“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: JAMAICAN BEEF PATTIES
By Sharon Fox
This tasty Caribbean dish is sure to please.
Local & State
By Sharon Fox
Movie Review: “The Lego Movie”
Studio: Warner Bros. (1hr. 40 min.)
Plot: An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing the universe together.
Cast: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Shaquille O’Neal
Rating: PG
Bottom Line: ****
News Spotlight Update: Wendy’s attempted robbery Surveillance Photos
On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at approximately 8:40 p.m. Ingham County dispatch sent Lansing Police to a Robbery at the Wendy’s restaurant in the 3600 block of S. Martin L. King. While enroute Officers were updated with information that the suspect left. Upon arrival Officers learned the following information:
Arrests Made in Long Blvd. Shooting
On Saturday, March 8, 2014 at approximately 5:26 p.m. Lansing Police were dispatched to the area of 900 Long Blvd. in regard to several calls of gun shots being fired.
News Spotlight: Habibi Dancers to Host Legendary American Bellydancer, Dahlena, During Annual 2-Day Bellydance Workshop and Performance
LANSING, MI – The Habibi Dancers and special guest artist, Dahlena present “Habibi Raks,” a weekend of bellydance workshops and performance on April 12 and 13, 2014, at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd. East Lansing. The weekend will feature Middle Eastern Oriental, Sai’di, and tribal fusion.
News Spotlight: Miller and Kaynorth Shooting- Update
Upper Left: Demetrius Raymont Roberts, 25 year old Lansing man
Upper Right: Dionel Deangelo White-Beard, 17 year old Lansing man
Lower: Shelton Darnell Coats, 22 year old Lansing man
On Friday March 7th, 2014, at approximately 4:35pm, the Ingham County 9-1-1 Center received several 9-1-1 calls about two vehilces chasing and shooting at each other while travelling e/b on Miller from Wise. Within minutes of receiving the intial 9-1-1 calls, the 9-1-1 center advised responding officers that there was a shooting vicitim at the car wash in the area of Kaynorth and Miller.
Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative Has Promise
There are a lot of kids out there who need help, who are getting a lot of negative reinforcement. And is there more that we can do to give them the sense that their country cares about them and values them and is willing to invest in them?” – President Obama, July 19, 2013
By David Muhammad
Recently, at the White House, President Obama will formally launch his promising new initiative to effectuate meaningful change in the Black community, something I had hoped for since that first euphoric moment when I learned that a Black man had been elected President of the United States.
Interpersonal Edge: Want brilliant employees? Hire an intern
By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
Q. I am in charge of bringing entry-level employees into my company. Our turnover is a thing of wonder. Is there any way to do a better job screening before I make a commitment to hire and end up disappointed? Watching new employees come and go is exhausting!
Opportunity for all: President Obama Launches My Brother’s Keeper Initiative to Build Ladders of Opportunity For Boys and Young Men of Color
President Obama is taking action to launch My Brother’s Keeper – a new initiative to help every boy and young man of color who is willing to do the hard work to get ahead.
Social Security disability benefits
By Vonda VanTil
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist
We celebrate Black History Month, President’s Day and Valentine’s Day during the month of February . Also February 2-8, 2014 was also celebrated as Chicano History Week in the state of Michigan. With all of these celebrations there are also awareness campaigns regarding Social Security benefits.