News For, By and About People
LANSING, MI — Helping people hold on to hope: Death does not sever a person’s connection with their family. Death is regarded as a transition where one proceeds from the present life to another world. Collaboration between the Safe Miles for Jasmine Committee, a conceptual artist, quilt shop owner and quilting group raise the awareness of pedestrian safety concerns of children in Lansing.
Left: Artist, educator and activist, Judith F. Baca is featured in the exhibit Our Journeys/Our Stories: Portraits of Latino Achievement
Smithsonian traveling exhibit: Our Journeys/Our Stories: Portraits of Latino Achievement will be at the Michigan State University Museum located on West Circle Drive, East Lansing from September 16, 2008 to January 4, 2009.
Left: Barack Obama gives a
passionate speech
Bottom: A police car on fire the morning Senator Obama came to Lansing
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Remarks of Senator Barack Obama
New Energy for America
Michigan State University
Monday, August 4th, 2008
Lansing, Michigan
LANSING, MI — Jolinda Wade, mother of Miami Heat’s Dwayne Wade and Christine Johnson, mother of Earvin “Magic” Johnson will speak about health issues affecting the family on September 6, 2008 at Bethlehem Temple located at 1518 S. Washington Avenue. Several Issues will be covered (subject to change):
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Bernie Mac and soul legend Isaac Hayes.
Both men died a day apart. They are both featured in the movie Soul Men that is scheduled to be released in November 2008.
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.
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",
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