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Dr. Michael Beckwith
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Business World Index
---May is ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER(AAPI) HERITAGE MONTH---
Here is an excerpt from President Obama’s remarks regarding Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: "The vast diversity of languages, religions, and cultural traditions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders continues to strengthen the fabric of American society. During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we remember the challenges and celebrate the achievements that define our history. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have played a vital role in our Nation's economic and technological growth by establishing successful enterprises and pushing the limits of science." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also commented in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: “As the 111th Congress passes the 100-day mark of legislative business, I reflect on the contributions we have been able to give back to the AAPI community. In February, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to turn around our economy and create millions of jobs. Within this legislation, funds were allocated to compensate World War II Filipino War veterans, who were never officially recognized for their service more than 60 years ago. This is the long-awaited formal acknowledgment of brave veterans who fought along side American soldiers to defend American's cause during World War II. I have long advocated for and am thrilled to see it passed into law and signed by President Obama."
---Fear and the Flu---
In the May 11-18 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, May 4), "Fear and the Flu. The New Age of Pandemics," Newsweek examines how one virus spread from a Wisconsin farm in 2005 to the outbreak of 2009.
---Urgency of U.S. HIV Epidemic---
Less than a year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recalculated the size of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and announced that there were 40 percent more new HIV infections each year than previously believed, a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that Americans' sense of urgency about HIV/AIDS as a national health problem has fallen dramatically and their concern about HIV as a personal risk has also declined, even among some groups at higher risk. The survey finds that the share of Americans naming HIV/AIDS as the most urgent health problem facing the nation dropped precipitously from 44 percent in 1995 to 17 percent in 2006 and to six percent now. Also, the CDC estimates that HIV rates are seven times higher among African Americans and three times higher among Latinos compared to whites. While these groups are more likely than Whites to see HIV/AIDS as an urgent problem, fewer say it is a "more urgent" problem for their community now than in 2006 (declining from 23% to 17% of all adults, 49% to 40% of African Americans, and 46% to 35% of Latinos). The share of those ages 18-29 who say they are personally very concerned about becoming infected with HIV declined from 30 percent in 1997 to 17 percent today; personal concern among young African Americans declined from 54 percent to 40 percent over the same time period.
---Behind the music with gospel duo Mary Mary---
BET’s Sunday Best judges Mary Mary know what it takes to balance fame and family life. With their current album, "The Sound", earning them their seventh Dove Award and a promising jean line in the works, the twosome surely have their hands full. JET magazine caught up with the Grammy-winning sisters Erica and Tina Campbell to find outᾠhow they survive juggling motherhood, music and marriage. “If I’m a public success and a private failure at home, then I’ve failed,” said Erica Campbell. “We have to make sure we succeed at home and the only way to do that is love.” Tina, who is a mother of three, is currently awaiting her fourth child. For the full story, check out JET which hits stands nationwide on May 4.
---Spiritual Stimulus Package---
Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith is the founder and spiritual director of the Agape International Spiritual Center, a spiritual community that is rich in cultural diversity with worldwide reach in its vision to create a world that works for everyone. Author of the new book, "Spiritual Liberation", and featured teacher in The Secret, Dr. Beckwith has appeared on the Oprah Show and Larry King and has taught alongside world spiritual leaders such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet and Dr. A.T. Ariyarante of Sri Lanka. Dr. Beckwith shares that "under the crunch of a downward economic cycle you can discover the spiritual tools necessary to create and manifest exactly what you need, moving from victim to victorious. The REAL stimulus package is you!" Dr. Beckwith brings his teachings of healing and transformation to Atlanta, at Agape's 16th annual Revelation Conference, "The Power of Creativity - From Coping, to Cooperation, to Communion," where the message and the music will provide a catalyst for personal and global change. Rickie Byars Beckwith, director of Music and Arts, will lead The Agape International Choir in "a field of prayer built through song."
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