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“Michigan: Our Youth, Our Future!” is one of three national town hall events.
Tavis Smiley will keynote Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from 1-6 p.m. at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. Please register FREE on-line at www.oneloveglobal.org - Space is limited so register today!!!
State Representative Alma Wheeler Smith (D-Salem) today announced that her campaign is the only in the Democratic primary that is gaining momentum. Smith’s claim comes after the latest results of a Rasmussen opinion poll were released.
Be informed about the health issues impacting minority men. A must attend Health Fair and Men’s Health Dialogue is set for April 1 at the Ingham County Health Department.
Twenty-five years ago, Darryl Burton was convicted of capital murder and armed criminal action in a St. Louis, Missouri, trial court. His conviction has all the characteristics of a wrongful conviction: “eye witness” informants, ineffective trial counsel, and an array of procedural obstacles which all combined to leave Mr. Burton trapped in a Missouri prison for 24 years. Burton is shown here with Vera Thomas, Reggie’s mother at the 3rd Anniversary of the Justice for Reggie Campaign in December of 2008. Courtesy photo
LANSING, MI – Sikh (pronounced “seek”) Indians in colorful saris, shalwar kameez’ and saffron (a deep orange color) turbans will gather at Louis Adado Park on Grand Ave., in downtown Lansing,MI, to celebrate Vaisakhi.
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.
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.
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
By Mark Miller