Stevie Wonder’s Mother Dies: Lula Mae Hardaway Rose From Poverty In Alabama To Become The Inspiration Behind Her Famous Son

     Stevie Wonder recently visited Lansing, MI when he was honored as one of 12 Michigan notables in the first group inducted into the Michigan Walk of Fame.

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Best Brightest and Most Beautiful 2007

   The New Citizens Press’ 2007 Best Brightest and Most Beautiful were chosen with great care this year.  This is our third edition and each year we ask ourselves can we be surprised anymore about what Lansing and beyond have to offer.  This edition is not about who people think they are to the community but what they are to the community.    This edition also shows that there is a connection between Lansing and other areas of the United States of America.

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Most Interesting and Influential 2007

    LANSING, MI — A year has passed by so quickly, this is our third Most Interesting and Influential edition.  This is one of my favorites along with The Best Brightest and the Most Beautiful, which will be coming up in our June 10, 2007 – June 23, 2007 edition.  Watch out!!!

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Potter Park Zoo

Kindergarten students, from Ms. Judy Hersey- Phillips’ class at Shabazz Academy, hang out with a bronze statue of a baby giraffe at Potter Park Zoo.

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The Darfur Crisis Takes A Toll On The Most Vunerable

“I kept seeing reports about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur that were so cruel it made my body cringe. ”
– Tashmica Torok, Founder of The Whisper Campaign-

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Blood & Sweat, but no Tears

Fight Night, May 12, was an intense and eventful evening.  This was a 7 bout professional fight with the main event featuring Dan “Pokey the Hurricane” Hicks.  A talented DJ made up for the event starting about an hour behind schedule, but once the fights got started, they kept the audiences full attention.  I have much respect for all the fighters who enter into the ring.  Here are highlights on some of the fights:

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