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One Million Fathers Take Their Children to School to Help Reduce Violence in America
700-plus cities are expected to participate in the Million Father March 2012, the largest back-to-school initiative in United States’ history. United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Supports the Million Father March Chicago, IL– Horrific violence in the United States raises its ugly head in some of the most unlikely places, including movie theaters, churches [...]
US Olympian Gabrielle Douglass Brings Home the Gold While Making History
By: Jonathan Ng Gabrielle Douglas made history August 2nd as she became the first African American woman to take home the gold for the women’s individual all around gymnastics event. Winning first place with a total score of 62.232, Douglass clinched victory over her Russian opponents’ runner up Viktoria Komova, who scored 61.973, and third [...]
Local Area Student Attends 2012 HOBY World Leadership Congress
International youth leadership conference features renowned speakers, educational sessions, service-based leadership Chicago, IL – Kayla Charlene Phillips, a resident of Rancho Cucamonga, recently attended the 2012 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) World Leadership Congress (WLC). Kayla joined over 425 international students representing 15 different countries for the week-long seminar. Kayla is the daughter of Calvin [...]
OneNation Media Academy Combines Media Literacy with Cultural Exchange
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA -– Students participating in Journalism & Technology Academy finished the week-long program by engaging in a day of learning and cross-cultural exchange with a group of students visiting from Beijing Jiaotong University. The students are visiting the United States as part of an international learning experience coordinated by Educational Resource Development Trust, [...]
Building Bridges Between Communities of Faith and Mental Health
Dr. Gloria Morrow Over the past few months, Tommy and I have had the privilege of working with Heidi Bonadie, Executive Director of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Pomona Valley (NAMI-PV), Dick Bunce, retired Executive Director of NAMI-PV and now consultant who is actively engaged in the Interfaith Collaborative on Mental Health (ICMH), [...]
Senseless Shooting Shocks Small Town
By Jonathan Ng 2012 Summer Intern Former U.S. Army Soldier, Wade Michael Page, has been suspected as an alleged gunman who murdered six people and critically wounded three others last Sunday at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. As the police arrived on the scene, backup officers found the suspect shot dead by a [...]
The State of America’s Children 2012
By Marian Wright Edelman Washington, DC– Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once said “We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” When we look at the state of our union and the state of America’s children in 2012, [...]
Tips on How Parents Can Prepare Their Child for the School Year
CINCINNATI, PRNewswire-USNewswire — “Taking time to talk with and listen to your child about the upcoming school year is one of the best ways parents can help their child transition to school life,” says Robin Gurwitch, Ph.D., Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Gurwitch advises that parents begin [...]
The Black Pack Comedy Tour: The First Family of Organized Comedy
Faizon Love: An actor of Afro-Cuban descent whose killer smile and infectious laugh can liven up any comedy, Faizon Love got his start in such well-received African-American comedies as Fear of a Black Hat and Friday before getting wide recognition in such high-profile comedies as Money Talks, The Replacements, and Elf. It was during high [...]
The Long Beach Jazz Festival Celebrates 25 Years of Great Music and Memorable Performances
Long Beach, CA – Some of today’s most celebrated Jazz and R&B artists will perform at the 25th Long Beach Jazz Festival, August 10-12, 2012. This year’s incredible performance line-up includes- The Dream Tour featuring David Sanborn and Brian Culbertson, Jonathan Butler, Poncho Sanchez, Rick Braun, Dianne Reeves, Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers, Keith [...]
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