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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: East Lansing Chapter Hosts Founders Day Healthy Tea

Rina Risper16 years ago02 mins

The members of East Lansing’s Chi Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. recently hosted 150 African American Women at its Founders’ Day Healthy Sisters Tea at the Hannah Community Center.

Healthy Tea Panel : Bottom row (left to right): Lorraine Weatherspoon, Ph.D., Nutritionist; Lauren Hall-Tate, D.D.S., Dentist; Margaret Aguwa D.O., Family Practitioner; Alane Laws-Barker, M.D.; Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Renee Canady, Ph.D., Public Health Administrator. Top row (left to right): Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Chi Epsilon Omega Chapter; Jevelyn Bonner, Jauron Leefers, Deana Newman, Jan Henderson, Carrie Jackson and Julia Miller.

AboutThatCar.com: Ford Taurus SHO – All Season Performance

Rina Risper16 years ago07 mins

I had just finished a radio interview and continued to throw stuff in a bag to head here and attend the auto show. I looked out the window, saw a few flurries of snow and thought I’d better get out of Detroit then, it was supposed to snow all day.

MoJo’s Table-for-Two Reviews: CLADDAGH IRISH PUB – EASTWOOD TOWNE CENTER

Rina Risper16 years ago05 mins

Michele and John Oliver are two graduate students who love food. Welcome them by emailing your favorite restaurants to www.tncp@comcast.net

CLADDAGH IRISH PUB – EASTWOOD TOWNE CENTER

2900 Towne Center Blvd., Lansing, MI 48912

517-484-2523

Price Range: From $10.99 – $19.99 for entrees

Impeccably clean with excellent customer service

[Mo:] The Claddagh Irish Pub in Eastwood was an unexpected treat for me on a cold winter night.

Retire Smart: Recession Darkens the Retirement Outlook for Women

Rina Risper16 years ago07 mins

By Mark Miller

Tribune Media Services

Janice Johnson left her job as a managing director at a major New York financial services company at age 49 to start her own executive training business. Almost immediately, that plan was sidetracked when her mother became seriously ill with the West Nile virus. Traveling to Mississippi-where her mother lived-to provide care became Johnson’s main occupation for the next two years.

Michigan is on The Right “Trac”: Helping Small Businesses

Rina Risper16 years ago04 mins

Roundtable Discussion on Small Businesses at Lansing Community College: (Scott Guernsey, HR Component; Brent Knight, President of Lansing Community College; Linda Hundt, Sweetie-licious Bakery Cafe; Dave Adams, Michigan Credit Union League CEO; George Wood, Home Energy Audits; Governor Jennifer M. Granholm; Andy Otteman, Parnunu, LLC; Rina Risper, President & Publisher of The New Citizens Press; Nancy Boese, Michigan Small Business Technology Development Center Region 7 regional director and Greg Main, President and Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO. Photo by Adam DeLong

2010 Most Influential & Interesting

Rina Risper16 years ago4 years ago01 mins

During the entire year prior to this edition, we are looking for people who are doing great things in our community. They may or may not be on your radar but to The New Citizens Press they provide value to our community. We also realize that there are others who you think belong in “The Most Influential and Interesting” column. We are willing to consider anyone regardless of race, affiliations, education or socioeconomic background.

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2010 Most Influential & Interesting: Willye Bryan

Rina Risper16 years ago5 years ago011 mins

Willye Bryan, Research Technician with the Department of Entomology, Pesticide Alternatives Laboratory, Michigan State University and President of The Lansing Area African American Genealogy Society (LAAAGS)