Rina Risper
Be Like Water By Joseph Cardillo
Be Like Water
By Joseph Cardillo
ISBN: 0-446-69031-7
Available: At bookstores everywhere
Publisher: Warner Books
Blackflix Movie News presents: Coach Carter
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Plot: Inspired by true-life story of controversial high-school basketball coach Ken Carter, who received both high praise and staunch criticism when he made national news in 1999 for benching his entire undefeated basketball team for poor academic performance.
Cast: Samuel L Jackson, Robert Ri’chard, Rick Gonzalez, Ashanti, Adrienne Bailon
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
Plain Talk 4-1
It was a cold December morning. I was standing at the gasoline station down the street from my job, pumping gasoline.
I was very, very cold and half asleep. I heard a voice coming from the other side of the gas pump saying… good morning. I was surprised. Not that someone was saying good morning, but that someone was so happy and cheerful so early in the cold morning.
Excuse Me 4-1
(This Edition Celebrates our start of our Fourth Year. Celebrate with us by sending in letters or e-mails about the edition that you like or hated the most. If you just have something to tell us that you learned, that would be great. Also let us know what you would like to see. We are working on some great articles for 2005. I have started a wall of fame in my office so call and come by and visit .)
B. I. G. Misconception Guerilla Black is not Biggie Smalls reborn
“That gangsta stuff is dead,” Guerilla stated. “[Rappers out on the West] don’t understand that times are changing.”
Power of Red for Women Tips Ten Ways to Take Charge of Your Health
Here are some tips for you to stay heart healthy.
February is American Heart Month: Recognize Heart Attack, Stroke & Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs
OKEMOS, MI — Women throughout America and Michigan will be “going red” in February to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease, women’s No. 1 killer. A recent survey shows that only 13 percent of women consider cardiovascular disease their greatest health risk, but heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of nearly half a million women each year – about a death a minute. That’s more lives than the next six causes of death combined.
Capital Area District Library’s “Have We Realized the Dream?”
LANSING, MI—The African-American community owes a great debt to Susan J. Hill, the director of the Capital Area District Library, which governs 13 local libraries and a bookmobile, and Kathy Johnson, the head librarian at the downtown main library, and their staff for their annual honoring of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday with a relevant, insightful, and delightful presentation with prestigious guest speakers.