---Jada Pinkett Smith and ESSENCE---
Multi-talented actress and superstar mom Jada Pinkett Smith is starting a revolution.  She bares it all for the July cover of ESSENCE magazine, and makes a bold statement to empower Black women and girls. Jada shares the motivation behind her shoot, and explains why she approached ESSENCE with the idea.  For her, posing nude is not about Hollywood vanity, but about the desire to teach her young daughter about positive body image.  By celebrating our bodies and our skin tone, Jada preaches the power of femininity and the freedom of self-acceptance. The July issue of ESSENCE magazine hits newsstands on June 11.

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---FIRST IMAGES OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. NATIONAL MEMORIAL CONSTRUCTION SITE NOW AVAILABLE VIA WEB CAMERA---
A new "MLK Construction Cam" is up and running to allow every American and citizen around the world  to tour the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial worksite on the National Mall.  To view the site, visit www.MLKMemorial.org/earthcam. This is an interactive experience where viewers can control the camera, zoom in and out and view a 180 degree panoramic landscape to monitor construction at the Tidal Basin worksite. New images are uploaded from the camera to the website every hour. "Our staff has been working on this new EarthCam along with Verizon for some time, because we felt our supporters around the globe deserved a look at exactly what their financial donations are going towards," said Harry E. Johnson, Sr., President and CEO of the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation. To date, the Foundation has raised $107 of the $120 million needed to build the memorial. The Memorial is expected to be completed in 2011.

---Rapper T.I. Takes Center Stage at the BET AWARDS '10---Every year BET brings you the hottest awards show on cable television and this year will be no different.  Hosted by entertainment superstar Queen Latifah with performances by Nicki Minaj, Drake, Trey Songz and Diddy-Dirty Money the BET AWARDS '10 promises to bring the house down! Newly added to the line-up is the highly anticipated and explosive return of the "King of the South."  Multi-platinum, rap heavyweight T.I. will hit the stage in his first, televised performance since his release.   BET is pulling out all the stops this year bringing you the biggest and best in music, sports, television, and entertainment. Six-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist and philanthropist John Legend will be awarded the 2010 Humanitarian Award for his work to end poverty through education. It's impossible to contain that much star power and entertainment into one night.  In celebration, BET will highlight some of the greatest moments from the past nine BET AWARDS in a one-hour special titled, "Smash!! The Best of the BET Awards," premiering on June 14 (Check local listings). The BET AWARDS '10 will broadcast live from the Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, June 27, 2010 (check local listings).

---BET Networks Acquires 'THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW'---BET Networks has acquired Debmar-Mercury's THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW for a second season in the U.S. this fall and has agreed to air the popular talk show on its international networks in the United Kingdom, Africa and the Middle East in 54 countries starting in July 2010. Barbara Zaneri, BET Networks' Executive Vice President of Program Strategy, Scheduling and Acquisitions; Michael D. Armstrong, SVP/GM, BET International; and Debmar-Mercury Co-Presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein made the announcement. "Wendy has been an important element in the network's success this year and we are thrilled to have her talk show back for a second season," said Zaneri, who brought the series to BET in July 2009. "We also believe Wendy's universal appeal will translate to all corners of the world, making her a key player for BET's international networks as well." The talk show has also been renewed on stations covering more than 80% of the U.S., including 20 of the top-20 and 39 of the top-40 markets. Taped live in New York, The Wendy Williams Show combines the latest buzz and hot topics with a diverse mix of celebrities from film, music, sports and television. 

---Employee Confidence Index---
 The SFN Group Employee Confidence Index dropped by 0.5 points to 52.6 in May. The Index measures workers' confidence in their personal employment situation and optimism in the economic environment. "Our latest report is still very positive despite a slight dip in overall confidence," said Roy Krause, president and CEO of SFN Group, Inc. "Not only are workers more confident in the number of jobs available, but over 40 percent are optimistic that they would be able to find one. Another positive sign that we are seeing is the increasing need for administrative and clerical workers. This shows that hiring has expanded beyond the light industrial sector -- which tends to lead in a recovery -- and investments are being made in front-office talent to support business growth. We are also seeing increased activity in both recruitment process outsourcing and technology, as well as more permanent hiring activity in the accounting and finance middle management ranks. These demands, coupled with the continued job gains seen within the temporary help services sector, are all good signs that point towards a continued recovery and an expanding job market."

---Hispanic Evangelicals Launch National Voter Registration---America's largest Hispanic Christian Organization, The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), The Hispanic National Association of Evangelicals, launched this week a National voter registration campaign focusing on registering Hispanic faith voters via local evangelical churches. "Hispanic Christian voters will stand as the firewall against moral relativism, spiritual apathy and cultural decay. Without a doubt, Hispanic faith voters will reconcile a platform of righteousness and justice in the 2010 mid-term elections," explained Rev. John Murillo, Campaign Director. In partnership with United in Purpose, a non-partisan, not-for-profit national coalition of Americans actively advancing the traditional values of our Founding Fathers, NHCLC will work with over 30,500 Hispanic evangelical congregations, 52 denominations and various state and local chapter networks in order to increase the number of registered Hispanic faith voters.