BACK FROM KUWAIT
Two sister-in-laws return home to Lansing to visit their friends and family. They are home for good in October.
Treasures Lie Deep in the Basement of the Library at the Book Burrow
When the door of the Book Burrow opens, its manager greets those waiting with a big smile. Inside the bookstore, the manager and volunteers are busy carrying book carts, sorting out and shelving books. All of them look excited and happy, thinking of all the good these books will do in the community. Located in the basement of the Lansing’s Main Library, the Book Burrow is the hidden treasure of the library where people can fully enjoy browsing through thousands of neatly shelved books and get many different books at great prices.
MSU student gets up close and personal with Transformers
Davyn Cuffie appears in the Transformers movie that opened on July 4.
As I See It 6-12
Acting ‘White’
What should parents of color do when their children express concerns about ‘acting white’? Columnist Dana Williams shares her story.
Excuse me are you listening? 6-12
It has been a hot dry summer so far in Lansing, MI and I am loving it. The children are out of school and I just realized that Amir will be 5 and will be in school all day. I’m looking forward to spending more time on the newspaper. It seems like I just had him yesterday.
Blackflix Movie News Presents: Pride
Studio: Lionsgate Entertainment (1 hr., 44 min.)
Plot: A classic overcoming-the-odds sports story about an out-of-work teacher and former swimmer who starts coaching a young swim team out of a run-down youth center. Based on actual events.
Cast: Terrence Howard (also executive producer), Bernie Mac, Kimberly Elise, Tom Arnold
Rating: PG
Bottom Line: ***
The New Citizens Press writes letter to City Council Candidates requesting answers to pressing questions
I’m the owner of The New Citizens Press newspaper, it’s a multicultural bi-weekly newspaper with a readership of 40,000 and subscriptions in 9 states. We deliver in E. Lansing, Lansing, Holt and Okemos. We also deliver to all Michigan Civil Rights buildings in the state and the City of Jackson. Some of you I know and most of you I don’t.