News For, By and About People
LANSING, MI — Capital City Community Action Network (CCCAN) and The New Citizens Press joined forces with Everybody Reads Bookstore located at 2019 E. Michigan Avenue (Next to Gone Wired) and just completed a month long book drive for prisoners.
Alanah Durfee gives books to Everybody Reads Proprietor Scott Harris for the prison book drive. Harris’ bookstore is located at 2019 E. Michigan Avenue. TNCP photo
Q: I am working on starting a business and I understand that I need to choose a structure for my business. I’m not sure what would be most appropriate for my situation. Where can I get some more information on this topic?
The Pursuit of Happyness
By Chris Gardner
ISBN: 0-06-074487-1
Publisher: Amistad
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Our Journeys/Our Stories: Portraits of Latino Achievement will be at the Michigan State University Museum located on West Circle Drive, East Lansing from September 16, 2008 to January 4, 2009.
Inventor Armando Rositas of Lansing holds the ”Swimming Buddy”. He believes that it will help lower water accident casualties.
Ice Cube is a Hip Hop icon, no doubt about it. Yet with more than ten albums under his belt – including new release “Raw Footage” – he has gained notoriety for doing more than just rapping. Cube made the transition from Hip Hop star to actor and film celebrity in 1991, first appearing as Darin “Doughboy” Baker in director John Singleton’s urban neighborhood drama “Boyz N The Hood”. Ice Cube has since starred in twenty-three movies, his twenty-third being current release “The Longshots”.
The State of Our Health : Through the Voice of Our People’s vendors will be available to provide information on health issues, life insurance, nutrition in an Exhibit Area located in the gymnasium.
Traveling abroad is an extremely rewarding experience. It could be one of the most meaningful things that you do. As a student travels abroad is one of the most transformative experiences of their lives.
Tariq Brown has been chosen to go to Japan. Courtesy photo
Many young people have started college on campuses across the country. Can you imagine having a wife, 5 children and a full-time job and going to college, as well? Imagine adding being an active soldier in a war.
LANSING, MI — The Open Door Ministry of Downtown Lansing has received two grants from the Capital Region Community Foundation to further its services to needy individuals and families.
Central United Methodist Church located across the street from the Capitol has become a haven for many of Lansing’s homeless. TNCP photo
When Melik was 38 years old he had a stroke. He will be a presenter at The State of Our Health: Through the Voices of Our People on September 6, 2008 at Bethlehem Temple.