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Black AIDS Institute CEO Phill Wilson statement about 18th International AIDS Conference

affrodite — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:19:06 +0000

Vienna, Austria - July 20, 2010 - Today's announcement about a breakthrough in microbicide development is reason to celebrate. While it is too early to declare mission accomplished-- we are still years away from actually having an effective microbicide- a few hugs and kisses with a little patting of the back might very well be called for.

Former Def Jam executive JE Jones releases debut gospel album

affrodite — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:39:21 +0000

JE Jones releases debut gospel album "Fire" July 20, 2010 on Ultimate Entertainment Records. Back in the '90s, J.E. Jones was one of Russell Simmons' key Vice Presidents at Def Jam Records where he was A&R Executive on projects featuring R&B superstars ranging from Mary J. Blige and Montell Jordan to rapper Heavy D. Now, J.E. has stepped from the wings to center stage by releasing his debut solo gospel album entitled Fire, a blend of Hip Hop and R&B flavored gospel beats through his very own label, Ultimate Entertainment Records.

National Civil Rights Museum’s 2010 Freedom Award Winners- Dr. Wangari Maathi, Dr. Dorothy Cotton, Eva Longoria Parker

affrodite — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:48:09 +0000

The 2010 Freedom Awards by the National Civil Rights Museum will be presented to Dr. Wangari Maathi of Kenya for environmental and human rights, Dr. Dorothy Cotton for civil rights and social change and Eva Longoria Parker for philanthropy and humanitarianism.

New stamps honors Negro Leagues Baseball

affrodite — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:23:31 +0000

The baseball league that helped spark integration of American professional sports is being honored today on a 44-cent U.S. postage stamp being issued at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. The Negro Leagues Baseball stamps pay tribute to the all-black professional baseball leagues that operated from 1920 to about 1960. A second commemorative stamp features the league's founder, Andrew "Rube" Foster, who is considered the "father" of Negro Leagues Baseball. In 1981, Foster was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the "foremost manager and executive" of Negro Leagues baseball.

Watch “Missionaries of Hate” June 23 on Current TV about anti-gay movement in Uganda

affrodite — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:10:46 +0000

Current TV has a weekly documentary series hosted by Adam Yamaguchi, Mariana Van Zeller, Kaj Larsen, and Christof Putzel entitled "Vanguard" that airs on Wednesdays at 10:00 PM/9:00 PM central. Tonight, they will be rebroadcasting "Missionaries of Hate" with correspondent Mariana van Zeller. She explores the growing anti-gay sentiment in Uganda and its potential fueling by American religious groups working in Uganda. No matter your position on the issue, this is a piece that you do not want to miss.

The Ad Council and Save The Children launch new project See Where The Good Goes

affrodite — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:24:25 +0000

I received some information about another project called "See Where The Good Goes" put forth by the Ad Council and Save the Children. The purpose of "See Where The Good Goes" is to raise awareness about the importance of local health workers in developing countries.

New Magic Johnson Foundation/Black AIDS Institute HIV/AIDS partnership celebrates 10 years of heroes in the struggle

affrodite — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:29:04 +0000

The Magic Johnson Foundation/Black AIDS Institute HIV/AIDS partnership is pleased to announce the 2010 inductees into the Heroes in the Struggle AIDS exhibition...This year’s heroes include: President Bill Clinton...Blair Underwood...Lee Daniels...Soledad O'Brien...Marvelyn Brown...Frank Oldham.

Tracking the evolving narratives: Gulf oil spill vs. Katrina, Obama vs. BP

affrodite — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:43:31 +0000

In an exclusive analysis by The Global Language Monitor’s NarrativeTracker™, there are now several differing story lines emerging from the Gulf Oil Spill. The ‘narrative’ refers to the stream of public opinion captured by blogs and other social media outlets on the Internet, as well as the leading print and electronic databases.

What I’m Reading: “A Question of Freedom” by award winning author R. Dwayne Betts

affrodite — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:55:28 +0000

Dwayne was determined not to become another “statistic” and decided to shape his life into something he could be proud of. Dwayne spent his incarcerated years reading, writing, teaching himself Spanish, working as an educational aide, a librarian, a law clerk, and a GED tutor. He read books and wrote poems constantly. Dwayne confronted profound questions about violence, freedom, crime, race, and the American justice system. Five years after his release from prison, he wrote an eye-opening memoir about his situation, "A Question of Freedom," which received the 2010 NAACP Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author in hardcover.

Entertainer’s Basketball Classic announces 1st annual Norman Ostrin Invitational

affrodite — Mon, 31 May 2010 18:36:25 +0000

The Entertainer’s Basketball Classic (EBC) announces the launch of their first annual Norman Ostrin High School Invitational tournament, a Tri-State basketball competition between invited elite High School-aged traveling teams from across New York City’s five boroughs, Westchester, Connecticut and New Jersey. These elite High School-aged traveling teams will play against each other for the bragging rights that they are the best in their area and the opportunity to represent their Borough/Area in the 2010 Entertainer’s Basketball Classic this summer.