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E. LANSING, MI — The stage setup inside the intimate Fairchild Theater at Michigan State University was boring and simple. There were no 400 inch screens playing videos. No pyrotechnic machines blasting fireballs. No 40-piece string orchestra fiddling violins. Just a set of turntables and a microphone. And that’s all Lupe Fiasco, 24, needed.
Author and Director Kristine Thatcher celebrates the life and spirit of Barbara Jordan, the First African American woman from the Deep South elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in this cross-cultural play.
Meet Ashley LaMantia and her 2-year-old son Robert Anthony. In elementary school, she dreamed of being the first woman president. In middle school, it was a kindergarten teacher. By 16, Ashley LaMantia had dropped out of Canton High School, too busy partying to attend class. Today, at 24, she’s unemployed, feeding her 2-year-old son with food stamps and searching for a job that doesn’t call for a high school diploma.
The new leader of Sankofa Shule, Theo Overton, surrounded by students, brings expertise and passion for teaching and reaching
students.
“The strong leadership that Theo brings to the school will help to bring it back to its initial
foundation of academic excellence,” says
Murray Edwards,
Sankofa board president.
You’re not alone: Above: (L) Three generations: Cheirie Watts, O’tia Jenkins and Francine Watts, who is sitting next to Judy Harrison.
Below: Margaret McLouth and her grandson, Charles “Chuck” McLouth. They all participate in a local kinship care support group. TNCP Photos.
On Sunday April 1, World Wrestling Entertainment presents WrestleMania 23; live from Ford Field in Detroit, Mi. At the event WWE Champion John Cena will defend his championship against Shawn Michaels. A three-time champion and former body builder, Cena is experienced, in shape, and ready for what many wrestling analysts say will be his biggest challenge to date. The Champ is still here, but first he has to stand up to our interview questions.
Children who are the kinship program experience emotions that are difficult to express to others; however, the magic of poetry allows them to shape emotions into verses and unlock the multitude of internal doors. Poetry provides the key to others, who need to understanding their daily lives. The poems in this edition are from poets from the Allen Neighborhood Center Kinship Support Group located at 1619 E. Kalamazoo Street.
Spring Author Series
E. Lynn Harris
FREE tickets are available at these CADL locations:
Main Library and South Lansing. You may also request tickets by calling 517-367-6348. There will be a presentation and book signing at the Lansing Center Ballroom.