---On UnityFirst.com TV:  Highlights from upcoming new movie "Lions for Lambs"---
Robert Redford, Meryl  Streep and Tom Cruise star in LIONS for LAMBS, a powerful and gripping story that digs behind the news, the politics and a nation divided to explore the human consequences of a complicated war. Directed by Academy Award winner Robert Redford, the story begins after two determined students at a West Coast  university, Arian (Derek Luke) and Ernest (Michael Pena) follow the inspiration of their idealistic professor Dr. Malley (Robert Redford) and attempt to do something important with their lives.

Kirk Franklin

Ruby Dee & Alicia Keys

Gabrielle Union(left) Eriq LaSalle and Regina King

Lionel Richie

Business World Index

---Fortune Magazine Diversity Special Section---
Check out the October 29, 2007 FORTUNE magazine special feature on diversity, “The Diversity Factor.”  The magazine is now on stands. Stories in the section note that to win in the global marketplace, companies must have a diverse corps d’elite.  Also, as mentioned in the section, “Right now, one in three U.S. residents is a minority. Considering how varied the consumer base is, a forward-thinking company cannot prosper and succeed without a diverse workforce.”

---UnityFirst.com Poll: What do you think of the new book, “Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors,” by Bill Cosby and Alvin Poussaint, M.D.?---Let us know  your thoughts about the book by Friday, October 26, 2007. In communities across the country, Bill Cosby has publicly drawn attention in the last three years to the dire crises in Black America:  "50 percent high school drop out rates, too many children born to teenaged parents, children who parents are ill-equipped and disinterested in parenting."  According to the authors, these problems have been fermenting for years.  Cosby and Poussaint share their vision for strengthening America by addressing the crisis of people frozen in feelings of low self-esteem, abandonment, anger, fearfulness, sadness, and feeling of being used, undefended and unprotected. By addressing these issues and providing tools to deal with them, Cosby and Poussaint hope to empower people to make the daunting transition from victims to victors. What do you think about this book…send your comments to: jfondon@unityfirst.com.

---Discover alli Event Empowers African Americans in Atlanta to Start the Journey Towards a Healthier Lifestyle--- GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare recently brought  Discover alli -- a free, interactive four-day event, designed to educate and inspire African American adults to redefine the way they approach eating and thinking about weight loss and physical activity – to Atlanta.  Discover alli taps a nationally renowned team of African American nutrition, healthy living and physical activity experts who teach strategies for gradual weight loss and lifestyle change. Currently in the U.S., approximately 65 percent of African American adults are overweight or obese.   Cultural factors related to dietary choices, physical inactivity and acceptance of excess weight among African Americans appear to play a role in interfering with weight loss efforts. Research indicates that overweight and obesity are associated with an increased risk of serious conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. “We expect the Discover alli experience to educate and challenge African Americans who are overweight to begin a personal journey towards healthier living,” says Steven L. Burton, Vice President, Weight Control, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare. “Discover alli gives the educational tools needed to move past the usual hype about weight loss and embrace, instead, a realistic approach to healthy eating and gradual weight loss.” To underscore its commitment to helping the African American community make informed and healthier eating decisions, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare – maker of alli, the only FDA approved over-the-counter weight loss product – offered local Atlanta-based non-profit  organizations free educational materials, ranging from menu planning and recipe booklets, to culturally relevant fact sheets on overweight and obesity. 

---Kirk Franklin in JET---
Tuesday night is the new Sunday morning, and viewers across the nation have been getting their praise on through gospel sensation Kirk Franklin's hit reality show, "Sunday Best," which airs on BET, proving talented singers are just a church choir away. "The majority of African-American talent originates in the church," Franklin tells JET. "Your Whitneys, your Mariahs, your Mary Js, they all started in church choirs."  This October 29 issue of Jet hits stands Monday, October 22.

---Alicia Keys and Ruby Dee on Sundance Channel---
The second episode of new season of ICONOCLASTS on the Sundance Channel will feature multiple Grammy Award-winning musician/philanthropist Alicia Keys and legendary actress, poet and activist Ruby Dee, which will premiere on Thursday, November 1st (check local listings).  The two influential figures will discuss their shared passions for performance and poetry in the context of the social climates of their times.

---2007 Bermuda Music Festival---
Four fantastic nights were experienced, as performers wowed the crowd at the 2007 Bermuda Music Festival. The nights were filled with great musical talent from the O’Jays, Chrisette Michele, Lionel Richie, Natasha Bedingfield, Smokey Robinson and Earth, Wind & Fire. The crowd was entertained with comedic hosts, Tommy Davidson, Kym Whitley and Steve Harvey, with a special artistic musical set by Dan Dunn. For the entire festival, the atmosphere was vibrant, energetic and electrifying, as people sang, danced, laughed and expressed their enjoyment by chanting, “More, More, More” after the last act.  Celebrity attendees included:  Gabrielle Union, Regina King and others.