Wednesday, January 29, 2014

WANTED: African American Midwives - Non-profit organization seeks recruits.

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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, ICTC, SEEKS TO RECRUIT NEW AFRICAN AMERICAN MIDWIVES

Recent ICTC Doula Graduates
 Since 2002, ICTC has trained nearly 1,000 Full Circle Doulas(TM) with 90% being women of color to help reduce infant mortality by serving pregnant and new families. A doula is a trained community health worker, specializing in maternal, newborn and family health; and the need for doula services is growing.
ICTC is renowned for its culturally diverse curriculum that includes the legacy of the African American midwife, the effects of health inequities on birth outcomes, public health, and traditional comfort measures for labor, birth and the postpartum period, supporting the father and entrepreneurial skills.
Founder Shafia Monroe, comments, "Pregnancy, birth and mothering are special times, and it should be a time of joy. It’s proven that in many instances misinformation surrounds birth and parenting. This can cause women to experience unnecessary fear and stress that could contribute to early labor, poor birth outcomes and postpartum depression."
Interested ones are invited to train as an ICTC Full Circle Doula (FCD) in just 29 hours and graduate as a labor and postpartum doula. They can build a career while helping to improve birth outcomes. In response to the demand for more cultural competent doulas, the ICTC will be hosting 15 trainings across the US in 2014 to fulfill the need.
To register and/or to learn more about the ICTC doula program, visit www.ictcmidwives.org or call (503) 460-9324.
The ICTC is an equal opportunity non-profit organization.

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Sunday, January 26, 2014

"Black Wall Street" comes to Harlem NYC, Joseph P. Kennedy Community Center @ 135th St




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MICHAEL GREEN/SHADES OF TRUTH THEATRE & VOZA RIVERS/NEW HERITAGE THEATRE GROUP present 


BLACK WALL STREET
Written By Celeste Bedford Walker
Directed by Patricia Floyd
Produced by Michael Green
In the heartland of America there once was a Black Community Paradise more than 600 businesses strong.  Among these were 21 churches, 30 restaurants, 41 grocery stores, libraries, schools, law offices, a hospital, a bank, a post office, six privately owned airplanes, a bus system, and two movie theaters all within a 36 block radius.  The year was 1921 in Greenwood, Tulsa Oklahoma aka Black Wall Street.  Our hidden history comes alive onstage!
Featuring C.K. AllenVictor ArnezKim AustinPhillip BurkeCharles CurtisKeith DamesValerie DonaldsonAdiagha FaizahMichael Leonard JamesShashone LambertRicki LyneeRhonda "Akanke" McLean-NurGary McNeilNicholas NewtonWi-Moto NyokaPassionGene Presendieu,Byron C. SaundersDonnell SmithQuatis  TarkingtonRahsan Taylor, & Marlene Villafane
5 PERFORMANCES // Saturday, February 15th at 8:00pm; Sunday, February 16th at 3:00pm; Saturday, February 22nd at 3:00pm & 8:00pm; and Sunday, February 23rd at 3:00pm. Get your tickets today!
TICKETS // General Admission $35. Groups of 5 or more $20. Groups of 30 or more $15. Early Bird Tickets: $25. Available through February 11th.  Book your seats in Advance online at EventBrite.com 
         

JOSEPH P. KENNEDY COMMUNITY CENTER.  34 West 134th Street, New York, NY 10037.  Entrance at Lenox Terrace 135th Street, between Fifth & Lenox Avenues. For Additional Information Call 212.690.0797,646.488.9576914.297.8286; Email us at shadesoftruththeatre@gmail.com; or Visit us online atwww.shadesoftruththeare.com

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 69 Years of Water Fluoridation - Another Harmful Birthday - The top public health blunder of all time.   Today is the 69th birthday of water fluoridation – the top public health blunder of all time, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF)Instead of spreading less tooth decay across the land, fluoridation spread dental fluorosis (fluoride-discolored teeth) into every nook and cranny of America.  Even though the CDC reports up to 60% of adolescents are afflicted with dental fluorosis, 51% of them have cavities. Opposite to predictions, since fluoridation began in 1945: Toot
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

New York: Africa Synergy Annual African Cultural Evening, celebrating the Beauty and Diversity of the African culture


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The African Cultural Evening (ACE) is a prestigious event to celebrate the Beauty and Diversity of the African culture in one of the most diverse cities in the world -New York.

US-Africa Synergy will host the Second Annual African Cultural Evening on Saturday March 1, 2014. The African Cultural Evening (ACE) is a prestigious event to celebrate the Beauty and Diversity of the African culture in one of the most diverse cities in the world -New York. The African Cultural Evening will be held at the Kaye Playhouse of Hunter College located on 695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065 from 6:00 to 11:00 PM.

Rich in rhythm, robust in song, diversified in color, the African Cultural Evening will feature unique traditional masks from the Cameroon (Central Africa), various African contemporary dances from the Gambia and Togo (West Africa) and outstanding instrumentalists and musicians from Senegal and Congo. In addition, event participants will experience African inspired paintings, live plays and poetry by emerging young artists.

The event will be hosted by Adiat Disu, Founder of Africa Fashion Week. It will feature a benefit reception with cocktails, auction and raffles from 6 to 7:30 PM followed by performances starting at 8pm and ending at 11PM. They urge all attendees to come dressed with formal or traditional attire. Tickets Start at $35. Due to limited seating, an RSVP is strongly recommended.

Proceeds collected during the African Cultural Evening will support the African Women’s Program for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (AWLEAD Program), which US- African Synergy launched in 2011, to empower young African women through leadership and entrepreneurship.

“We are very pleased to hold our second annual African Cultural Evening this year. With amazing Host Committee Members, Partners, Sponsors and very talented performers, this year’s event promises to be even more exciting and engaging than last year,” states Natacha Gwet, Executive Director of US-Africa Synergy.

US-Africa Synergy works to harness intellectual, social and financial resources in the United States and in Africa to build youth leadership and entrepreneurial skills as well as uphold the involvement of women in decision making throughout Africa.

To purchase your tickets visit https://ace2014.eventbrite.com.

To learn more about the AWLEAD program visit https://usafricasynergy.org/African_Women_LEAD.html
SOURCE: New York, NY, January 18, 2014 --(PR.com)--


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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Potomac River Association for Youth hosts 1st Annual Super Bowl Fundraising Party for youth football, Feb 2, La Plata, MD


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P.R.A.Y. HOSTS ITS 1ST ANNUAL SUPERBOWL FUNDRAISING PARTY TO BENEFIT YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER TEAMThe Potomac River Association for Youth (PRAY) hosts the 2014 1st Annual Super Bowl Fundraising Party on February 2, 2014 to be held at Sartik's, 7670 Hawthorne Road, La Plata, MD 20646, from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. to benefit the Potomac River Blackhawks Football and Cheer Team in the Southern Maryland Regional Area. Tickets to this community event can be purchased online at www.praysports.com.
The new and upcoming organization is preparing early for the 2014 football and cheer season by hosting several upcoming fundraising events to raise monies to purchase new training equipment, new football and cheer uniforms, rental facility costs, travel and administrative expenses that will be incurred to ensure a successful season for the youth in the community. “We want to bring our family and friends together to raise community support, enjoy food, fun, sports and fellowship. In the end, this gives us a chance to enrich the lives of our children and empower them to build self-esteem, self-confidence, and create positive and rewarding memories that will last a lifetime,” says President and Founder, Coach RaShaun Sibley, Sr.
With celebrating the Jr. Pee Wee team becoming the 2013 Division II Southern Maryland Conference Championship Runner Up in the first year of the non-profit organization, their goal is to raise over $50,000 for this upcoming 2014 football and cheer season, to have an even better chance of winning the championship next year, by hosting fundraising events, requesting donations and soliciting for sponsors who want to contribute to the building of the youth in the Charles County Maryland area.

About the Potomac River Association for Youth
The Potomac River Association for Youth, under the leadership of American Youth Football, Inc. within the Southern Maryland Conference, is a non-profit 501(c)3 athletic organization comprised of families looking to change the view of organized sports so that all children may participate regardless of capabilities or financial situation. Our mission is to help the child athlete meet their full potential by developing not only their athletic skills but also their self-confidence, character and to mold them into positive community role models. We provide coaching and mentoring for our athletes throughout their lives so that they can succeed not only as players in the rush of the game, but as determined, successful adults in their future endeavors. For more details, visit www.praysports.com

For more information, to purchase tickets or make a donation, contact:
Kisha M. Morris, Secretary
Phone: (301) 643-5484
Email: secretary@praysports.com
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Beauty Supply Institute's Annual Beauty Supply Ownership Conference; Houston, Texas on March 15-16


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Anne Holder, 20-year veteran hair stylist
Anne Holder, has been doing hair ever since she was a teenager. While she served in the military, she continued to be what’s called a “Kitchen Technician” until she was able to complete her service and pursue her cosmetology career. Since then Holder, a Virginia native, has moved to Atlanta to open another salon of her own and establish her own hair line called “Simply Straight”.
She read the book “Power M.O.V.E.: How to Transition from Employee to Employer” and realized there was more she could learn about entrepreneurship. She did research on the author, tracked him down at an appearance at “Conquer Conference Atlanta” in 2012 and the chance meeting gave her a breakthrough.
Holder was intrigued to learn more about his work to help female entrepreneurs in the black hair care business and decided to work closely with him. Holder said, “Even as a licensed stylist I always assumed Koreans had some type of secret competitive edge. They have such a strong presence at the retail businesses so I believed the myths. I learned that there is nothing they control at the retail level and that they only controlled their manufactured brands.”
Holder decided to learn more about the retail business of beauty products by working for Beauty Supply Institute (www.BeautySupplyInstitute.com), a training and consulting organization that helps turn consumers into owners, while running her hair line and salon at nights and weekends. Since its inception in 2007, Beauty Supply Institute has generated over $10 million in revenues in urban communities across America. African-Americans make-up 96% of the beauty supply retailers but less than 3% of the owners. In a $15 billion business, it would seem like there is some imbalance.
While at Beauty Supply Institute, Holder has seen stores go from idea to opening and has been instrumental in leading aspiring black women (and men) to becoming beauty supply store owners. She said, “There are significant opportunities for black families to change their economic situation if they are willing to work hard and learn about retailing and beauty. I thought I knew all I needed to know in business but I now see that there is always more you can learn.”
Beauty Supply Institute will hold its 5th annual Beauty Supply Ownership Conference in Houston, Texas on March 15-16, 2014. There 9-month beauty supply retail program enters into its 2nd year in Atlanta, Georgia. Classes start February 8, 2014.
For media inquiries contact Roschel Davis at press@handlingbusiness.net. To hear more about Anne’s story call 404-551-4398.
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