100 Young Men For 5th Annual Steve Harvey National Mentoring Camp in Dallas

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ATLANTA – Comedian, best-selling author, top radio host and host of Steve Harvey and Family Feud Steve Harvey will host an even bigger program this year for his annual national Steve Harvey Mentoring Program for Young Men in Dallas, with a six-day program through Father’s Day weekend. Running June 11th to June 16th, the Daytime [...]

CHISD honors 2013 Teachers of the year

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CEDAR HILL – The Cedar Hill Independent School District honored its Teachers of the Year during an Educator Awards Banquet on May 9. The Teacher of the Year selection committee awarded Debra Seeley with the Datamax Elementary Teacher of the Year award and named Barbara Boakye as the Wells Fargo Secondary Teacher of the Year. [...]

NDG Gossip: Janet Jackson joins others in Billionaire club

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By: Shenice Sanders, NDG Intern The 47-year-old icon Janet Jackson has now joined the billion-dollar club, according to variety. Jackson has been a part of the entertainment industry for four decades, and has no plans of stopping telling Billboard, “she’s currently working on a new project.” According to variety Jackson reportedly earned $458 million from concert [...]

North Dallas Suburban Foundation hosting fashion show on June 23

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DALLAS – The North Dallas Suburban Foundation for Life Development and Community Involvement, Inc. will host its Annual Fashion Extravaganza on June 23, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Brookhaven Country Club, 3333 Golfing Green Drive in Dallas. “The mission of the Foundation is to support the development of strong ‘neighborhoods’ through collaborative [...]

Protect family farmers by responding to the Census of Agriculture

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By Ralph Paige, Rudy Arredondo, Zachary Ducheneaux and Brian Thomas (American Forum) We represent thousands of African American, Hispanic and Native American farmers in the United States and we recognize the importance of as many of our farmers being counted in the agriculture census. It’s with information from the census that the nation learns about [...]

Essence and MSNBC join forces for coverage 4th of July weekend

NEW YORK – Essence, the number one media brand dedicated to African-American women, and MSNBC, the premier cable destination for in-depth analysis, insightful political commentary and informed perspectives, are teaming up at the 2013 Essence Festival during Fourth of July weekend for unprecedented live coverage of headliners and newsmakers. MSNBC will broadcast live from the [...]

WIN run of engagement passes to see Fast & Furious 6

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Fast & Furious 6 hits theatre on May 24. The action film is written by Chris Morgan and directed by Justin Lin with an all-star cast including Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayna Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris and many more. The movie brings Hobbs, Dom and Brian back together to reassemble their crew in order to take down [...]

Top minority internships for 2013-14

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(BlackNews.com) Internships are a gateway for students that lead to careers. There are thousands of internship opportunities each year across the country, and some of these programs are specifically for minorities and African Americans. Here are just five of such programs: Microsoft Internship Program For Women and Minorities For current college undergraduate minority students pursuing [...]

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