August 5, 2008
IN THIS ISSUE

Calendar Highlights
-List Your Small Business for Free on DBP!
-Food Network Casting Call
-US House of Representatives Apologizes for Slavery
-DNC 2008 Information
-F.Y.I

Calendar Highlights

August 8-10: Bruce Bruce at Comedy Works Larimer Square

August 12: City Career Fair @ Red Lion Stapleton

August 23-29: After 5 Jazz & Blues Festival 2008, Five Points

Visit the DBP calendar for event details and more listings. List Your Event For FREE! comments@denverblackpages.com.

Supportive & Empowering Counseling for Adults
New Pathways Christian Counseling
Sandra Harris, MS, (720) 470-4377
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Relationship enhancement, Personal Growth
Personal Spiritual Fulfillment
14201 E. 4 th Ave, Bldg 4, Suite 130, Aurora
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List Your Small Business for FREE in The DBP Bizness Directory!

Have a small business or know of one that isn't listed in the Denver Black Pages?

For a limited time only, the DenverBlackPages.com is offering free small business listings in the DBP Bizness Directory. Email the business name, address, phone and email address and the category of the business (select from current category list here) to info@denverblackpages.com. All information must be provided for consideration. No new categories will be added.

Food Network Casting Call

Food Network is looking for the most disastrous cooks in the country to participate in a very different culinary competition show!

This is the opportunity of a lifetime—to work with the best chefs in the country and learn to cook like a professional. Seeking outgoing people with a genuine inability to cook, but a need and desire to improve!

Come to their open call : Sunday, August 17, 2008, 10AM-2PM Magnolia Hotel 818 17 th Street Denver, CO 80202

NOMINATE YOURSELF

• Do your kids beg to eat out, after you’ve worked hard to make a family meal?

• Has your husband/wife told you it was probably better if you ordered take out?

• At the big potluck dinner, are you always asked to “just bring the napkins?”

NOMINATE SOMEONE YOU KNOW**

• Is someone you know constantly offering you food that you have to turn down?

• If you know a mom who can’t scramble an egg, a colleague who can’t convince anyone to try their culinary creations, or a friend who tries but can’t seem to get it together in the kitchen, this is your chance to get them the help you BOTH need!

**Nominators: you must attend the interview with the person you nominate

HERE’S HOW TO APPLY:

• Email us at hopelesshomecookdenv@optomenusa.com

• Tell us why you (or the person you are nominating) is the most disastrous cook in the country

Include name, age, hometown, occupation, contact phone number, and a recent photo of the hopeless home cook

US House Apologizes for Slavery

US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES LEGISLATION APOLOGIZING FOR SLAVERY AND JIM CROW "SEPARATE BUT EQUAL" ERAS
RESOLUTION ALSO CITES CONTINUING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF TRANSATLANTIC SLAVERY TRADE ON AFRICAN AMERICANS TODAY
On Tuesday, July 29 2008 the United States House of Representatives passed, by a unanimous vote, H. Res. 194, a resolution apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African Americans. This resolution was significant for several reasons, including the fact that it addressed not only slavery but the "separate but equal" Jim Crow era as well.

This legislation is an important first step in recognizing a very important aspect of American's history and recommitting ourselves to bringing about an end to the disparities and injustices that continue to plague our Nation as a result of the dehumanization of an entire race. In passing this resolution, the House of Representatives has sent a message to all of the American people and others that the most powerful nation in the world is willing to look honestly at some of the most shameful parts of its history, accept responsibility, and apologize for its actions.

The NAACP Washington Bureau has been in negotiations with Senator Tom Harkin (Iowa) to author a companion resolution in the Senate; we are hoping it will be introduced in the near future. The NAACP also strongly supports H.R. 40, legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (MI) to take the next step toward healing our Nation by addressing and seeking remedy for the lingering effects if this deplorable institution.

Democratic National Convention Info

CORRECTION: Witness Senator Obama's Acceptance Speech
The tickets for Senator Obama's Acceptance Speech have not yet been released to the general public. We will post the corrected information when it becomes available.


You won't see this picture broadcasted

DNC Community Forums
Residents across the Denver area can get a good feel for the upcoming DNC by attending one of the community forums hosted by the Denver Mayor's Office and the DNC Host Committee. The forums will serve to facilitate a community conversation about the Convention adn will provide an opportunity for locals, guests and convention goers to find out what to expect during the week of the Convention.

The Community Forumsm will be held at several locations:

Central - July 26: Curious Theatre 1080 Acoma St. 12:00-2:00PM

Southeast - July 28: Temple Sinai 3509 S. Glencoe St. 12:00-2PM

Southwest - July 29: Southwest Improvement Council 1000 S. Lowell Blvd. 5:30-7:30PM

Northwest - July 30: North High School 2969 N. Speer Blvd. 5:30-7:30PM

Northeast - August 6: Montview Presbyterian Church 1980 Dahlia St. 5:30-7:30PM

RSVP to Krista Leben at Kristy.Leben@denvergov.org

To view all open RFPs, visit www.denverconvention2008.com/index.cfm?page=RFPs

For more information visit www.denvergov.org/dnc2008

FYI

Youth Scholarships

1) BELL LABS FELLOWSHIPS FOR UNDER REPRESENTED MINORITIES
http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html

2) Student Inventors Scholarships http://www.invent.org/collegiate
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

3) Student Video Scholarships http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html

4) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships
http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html

5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships http://www.aynrand.org/contests/

7) Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm

8) Gates Millennium Scholarships (major)
http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12

9) Xerox Scholarships for Students
http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp

10) Sports Scholarships and Internships
http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

11) National Assoc. Of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html

12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html

13) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm

14) FinAid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships)
http://www.finaid.org/

15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships
http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

The Democratic National Convention is approaching and brother jeff is looking for entrepreneurs, vendors, artists, cooks, scholars, performers and anyone with a DNC idea to bring it to the historic Five Points! We plan to line the streets and businesses with activities and events from Friday August 22 through the 28th. For example, Brother Jeff's Cultural Center will feature the Obama Store. If you have Obama products get them together and come sell them. We want shirts, hats, bags, art, and more. We will also open the cafe for 24 hours and are looking for great cooks to prepare all sorts of food, pies, cakes, cookies etc.

You won't want to miss the 5 Points Jazz & Blues Festival, the
revolutionary artwork of Emory Douglas on display at the Blair Caldwell African American Research Library, the Ulozi art exhibit and sale, the 5 Points Plaza festival, the 26th and Welton street fair and much more!

Does any of this sound interesting? Reply to this email with your ideas; get involved and let's show the DNC what the Five Points has to offer! Visit www.brotherjeff.com or call 303.297.0823 for more information.

Shadow Theatre Company Holding Auditions for 2008-2009 Season
Actors and actresses ages 18 & Up of all ethnicities are invited to audition. All auditions are by appointment only. Prepare a 2-minute monologue, 16 bars of a song of your choice and bring your resume and headshot. Auditions will be held at STC located at 1468 Dayton Street, Aurora. To schedule an appointment, please call 720-857-8000.