CHRIS ROCK HOSTS UNICEF FUNDRAISER: Djimon Hounsou, Alicia Keys Madonna among guests at benefit

The stars were out in force Wednesday night helping to raise $3.7 million for the UNICEF and two other organizations in its effort to help impoverished and sick children around the world.

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News Briefs 7-2

Black History Month Events at Lansing Community College,  New Era Canning Company Expands Nationwide Recall Risk of botulism from additional canned vegetable products

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Replacement 1099s available online

Tax time can be very stressful especially when you can’t locate the forms that you need.  People who also receive Social Security benefits may also have to pay taxes.

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A Story from the Heart: An Astounding Survival Story of Defying Death

Jonathan Owens II, 13, stands behind his parents at their store, Aunt Ethel’s.  Jonathan made the emergency 9-1-1 call after his mother had a heart attack,and his father, Jonathan Owen, Sr. (bottom right) did CPR.          Mrs. Ethel Owens holds pillow that was signed by the people who helped save her life on that fateful night.   After two years, the Owens’ are finally ready to tell their story.
TNCP Photo.

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Protecting Your Kids from Predators

Kidnapping headlines strike fear into the hearts of all parents, but it’s helpful to remember that the actual incidence of abductions and overtures is statistically very rare.

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner to bring message of unity, respect and admiration to the Lansing Center

     The game of life has many contestants. Some win and some lose. I’d like to think of those who grew up watching actor/director Malcolm-Jamal Warner as winners. He made millions of television viewers laugh with his portrayal of Theo Huxtable, the son of star Bill Cosby’s character on NBC’s hit sitcom “The Cosby Show” (1984 – 1992). Away from the camera Malcolm-Jamal enjoys a good chuckle himself. Born in New Jersey, talk of his home state NBA team tickles his funny bone.

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Don’t Let April 15 Pass You By

April 15 has long been considered a date to avoid. Visions of tax men coming for your money are common in many advertisements on television and in print.

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News Briefs 7-1

 

 

THE CAPITAL AREA HUMANE SOCIETY 2008 FUR BALL, BAKER COLLEGE OF JACKSON TO HOLD FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP

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BILL CLINTON DEFENDS NAPPING DURING MLK EVENT: Former president also addresses ‘race baiting’

 

As Hillary and Bill Clinton continue to catch heat for remarks criticized as reducing her Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama to "the black candidate," the former president was a guest on the ABC Radio-syndicated Doug Banks and DeDe McGuire Show and spoke about the issue of race becoming a factor in the two campaigns.

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News Briefs 6-26

Lansing School Board Swears In New Officers, Greater Lansing African American Health Institute (GLAAHI) helps the uninsured,

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