States history to have the honor of writing and reciting original work at the Presidential Inauguration.
About Dr. Angelou's Show
Hailed as a remarkable Renaissance woman, a beloved poet and best-selling author, Dr. Angelou has the unique ability to captivate listeners through the vigor and sheer beauty of her lyrics and words. A world renowned educator and historian, critically acclaimed actress, playwright, producer and director and leading civil rights activist, Dr. Angelou shares her legendary wisdom to help listeners find their true voices. Taking on issues spanning race, sex, age and religion, Dr. Angelou's extraordinary insight will continually challenge and inspire listeners.
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This weeks N'Spiration comes from a volunteer of Higher Learning Network. Not only does she share her clerical skills, she sends us N'Spiration as well. From Ms. Rosyln Wade: Enjoy!
Tips For A Better Life
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.'
4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
5. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
6. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
7. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
8. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
9. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
11. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
12. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
13. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
14. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
15. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
16. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. What other people think of you is none of your business.
19. GOD heals almost everything.
20. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
21. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
22. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
23. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________.
24. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
25. Please share this with everyone you care about.
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When was the last time you tried something new?
Do you often find yourself doing the same things all the time?
Life has too much to offer to live a routine life.
Most of keep doing the same things over and over in life because we don't want to risk being seen as foolish or embarrassing.
Sometimes things do happen to us in which we are embarrassed, but that's ok! This is truly one of the times when you are really living, being ALIVE!
Risk is where the rewards are.
Next time you feel yourself in a routine that you're bored with, try something new! I did! I risked being embarrassed by doing something I always wanted to do, but knew I wasn'' good at. Guess what is was.
I played pool! No, I wasn't that good at it. As a matter of fact, I really sucked! Pool is not my area of expertise, but I sure did have fun! Who cares I couldn't play that well! There were too many others who were doing just as rotten as I was to even care!
So, what does that tell you?
Go ahead and have some fun and risk being seen as foolish!
At least you had some fun, right?
This is what higher learning is all about.
When you can get to a point in your life where you risk something, you are usually rewarded for it in some kind of way. Whether it helps your self esteem, gives you a new sense of accomplishment or just got out of doing the normal routine of things.
It's really no fun being normal, living in a routine or rut, when you really don't have to. Life is to short. So pick up a pool stick (or anything else) and risk being rewarded!
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When was the last time you sat down and had a good conversation with yourself? Sounds crazy? Well, it can be no more crazy than this wacky world we currently live in. So why not have a conversation with yourself? After all, you're the one with all the answers.
Say you don't know? Of course you do.
You just don't trust yourself.
It's not your fault. You've been trained this way.
We've all been trained to trust other people's opinions over our own. From the time we were children until now.
It's the way of the world. Now that you're old enough to know better, it's time to do better. You can begin the process by listening to yourself. Listening how? You've got to learn how to TUNE IN to yourself, just as if you were watching TV or listening to the radio. Catch!
You can tune in better when no one else is around. Why?
Because you've got their energy, as well as your own energy realm to handle. It's just easier when you're dealing with yourself, alone!
Do yourself a favor and SCHEDULE some ME time!
Go to the library, closet, bathroom or anywhere else you can to get some QUIET TIME and read a few verses of my favorite GET TO KNOW SELF books.
Louise Hay - You Can Heal Your Life or Celebrate Yourself!
Forgot the Author, but the book is entitled: What Would You Do If You Had No Fear?
Eckhart Tolle - The Power of NOW!
Marianne Williamson - anything you read of hers is good, and last but not least. A Course in Miracles.
If you don't feel a shift in your consciousness after reading these books, email me and let's see what's really going on in your life!
Enjoy!
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Gas - A Little Help, from Ray Robin, Azar
TIPS ON PUMPING GASI don't know what you people are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon.. Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose , CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades. We have 34- storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.
1. Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening.... your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
2. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3 )stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some other liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
3. One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount.
4. Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.
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This week's inspiration came from another email from a subscriber.
Enjoy!
I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible
like we treat our cell phone?
What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we flipped through it several time a day?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to Kids as gifts?
What if we used it when we traveled?
What if we used it in case of emergency?
This is something to make you go....hmm...where is my Bible?
Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don't
have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because God already paid the bill.
Makes you stop and think 'where are my priorities'?
And no dropped calls!
P.S. DO WHAT YOU THINK GOD WOULD WANT YOU TO DO WITH THIS
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from the archives
Life is so full we sometimes forget that we have unused talents.
I recently facillitated a job fair with the West Side Ministers Coalition for ex-offenders. As I listened to some of the stories of how people are trapped in their life story, it reminded me of the fact that one of the most productive ways to move past that part of life is to tell that story.
To go beyond just telling that story, is to benefit from the story. Many of the participants wanted to tell their story, so the idea came to put that story on paper, publish it and earn income from it. This is a great way to earn extra income and help others in the process.
Remember, it is a process. Anything worth having usually takes a little time for it to materialize. As a self published author of several books and a dozen training manuals, I bear witness of what's possible.
Self Publish and keep 100% Profit is the name of the upcoming workshop to be taped at
Chicago Access Televsion
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Friday May 2nd
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The only way to control your destiny, is to move on it. This could be a great financial blessing for those wishing to do the work to make it happen. Please feel free to share this info with those who are poets, spoken word artists, novelists, etc. You'll be blessed abundantly.
We've all got a story. If we're gonna continue to tell it, then we may as well benefit from it. Don't you think?
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It's great to have people in your life that really make a difference.
One of those great friends I know who make a difference is the Marketing Director of Higher Learning Network, a multi-talented Francine Barron, of Barron Enterprises. She's been with me since the beginning of my career. I've watched her evolve over the years in a vareity of positions.
As a marketer, she's simply the best. As a broadcaster, she's unbelievable. She very knowledgable and doesn't mind sharing. My only advice to you when speaking to Francine is to know shorthand or have a tape recorder handy because her genius ideas will escape you if you don't record them. Yes, she's just that good!
She's so good she's been asked to teach a course in radio at City Colleges of Chicago. For all those who want to be on Chicago, (or any city) radio, here's your chance:
How would you like to be a celebrated radio personality like Doug Banks, Tom Joyner or
Michael Baisden? Don't miss your chance to experience an exciting new broadcasting Class "PRODUCE YOUR OWN RADIO SHOW" at the new Kennedy-King College! Broadcast instructor Francine Barron, producer for POWER 92 and SOUL 106-3 Radio
And other industry professionals will show you how to create a successful radio show,
Write your own commercials, demonstrate how to operate state of the art equipment and Give you "THE 411" on how to make BIG MONEY in broadcasting!! For registration information, call the Continuing Education Department at 773-602-5042, stop by Kennedy-King College at 6301 South Halsted in Chicago or e-mail theultimatetv@yahoo.com. Don’t miss this wonderful, fulfilling opportunity in radio broadcasting!
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Have you fed your ego lately?
What do I mean my that?
Have you looked at yourself and seen something other than what you see in the mirror?
How can that be? Easy. (Not really, it does take some inner reflection)
Look beyond the mirror, and see the essence of who and what you really are. That's no easy task. Some of us see something we don't like or want to see, that's what's so awesome about seeing yourself beyond the ego. Some of us are still stuck in our childhood, not being able to get beyond the voices in our heads.
Most of what we see when we look in ghe mirror, is an image we've sold ourselves on. (Or something the media has sold us) The outer wear (clothing, jewelry, makeup, etc.) is simply a cover for the real you. Of course we can't go outside naked (not in Chicago anyway :)but everytime we reveal a part of ourselves never exposed is just like being naked. It' s what we refer to as being vulnerable.
Being in a vulnerable position may seem like being in a place you don't want to be, but it's in that space that you can begin to discover things about yourself that you never knew. I never knew I could sing! (Not really, just in the shower) I mean I can sing the national anthem, but don't put me against Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle or Anita Baker. I can sing within my limits (in the shower) but not on a grand scale.
Everytime I open myself to ridicule by opening my mouth and trying to sing, I put myself on the line because my ego says I can sing, even though I know darn well I can't. One thing I can do, and that is to voice a song. Speak it, not with melody, but with rythm. What does that have to do with anything? Nothing. Just thougth it sounded good! The power of the ego! Get my point. Being vulnerable is not so bad after all. So says the ego. Oh well.
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I even subscribed to his weekly newsletter. which is so power packed that this week I must share it with you because I am currently experiencing something in my life that I realize is a process. How appropriate, Dr. Z!
As Dr. Zelem has learned:
- The definition of insanity is doing the same thing everyday expecting different results
- If you continue to do what you have always done, you will continue to get what you have always gotten
- If you want to make some changes in your life, you have to make some changes in your life
Make some changes in your life and realize your process.
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from the archives
Black History Month
HIStory means nothing if you don't know the truth of who you really are.
Get over all the names,
Colored, Black, Negro, African American or whatever you prefer to be called, stop you.
Don't let the fact that you're Christian, Muslim, a Jehovah's Witness, Pentecostal, Catholic, Budhist or just plain believe, stop you from learning the truth!
Read the truth in a book that will blow the lead off all your beliefs!
Visit www.yahwehbenyahweh.com
click on BOOKSTORE
go to SEARCH
TYPE IN THIS BOOK
YOU ARE NOT A NIGGER!
Get past the politics, your religion and all the other stuff they've got us programmed with and get to the facts! You'll be glad you did!
Then you determine your destiny!
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Chicago Primary Party
Chicago, IL -- Senator Obama will host a primary night event in Chicago on February 5th.
Primary Night Event with Barack Obama:
WHO: Barack and Michelle Obama
WHAT: Primary Night Event
WHEN: Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Doors open to the public: 6:00 pm
WHERE: Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL
Details: Tickets are free and available on a first-come, first serve basis. Please visit: http://my.barackobama.com/primaryparty to request a ticket.
It's election time! Make your vote count!
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Chinese Proverb about money
you can buy a house but not a home
with money
you can buy a clock
but not time
with money
you can buy a bed
but not sleep
with money
you can buy a book
but not knowledge
with money
you can see a doctor
but not good health
with money
you can buy a position
but not respect
with money
you can buy blood
but not life
with money
you can buy sex
but not love
with money you can buy a book
but not knowledge
This was sent to me by a viewer, now here's my 2 cents from ancient scripture: "In all thy getting, get wisdom, knowlege and understanding." It will take you places money can't begin to penetrate.
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Life always brings new challenges, one of those challenges is death. During the Xmas season my high school friend's (Michale Coleman aka Crick) wife (Joyce Coleman) passed, and then New Year's Day my sister-in-law (Annie Penn Robinson) made her transition. Two transistions in one week.
I'm just very glad that I listened to my inner intution and called Annie at 2 o'clock in the morning, just to say hi. When I called I was informed she was in the hospital, and probably not be able to speak. I knew then she'd decided to leave this planet earth. I'm also very grateful that I talke to her almost daily before she left, as we all knew her time was short.
The challenge now is to live life like there is no tomorrow. It makes me think about all the projects I want to complete before I leave the planet. It makes me think about how much work I've got left to do before it's my time to check out. More importantly, it reminds me to keep in contact with people, the old fashioned way, by telephone.
There's nothing like the sound of the human voice. It's something you can't experience in an email. On the phone you can sometimes hear what's going on inside of the person. You can tell if they're happy, tired, stressed or just need to talk.
I's so glad I followed my first mind (intution) and called Annie Penn, so that I have no regrets. It's a constant challenge to stop what you're doing when you're in the middle of something, just to call someone. Sometimes it's worth it.
All the other times I called Annie Penn when she was able to talk was truly a blessing. I have no regrets. Even in her death, she taught lessons on living. For that I am grateful. I hope you can be as grateful and conquer the challenge of making a call when you need to, even if it's 2am in the morning.
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from the archives
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Higher Learning comes from higher listening, and higher action.
I've been putting this off for years, but it's finally caught up with me.
People have been asking for this and now it's time for me to put or shut up. I prefer to speak up. No longer can I avoid what's been destined.
I really need your assistance to make it happen. I can't do it alone.
I had help. You can get it too. Les Brown helped me figure it out.
I figured out sometime ago that how you are percieved in this life is directly related to how you communicate with others. Whether it's at home, work or social events, you will be judged by your peers. A promotion of any kind could be delayed, simply because you don't speak the LANGUAGE!
I was fortunate enought to have a speech coach, Mary Berger of the SPEAK STANDARD TOO Institute, who gave me insight early on in my speaking career. This advice has really made a difference in the quality of live I've lived as a professional speaker/radio/tv personality and life in general.
Visit her site at http://www.orchardbooksinc.com/workshopsclasses/workshoptestimonials.html
then come and join me for speaking class at Malcom X College in January.
If you plan to get ahead in life, it's crucial you have command of the English language. Not to say that you must aspire to be the next Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Les Brown on Tony Brown for that matter, it does matter how you speak.
Be sure and get a copy of a great book for speakers
Secrets of Superstar Speakers by Lilly Walters.
To take your speaking life to the next level, be sure and join me for Speaking Your Way to Success 101 at
Malcom X College beginning Jan. 23rd, Wednesdays 6-9pm.
Check out the site at the link below:
Learn to speak your way to success!
Motivational Speaker Les Brown spoke his way to the top, and he only had a second grade education! Now what's your excuse?
We can make it happen, but you must take the first step!
Remember, Higher Learning Begins Within:
Trust The Process!
In the words of Zig Ziglar, "See You At The Top!"
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My former co-worker Rick Party WGCI FM 107.5 (Currently in Miami, Fl.) held the 2nd Annaul "I Rock The Mic" Conference was this past weekend in Miami, Florida at the Conrad Miami Hotel. It was an event to go down in the halls of radio history.
Many of Chicago's beloved history makers were on hand to join in the festivities including honoring Chicago's own legendary Herb Kent, The Kool Gent who was honored for his pioneering spirit, celebrating 52 years in the business. (80 years young this month!)
Honorees included green eyed Donnie Simpson, host of back in the day Video Soul, as well as a tribute to The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, Tom Joyner, the origional Fly Jock!
I even had the blessing to meet the legendary Ms. Irene Ware, who was on the air hosting Gospel Shows before I was even born! She's responsible for many of the record labels that exist today! I even met her son, President of major record label.
I even ran into my girl First Lady (Former Radio Personality WGCI) current Mid-Day Personality/Music Director/Asst. Program Director WTCL 106.7 FM, Indianapolis, Indiana who invited me to be keynote speaker at an upcoming women's empowerment seminar!
Crazy as a betsy bug Irene (Mama Cita) Mojica (V103 Weekdays 7-11pm) even showed up and showed out, sharing her words of wisdom in the seminar of legendary Program Director of WGCI/V103's Elroy Smith. (Currently Operations Director for Radio One Philadelphia) Irene taught us a few tricks of the trade and by just by being herself. (Which was one of Elroys top 10 things for jocks at his seminar entitled: Radio Needs Personalities: Not D.J.'s
I met more folk from Chicago (that I really needed to network with) that I never would have met, had I not gone to Miami, including New Program Director of V103, Derrrick Brown. I even met the Program Director of a local TV station! Look forward to seeing more of HLN on major network!
Mega Talented Businessman Tony Gray was on hand to lend his expertise as well as other panelists ranging from Vibe Magazine Editor to Oscar Joyner (Tom Joyner's son) of REACH Media who held his own, breaking it down in the Integrated Marketing Seminar along with others from ABC Networks, Coz from WVON Radio: Talk of the Negro, and others.
Doug Banks hosted the evening gala sharing a heartfelt story of a young man whose father sold his truck, just so that his son could attend this seminar. Guess what? His son landed a job while there. See what faith will do for you.
Speaking of faith, Walt Baby Love, (the man whose shows I played every Saturday and Sunday Morning on Inspirational 1390 (formerly Gospel Radio 1390) was honored, reminding us all of the blessing it is to be recognized in this industry.
I even got to chat with Mitch Falker, the king of Imaging for many radio stations throughout the country, as well as Gino Jones, (formerly of WBMX, now in S. Carolina. It was a radio personality's smorgasbord! Any one who has made a mark in this industry, and those trying to break into the industry was in atteendance.
The charming Santita Jackson (Daughter of Jesse Jackson Sr.) blessed the gala with her operetic version of The Lords Prayer, and simply blew the roof off the ceiling! She's lost well over several hundred pounds and looking simply lovlier by the moment. (Look forward to hearing her amazing story on our TV show in the near future.)
We were blessed with Actress/Activist/Director Cheryl Lee Ralph (Origional Dream Girl, Stepmother on Moesha TV Show, etc.) who presented an outstanding performance for World Aids Day on December 1st!
Even Jonathan Adelstein, Commisioner of the FCC was on hand to share the truth about the direction of urban radio! This is a must see! You don't want to miss this series with behind the scenes details of all the seminars we attended on the Higher Learning Network ZTV Show coming soon! (Chicago, Wisconsin and Minnesota)
Check out the photos at http://higherlearningnetworknfp.blogspot.com or
click on PHOTO GALLERY
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From Academy Award Wining Actor/Director Denzel Washington,
"Do What You NEED To Do, So You Can Do What You WANT To Do."
If that means working overtime (or start that business venture)
to get what you want, then do it.
It that means continuing to be in a relationship you don't enjoy, stay only until you can find your way out.
If that means trusting your Creator, until you can trust yourself, then learn to trust.
'Do What You NEED To Do, So You Can Do What You WANT To Do."
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Sometimes crucial informationis a bit more important than inspiration.
You might want to take some time to view this video. (see link below) It is important to watch it all the way through. Some very important and serious information is given.
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Behhind the scenes is where the real action is!
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Rev. Louis Flowers of the West Side Minister's Coalition facilitated the 2nd Chance Opportunity Fair for Ex-Offenders this past week on Chicago's West Side. Many leaders in the community talk about change, but this Minister walks the talk! He doesn't assign tasks and supervise, he's there in the trenches making sure the job gets done and people get the services they need!
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How does the media affect your life?
If you think it doesn't, think again.
You're programmed from the time you get up in the morning, until what time you go to bed at night! Don't be embarrassed or ashamed about it, because the world is. It's not just you alone.
Wonder why we don't do certain things, a certain time of the year?
Wonder why we don't wear certain colors (White!) after labor day? That's because we allow the FASHION INDUSTRY to dictate what's in our closets. How often do you wear a BLACK TOP with your jeans, as opposed to any other color?
How often do you make it your business to be the FIRST IN LINE, or the FIRST IN YOUR BLOCK, JOB OR GROUP to get the latest in technology? (Crackberries, IPODS, ZUNES, CD's, DVD's, etc.)
Do you trade your car in every few years or so?
Do you take vacations at where the experts say you should go?
If you recognized yourself in any of these situations, then you've been simply branded, or as they say in the movies, YOU'RE IN THE MATRIX! NOT A BAD PLACE TO BE, OPPOSITE DEATH!
This is not to make you ashamed, simply to make you aware.
If you haven't seen how media controls America, then be sure and log on to www.cantv.org and watch the media marathon, Sunday Oct. 14th, 9am - 5pm on Ch. 21. If you missed it, log on to the site to see when it will air again.
And you wondered why radio stations play the same 12 songs over and over and over and over and over and over and over.........
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I know this is supposed to be an inspirational column, but sometimes you just need to vent. Today, I am venting, hopefully you'll get something inspirational from it. Hopefully, you won't make the same mistake.
I recently attended a gala where a local representatives were supposed to award some college students scholarships for school. About halfway through the program it appeared to me that this function was more about the WHO'S WHO in Chicago, and had little to do with awarding funding for school.
How so? After I thought about all the money that was frivously spent for hosts and emcees, bringing in top name entertainment, $500 a plate dinners, and not to mention the $5,000 tables that sponsors bought (Where NO ONE from that organization showed up!)
I was really ticked off! How could we in good conscious support such an event in a community that doesn't provide economic security for the people who this organization is supposed to represent? How can we spend thousand of dollars in a downtown hotel that cares less about us as a people, but will take our dollars. We could have taken those same dollars and invested them in our own community with people who live in our community, and look like us.
I guess the fact that we can afford to rent these fabulous rooms, drive our luxury cars and wear our designer gowns and tuxes, is a sign that we've arrived. But have we really?
The only thing I could see from this event that we arrived at is the fact that we still don't know how to invest in ourselves. Now I wonder which corporate sponsor they can get who can provide a scholarship to do that?
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Learning comes in all shapes, sizes, faces, places and names.
Sometimes Higher Learning comes from Down There.
When was the last time you had a look down there?
What did it look like? Where is down there?
Down There has numersous names, some of which you may or may not be familiar with. If you've seen the Vagina Monologues, you'll have an idea. If you still don't have a clue, then it's time you do. This time, it's from the perspective of the African American Woman.
Sharon McGee, News Anchor on Chicago's ONLY African American Radio Station has listened to her heart and followed through with a simply superb version of the Vagina Monolouges with The PocketBook Monolouges.
Saturday night at Malcolm X College was THE place to be. If you haven't seen it yet, might be too late. The PocketBook Monologues is off to a 10 city tour with Chicago's own Radio & Televsion Divas LaDonna Tittle, (InTheMiddle) Bonnie DeShong and Deborah Crable. There's even a youth version of the monologues included. (Can't tell you what who and what that is, it's a surprise!)
Coming from the South (Mississippi) I thought I'd heard it all, that is until I attended the PocketBook Monolouges. I never knew all the words associated with Down There, such as "Lil Sister, Ms. Murphy, butterfly, candy, punani, velvet pouch, bun (for the hot dog), and a whole lot more. Sharon McGee says, "Whatever you call it, you must protect it!"
That's the true message of the PocketBook Monologues. She tells the story of how women are losing the battle to HIV/AIDS. African American Women are the Number 1 Growing face of this disease! It's an epidemic among us! We must do something! NOW!
The message comes across as soo funny, you almost forget about the tragedy. Without giving away the whole story, I'll simply say this, IF and WHEN it comes back to Chicago, make it your business to call all your womenfriend (Mothers, Aunts, Sisters, Neices, Grannies, Dads, Uncles, Nephews, Sons, etc.) TAKE THE WHOLE FAMILY!
The world needs to see this. It needs to be in the Public School System ALL OVER THE COUNTRY! DON'T MISS IT IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT. You will get a chance to see BEHIND THE SCENES coming soon in November on ZTV! (Sundays Midgnight on Channel 19)
Parnts and Caregivers, take the time and talk to your girl and boy children about sex affects their lives and how it just might be the death of them. You'll be glad you did. If you don't know how, get them a copy of the book, The PocketBook Monologues. Invest in our youth today. The life you save could be your own! This is the essence of Higher Learning. How can you learn, if you're too ashamed to talk about it?
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I don't totally agree that Black folks don't read, just a certain portion, but enough for someone to write something like this.
From my email someone wrote the following:
BLACK PEOPLE, PLEASE, PLEASE
READ & HEED. POIGNANT.
The sad thing about this article is that the essence of it is true. The truth hurts. I just hope this sets more Black people in motion towards making real progress. Chris Rock, a Black comedian, even joked that Blacks don't read. Help prove them wrong! Read and pass on. For those of you who heard it, this is the article Dee Lee was reading this morning on a New York radio station. For those of you who didn't hear it, this is very deep. This is a heavy piece and a Caucasian wrote it. Dee Lee, CFP Harvard Financial Educators "THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the effort of physical slavery Look at the current methods of containment that they use on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED, and SELFISHNESS..
Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great man once said, "The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in a book." We now live in the Information Age. They have gained the opportunity to read any book on any subject through the efforts of their fight for freedom, yet they refuse to read. There are numerous books readily available at Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com, not to mention their own Black Bookstores that provide solid blueprints to reach economic equality (which should have been their fight all along), but few read consistently, if at all. GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal. Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of their 450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%). Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business venture we care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it.
Being primarilya consumer people, they function totally by greed. They continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing. They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a business. Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or FUBU, And they still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house gives them "Status" or that they have achieved their Dream. They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in poverty because their greed holds them back from collectively making better communities. With the help of BET, and the rest of their black media that often broadcasts destructive images into their own homes, we will continue to see huge profits like those of Tommy and Nike. (Tommy Hilfiger has even jeered them, saying he doesn't want their money, and look at how the fools spend more with him than ever before!).
They'll continue to show off to each other while we build solid communities with the profits from our businesses that we market to them. SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of the major ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, Dubois said that there was an innate division in their culture. A "Talented Tenth" he called it. He was correct in his deduction that there are segments of their culturethat has achieved some "form" of success. However, that segment missed the fullness of his work. They didn't read that the "Talented Tenth" was then responsible to aid The Non-Talented Ninety Percent in achieving a better life. Instead, that segment has created another class, a Buppie class that looks down on their people or aids them in a condescending manner.
They will never achieve what we have. Their selfishness does not allow them to be able to work together on any project or endeavor of substance. When they do get together, their selfishness lets their egos get in the way of their goal Their so-called help organizations seem to only want to promote their name without making any real change in their community. They are content to sit in conferences and conventions in our hotels, and talk about what they will do, while they award plaques to the best speakers, not to the best doers. Is there no end to their selfishness? They steadfastly refuse to see that TOGETHER EACH ACHIEVES MORE (TEAM) They do not understand that they are no better than each other because of what they own, as a matter of fact, most of those Buppies are but one or two pay checks away from poverty. All of which is under the control of our pens in our offices and our rooms. Yes, we will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to re ad, continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are "helping" their communities by paying dues to organizations which do little other than hold lavish conventions in our hotels. By the way, don't worry about any of them reading this letter, remember, 'THEY DON'T READ!!!!
Now, in my own words. just to counteract this negaitve thought, those of us who do read know this not to be completely true. Since working in social services, I've discovered that a growing number of adults in the African American community as well as the Eurpoean community do not read, many of whom who've never learned how, for whatever reasons.
As readers our job is to assist those in need. Not make them feel ashamed, but to empower them by helping them learn to read. Local agencies are available to lend your time and talent. It may not mean much to you, but it can make a world of difference to someone who can't read.
You've been blessed with the opportunity to be able to read, now find some time to share it with someone who can't. Don't know where to go, Google it! You can also call your local library. Remember, readers are leaders!
Services are scheduled for noon Saturday in the 10,000-seat House of Hope, 752 E. 114th Street, Chicago,
said Danica Smith, Mac's publicist.
Donations in Mac's honor may be sent to the
Bernie Mac Foundation for Sarcoidosis,
40 E. 9th St., Suite 601,
Chicago IL. 60605
ON ANOTHER SAD NOTE:
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A message from the President Of the United States!
Warm someone's heart today. . . share this link with someone!
day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one
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