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LANSING, MI — On Saturday, April 16, 2005, The Greater Lansing Area Club, Inc. of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc. (NANBPWC) will pay honor to several Lansing area residents who have impacted the community in a positive way at its 23rd Annual Founders’ Awards Brunch.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson serves as co-chairman to the NASCAR Executive Steering Committee for Diversity. Johnson, the NBA legend and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises, is active in a number of areas related to diversifying NASCAR’s fan base, participants and work force. Johnson assists NASCAR with creating grassroots programs such as Drive for Diversity that identify and develop minority and female drivers and crew members. In addition, Johnson helps NASCAR develop marketing programs that increase the sport’s visibility in urban communities and raise awareness of career and competitive opportunities in motorsports.
Left to right: Earvin "Magic" Johnson, co-chairman of the Executive Steering Committee for Diversity at NASCAR, Tish Sheets, NASCAR director of diversity and special projects, Greg Calhoun, Access Communications, and NASCAR COO George Pyne pose for a photo at a NASCAR press conference in Concord, N.C. (Photo Credit: Sherryl Creekmore/NASCAR)
Feb. 9, 2004 — Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family recently attacked SpongeBob SquarePants — and our own Declaration of Tolerance. Jennifer Smith-Holladay, director of Tolerance.org, asks, “Should Dobson be tolerated?”
Actor Ossie Davis, has died, he was 87. Funeral services for the late Ossie Davis, were at Abyssinian Baptist Church, 132 W. 138th Street, Manhattan. His funeral was held at noon on Saturday, Feb. 12 at Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, Manhattan. Both his visitation and funeral were open to the public.
MDCR Director Linda V. Parker introducing Governor Jennifer M. Granholm at the Governors’ Interstate Indian Council Conference held August 2004 in Traverse City. Photo courtesy of MDCR.
The object of our affection is education or the access to education. It is the key to the gateway of life. We as Americans have fought, slaughtered, and shivered for the access to education. Sometimes we get confused and view education as a privilege rather than a right. In so many ways we have taken for granted that which is necessary for the future growth of our world, our economy, and our lives.
There are so many Americans who don’t have access to a bank account,” begins Russell Simmons, whose desire to help folks claw their way out of debt and despair has led the Def Jam co-founder to launch UniRush Financial Services – a company that offers a world of banking opportunities, only without the bank.
As I sit down to write this article, I am feeling pressure to get it done. So I am going to change my topic and talk about how I am feeling and try to understand why!
First, I do not like this feeling. It is very unpleasant. My guess is that very few people enjoy being under pressure. The bad thing about this problem (procrastination) is that you can not blame or put it off on someone else, as much as I would love to say that I am so busy, or the children are the problem.
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