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DAILY DRUMBEATS [click here for updated daily news/ articles] DverCITY Magazine		|Black Business Network | Book Club & Poetry | Calendar of Events | DrumBeats Daily | Editorial Page | Education | Entertainment | Fashion | Features | Health & Fitness |  Historical Perspectives | In the Spotlight | Politics | Profiles in Black | Relationships | Religion | Toonz | Travel | Shopping | Sports | Top News | Stories | Website Promotion Services | Weekly E-book | Writers' Showcase | Members Only Site (for exclusive features)   HERITAGE COLLECTION PRODUCTS 34294 In brilliant colors and distinctive form, this African-inspired candle holder will hold three tapers with worldly style. Wood painted with a crackle finish. 8" x 2 3/4" x 8 1/2" high. 32338 Safari Chess Set. Plan a wild strategy with this safari-inspired chess set featuring animals from the African veldt. Chess board: 15" x 15" x 1 3/4" thick. 33294  With the appearance of carved ebony, these sculpture-quality bookends will make a dramatic statement on a bookshelf. Male and female figures in alabastrite. Largest is 4 1/2" x 3" x 7 3/4" high. Price per pair. 32037 A loving African couple, splendidly carved in alabastrite.  2" x 2" x 5 1/4' high Their traditional attire is enlivened by the colors and designs of Africa. 2" x 2" x 5 1/4" high. 33296 An African village woman carries a basket on her head in this elegant and unusual sculpture. She offers the look of carved ebony wood, created with careful attention to detail in alabastrite. 2 1/4" x 3" x 17" high. [More] 165 X 1671 pixel ad space Advertise Now! TAMYRA GRAY, FORMER AMERICAN IDOL STAR, DEBUTS ON BILLBOARD MUSIC CHARTS WITH NEW CD (6/8/04). London, UK - "The Dreamer" is the title of Tamyra Gray's new CD, and it's everything you dreamed of. For those who forgot who Tamrya is: She was the fourth runner-up during the first season of "American Idol". This was way before Ruben Studdard and Fantasia were even in the picture. So technically, she's the first African-American star that got a record deal from being an American Idol contestant. Why is her CD coming out so late, you might ask? Well, Tamrya has been parlaying her "Idol" stint into acting gigs starring on shows such as Boston Public and Half & Half. But she's ready to launch her music career now, and it's already climbing the charts. Tamrya is the first artist on "Idol" creator Simon Fuller's new label, 19 Recordings based in London. Gray's pleasing vocals and co-writing skills propel this engaging debut. Segueing from R&B to pop, jazz and rock, the album showcases the many moods of the former Miss Atlanta. The CD is currently available in all local music stores including Amazon.com and CDnow.com Her official web site is: www.tamyra-gray.com AFRICAN AMERICAN DESIGNER TO CONDUCT WEEKEND HAT MAKING WORKSHOPS IN CALIFORNIA - Plans to expand workshops to other cities across the U.S. Fabric covered year round hat * * ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES * * A Gospel Music Celebration Saturday, June 12, 2004 PRAISE IN THE PARK SIX FLAGS THEME PARK Largo, MD Headlining this year will be: Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Choir with special guest Byron Cage (2004 Soul Train Gospel Album of the Year Winner) Tickets: Only $21.00 per person includes admission to the Six Flags Theme Park, Water Park, and Concert (regular admission $36.99) Children under 3 are free!! Meal Deals are available for an additional $7.35 per person (tax included) For Tickets Contact KDP Productions at kdp_productions@verizon.net OR call U.U. 1-866-284-3414 by May 14, 2004. www.urban-union.com * * ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES * * Kimberley Locke's Debut CD "One Love" Mario Winans' Hurt No More - Billboard 200 "Hot Shot Debut" - Enters Charts at No. 2 Usher’s Confessions  No. 1 Fourth Week Straight on Billboard 200 - Makes History Click here for more music reviews Calendar of Events "Tuskegee Love Letters" - May 22 Request Heritage Collection Brochure - FREE View Online FREE while supplies last! Click here to see how! WIDOW OF VETERAN DENIED ASSISTANCE FROM DEPARTMENT OF LABOR/VETS Ebony Rhythms  Book & Poetry Club - enter CONTROVERSIAL BOOK GIVES FUNKY TWIST ON BLACK CULTURE! - Can you spell candid with a capital C, followed by a shuddering A on the brink of ecstasy? Well, that's what "My Head is Bloody, But Unbowed" epitomizes, candor of the rarest nature   Author - Peggy Butler   McDONALD'S® AND OPRAH'S PERSONAL TRAINER BOB GREENE EMBARK ON 36-DAY, CROSS-COUNTRY CHALLENGE L-R Exercise physiologist Bob Greene, former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, Former Bachelorette Trista Rehn Sutter and fitness expert Donna Richardson line up to walk with local McDonald's customers in Los Angeles, CA as part of the national kickoff of the McDonald's Go Active! American Challenge with Bob Greene.   * * * ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES IN DRUMBEATS MAGAZINE * * * * * ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES IN DRUMBEATS MAGAZINE * *                 The Comeback of Bald Eagles – No Longer Endangered Species  (6/10/04). The national bird has made a comeback in the last few decades, after being on the verge of extinction from vast DDT poisoning in the ‘60s and ‘70s that thinned their eggshells and crashed their birth rate, destruction of their habitats with the growth of the country, contamination of waterways and food sources, and shootings by ranchers trying to protect their sheep. They can now be found nesting in places like Llano, Texas, where it was a rarity to see them that far west. Although, DDT pesticide is outlawed in the U.S., it is still used on South American crops, which may have contributed to their return to U.S. skies. In 1997, they were down-listed from the federally endangered species list. Endangered species are those that are in danger of extinction throughout all of its range. Threatened species are likely to become endangered in the near future.  According to Environmental Defense, a New York-based conservation group . . . [click here for complete article, no charge]                   * * * ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES IN DRUMBEATS MAGAZINE * * * Introducing . . . HairPlayers of Houston, an annual magazine featuring the Who's Who in the hair care profession.  Stylists, Salons, Barbers, and Barbers Shops all over Houston will have a unique opportunity to advertise to all consumers (at a reasonable cost) and become better exposed to those that are new to our growing city and also to those that visit for a short time. RSVP YOUR AD SPACE TODAY (281) 970-3317 * * * ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES * * *     TOMMY MOTTOLA DOES IT AGAIN: NOT SO SWEET 16
Fantasia Barrino CD Single "I Believe" - 6/22/04 TOP NEWS STORIES MUSIC LEGEND AND PIONEER, RAY CHARLES, SUCCUMBS AT AGE 73 THE COSBY FIRESTORM JUST WON'T DIE DOWN By Joseph C. Phillips Joseph C. Phillips starred in the hit series The Cosby Show as Martin Kendall - Denise'shusband. Phillips has also starred in General Hospital, Living Single, and The Parkers. NIELSEN REPORTS MORE DIVERSE TELEVISION VIEWING PATTERNS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO AUDIENCES - Significant Shifts to Cable, Spanish Language Broadcast Networks and Leased THE RAPE OF IRAQI WOMEN AND GIRLS BY U.S. SOLDIERS - A. Akbar Muhammad, African Representative of Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam is based in Ghana MCDONALD'S® INTRODUCES FIRST-EVER HAPPY MEAL® FOR ADULTS - Fitness Expert Donna Richardson and McDonald's Celebrate the Go Active! American Challenge with Bob Greene Jackson Case Much Bigger Than Jackson's Guilt or Innocence [MORE] IN THE SPOTLIGHT PERFORMANCES BY JANET JACKSON, OUTKAST & USHER CRANK UP BET AWARDS '04 AS MO'NIQUE HOSTS - Beyonce, Outkast, Usher and Lil Jon Lead Nominations as BET Invades the Kodak Theatre for Star-Studded Live Telecast Featuring Today's Brightest Stars. Humanitarian Honoree Danny Glover and Lifetime Achievement Recipients The Isley Brothers Headline Parade of Honorees WHO'S THE MOST TALENTED OF THEM ALL? - Search For Talented Black Pre-Teens Ruben Studdard/Peabo Bryson - TV One Show Peabo Bryson, host Keith Killgo and Ruben Studdard enjoy a laugh at the close of the taping LARGEST SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS HISTORY ANNOUNCED BY HISTORICALLY BLACK CONFERENCES AND RUSSELL CORPORATION MILLIONS OF BLACK CHILDREN SUFFER FROM LOW TEST SCORES, LOW SELF-ESTEEM AND POOR SELF-IMAGE - What Can We Do? Our Children need our help! BOOK CLUB & POETRY [more] CAN BOOKS WRITTEN BY BLACKS SERVE AS A LIFE-JACKET FOR THE DISMAL PLIGHT OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS? - Top Ten Books For Black Libraries SPIRITUAL GOSPEL SUPERSTARS UNITE DURING BET'S CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL IV HONORING BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH SONGS OF PRAISE - Yolanda Adams, CeCe Winans, Donnie McClurkin, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Fred Hammond, Vickie Winans and More Featured in Gospel Tributes in BET Telecast on February 24 at 9 p.m. ET [More] POLITICS  TV ONE'S "ON POINT WITH ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS" FEATURES RARELY SEEN SIDE OF NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER CONDOLEEZZA RICE -  Interview explores the personal side of the National Security Adviser, including such topics as family, faith, racism and her relationship with the President and other Cabinet officials [More] The Kobe Bryant Case Complete Coverage of the Sexual Assault Charges Against NBA-All Star (coming soon) BLACK BUSINESS NETWORK JOBS AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS SUMMIT AND "LIVING HISTORY MAKERS ENTREPRENEURS AWARDS" - Call for Participation BREEJ TECHNOLOGIES SETS NEW STANDARD FOR SHAVING BUMP TREATMENT Aloysius Anaebonam, B. Pharm; Ph.D., Developer of the BREEJ Anti Bump System, Holder 12 US Pharmaceutical Patents MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF ESSENCE MAGAZINE'S 30 "BEST COMPANIES FOR BLACK WOMEN" [More] WEBSITE PROMOTION SERVICES Website Statistics and Tracking Professional Search Engine Submission Website Monitoring for Downtime FEATURES AMERICAN LEGACY MAGAZINE TO HOST TEACHERS AWARD RECEPTION! [More] HEALTH & FITNESS AIDS INITIATIVE HELPS STEM PANDEMIC IN UGANDA, INFOPOVERTY CONFERENCE AT THE UN HEARS PFIZER INITIATIVE SHOWS HOPE FOR AFRICA NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN TOBACCO EDUCATION NETWORK DENOUNCES CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS TARGETING OF HIP-HOPPERS African American Organ Donors Improve Survival Rates for Black Recipients - Kidney Transplant Gives Second Chance to Husband and Father of Two   African-American Female Celebrities Get Relaxed, Natural and Personal During The Pantene Total You Tour - Nine-City Nationwide Tour for Women of Color to Entertain and Enlighten the Mind, Body and Spirit   What's Keeping You From Being Fit and Fabulous in '04? - 7 Comebacks To Common Excuses STUDENTS' LOUNGE   EDUCATION NEWS ESSAY CONTEST WINNER WINS TRIP TO WEST AFRICA WITH SUMMER CAMP IN AFRICA BET, PARAMOUNT'S KINGS DOMINION TEAM UP FOR AMUSEMENT AND LIVE CONCERT ENTERTAINMENT WITH 7TH ANNUAL BET COLLEGE DAY - Hip-Hop Artists Twista, and David Banner and R&B Group Jagged Edge Headline Concerts During Exclusive Event for College Students BLACK COLLEGE IN NORTH CAROLINA MAKES HISTORY WITH NASA - AGAIN! - Bennett College Kicks Off 2nd Annual NASA Space Science Week PROFILES IN BLACK  CITYFLIGHT MEDIA NETWORK ANNOUNCES THE "10 MOST INFLUENTIAL AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE BAY AREA" FOR 2003 New Home for Jack and Jill of America National Headquarters - Pioneer Cultural and Civic Organization for African American Youth Moves to Washington, DC WRITERS SHOWCASE [More]  Submit stories, articles, letters, essays, poetry, press releases here! SHOPPING  PROCORE ANNOUNCES GOOD FAITH FINANCIAL GROUP JOINT VENTURE TO STOP PREDATORY LENDING TO MINORITIES [More] SPORTS Bill Cosby to Host Jackie Robinson Gala Evening on March 8th, 2004 The Kobe Bryant Case: Complete Coverage of the Sexual Assault Charges Against NBA-All Star [More]  Submit stories, articles, letters, essays, poetry, press releases here! ARTICLE ARCHIVES Subscribe Now!

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