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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Pat & Gina Neely
Omarosa Stallworth
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---New York City ministers to support MLK Monument in D.C---
On Tuesday, January 15,2008, MLK's birthday, a host of New York City pastors will gather at One Time Warner Center in Manhattan for a press conference to announce their joint backing of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation- a nationwide funding effort supporting the creation, design, and construction of a $100 million monument on National Mall in Washington, D.C., that will forever immortalize King's contributions to world peace through non--violent, social change. To date, the MLK Memorial Foundation has raised $82 million of the targeted $100 million needed to complete, and preserve the King monument. In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who once said, "With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope," the press conference co-conveners, Reverends Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III, Dr. Floyd Flake, Dr. James Forbes, and Dr. Johnny Ray Youngblood, joined forces as a Host Committee to publicly announce their support of the "Build the Dream" mission with each making a personal pledge of $10,000 toward the $500,000 goal to be accomplished by NYC ministers and churches.
---PBS celebrates Black History Month---
PBS broadcasts programming created by and about African Americans year-round, from public affairs to history to independent film to kids programming. In celebration of Black History Month, February 2008, PBS will broadcast a lineup of new and encore presentations honoring and exploring African-American history. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is joined by Maya Angelou, Morgan Freeman, Tina Turner and other prominent African Americans in AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES 2, a sequel to the series The New York Times called “the most exciting and stirring documentary on any subject to appear on television in a long time.” Other program highlights include PRINCE AMONG SLAVES, a documentary about an African prince who was enslaved in Mississippi for 40 years before finally achieving freedom; and INDEPENDENT LENS “Banished,” the story of three counties that forcefully banished African-American families from their towns 100 years ago. For the full listing of programs, go to UnityFirst.com or pbs.org. Also check your local listings for dates ad times.
---Did you get Ebony’s Great Black Americans 2008 Calendar?---
Back by popular demand, EBONY Magazine's best-selling Great Black Americans Calendar is now on sale and going fast. The 12x12 wall calendars are filled with rarely-seen pictures from EBONY magazine’s historic photo files and hundreds of intriguing Black history facts.“They sell out as fast as we can print them,” said Johnson Publishing Company President and CEO Linda Johnson Rice. “Our readers anticipate and love the Great Black Americans Calendar every year because parents and educators use them as teaching tools. It's a wonderful source of Black history all year long and makes an excellent gift.”The 12”x12” wall calendar also features biographies of 12 accomplished and respected Black Americans. Gracing the cover is R&B legend Luther Vandross. Other profiles include respected Journalist Ed Bradley, tennis great Althea Gibson, singing sensation Gerald Levert and a host of others.The EBONY 2008 Calendar of Great Black Americans is $9.95 and may be ordered online now at ebonyjet.com or by mail (See order forms in Ebony and Jet magazines).
---Food Network presents, “Down Home with the Neelys”---
Pat and Gina Neely own and operate some of the best BBQ restaurants in Tennessee. Beginning this February, the dynamic couple will share the secrets behind their tastiest dishes on their new series, Down Home with the Neelys. Premiering Saturday, February 2 at 11am ET/PT, the half-hour show joins Food Network’s daytime line-up and peeks into the lives (and kitchen) of the South’s most fun-loving cooking couple! By day, Pat and Gina Neely create and serve delicious barbeque fare to customers across several locations. But when they are relaxing at home in Memphis, they love to create tasty dishes that their whole family can enjoy. On Down Home with the Neelys, Pat and Gina share their secrets with Food Network viewers, from their most requested restaurant dishes to their tastiest family-friendly recipes. Whether making barbeque spaghetti, lip-smacking ribs or a decadent Strawberry Shortcut Cake, the Neelys will provide delicious and easy recipes that the entire family will enjoy!As co-owners of Neely’s Bar-B-Que, Patrick and Gina Neely have turned their family restaurant into one of the most successful barbeque restaurants in the South.
---Golf and "Omarosa" of Donald Trump's Celebrity All-Star Apprentice fame---
"Omarosa" Stallworth of Donald Trump's Celebrity All-Star Apprentice Fame will appear at the African American Golfer's Digest "Diversity Pavilion" during the 55th PGA Merchandise Show & Convention on Friday, January 18 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Omarosa is an avid golfer who likes to get out on the golf course every chance that she gets...however, she is best remembered for as a contestant on the first "Apprentice" season in 2004. Now, as a part of Donald Trump's latest reality Show, The Celebrity Apprentice, she is part of fourteen celebrities who are using their fame in an entirely new way.
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