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Kenneth “Cookie” Frazier, Jr. tragically drowned at a Mid-Michigan state park. It happened at Tawas Point State Park in East Tawas on Friday, July 25, 2008. He drowned in Lake Huron while on a weeklong camp trip with other students from the Lansing area.
Studio: Universal Pictures
Plot: The mummy of an ancient Chinese Emperor cursed by a witch 2,000 years ago is brought back to life.
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: *1/2
TURKISH FESTIVAL SET FOR AUGUST 23, EVE RECEIVES GRANT FOR GIRLS, FUND RAISER FOR PIONEER CIVITAN CLUB, Lansing family represents in this month’s "Ebony Magazine",
The week of July 14, 2008, I had the honor of attending the Civitan sponsored Youth Leadership and Diversity Conference at Hillsdale College in southern Michigan.
As a young boy, Quassan Castro, started receiving messages for the people around him. His visions first came to him in dreams and he didn’t quite understand the depth of the messages. Not sure how people would respond he kept the messages to himself. Even more interesting, he didn’t want to invade in others personal spaces by offering them a message without asking.
Top: Eastern student Karalyn Grimes performed haikus.
Left: Featured poet, Logic, writes while
waiting to read his poetry. Logic is also a host on the late night show “TextMe TV”. He
performs with the Ann Arbor Slam team and hosts a poetry reading at the Green River Cafe at 307 Mac Ave. in East Lansing in the Fall.
‘Your happiness is the air that I breathe, and I’d do anything just to take one last breath’ – from “Crushed” a poem written by Logic
Left: Jolinda Wade, mother of Miami Heat’s Dwayne Wade and Right: Christine Johnson, mother of Magic Johnson to speak about health issue affecting the family on September 6, 2008 at
Bethlehem Temple.
Renowned financial advisor and television personatility slated to begin “Woman and Money” column
Two other syndicated columnists, Cheryl Lavin and Phillip J. Milano join too
Vintage movie posters highlighting various facets of the African-American cultural experience as represented in early film return on postage when the U.S. Postal Service issues the Vintage Black Cinema stamps.
The Dark Knight
Studio: Warner Bros. (2 hrs. 35 mins.)
Plot: The Caped Crusader returns, protecting Gotham City from the mad criminal mastermind, The Joker.
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ****