July 23, 2008
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Calendar Highlights

July 11-13: 10am - 8pm Denver Black Arts Festival 2008 Denver’s City Park South

July 18: Hiawatha Davis Health Initiative Education Workshop 3100 Richard Allen Court

July 19: Denver District 11 Unity Family Picnic

July 26-27: Winter Park Jazz Festival

August 2: FREE Unity in the Community 12400 E. Hoffman Blvd, Aurora 80011

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

Reverend Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Slamming Senator Obama

See it here on YOUTUBE!

Michelle Obama in Denver July 16, 2008

Requested Contribution: $1,000 per person. Limited VIP tickets: $10,000 contribute or raise.

SPACE IS LIMITED
RSVP REQUIRED PRIOR
TO THE DATE OF THE EVENT

RSVP REQUIRED at http://my.barackobama.com/DenverJuly16

For more information contact Adia Smith at asmith@barackobama.com or (310) 277-2008

Welcome New DBP Club Members

Democratic National Convention Info

The Democratic National Convention Committee is organizing a discount book that will be printed and then distributed to all delegates. For a fee, you will have a chance to highlight your company for all of our visiting guests in Denver this August!

IMPORTANT: The book is being organized by Jonathan Rodriguez. He can be reached at jonathan.rodriguez@demconvention. Contact him to find out more information and to get an order form for the book.

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

For more information visit www.denvergov.org/dnc2008

Movies in the Parks Fun-Filled Night Under the Stars from Friday, June 6th to Saturday, August 2nd. For a complete list of park addresses or more information, visit www.Denvergov.org/Movies_in_the_Parks08 or call the City Services line at 311.

FYI

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.

Grant for African-American Women in Computer Science
The grant provides scholarships from $4000 to $10,000 per year for> female African American students. We need your help to get the word out about this great opportunity to build back up the enrollment of women in the CIS Department. Pass this information along to high school or community college students, their parents, and to guidance counselors you may know. The full text of the press release can be found at: www.famu.edu

The AAWCS program begins operation on July 1 and will run until June 30, 2012. For more information about the program and applications for the program can be requested by contacting Dr. Black at jblack@cis.famu or (850) 412-7354

CNN Presents: Black in America a six-hour television event, examines the complex issues, successes and struggles of black men, women and families. CNN Showings: July 23rd & 24th @ 9pm Eastern (8pm Central).

Syracuse University Has 10 Full Rides for African American Men and Women Interested in Studying Architecture
Mark Robbins, Dean of Syracuse University's School of Architecture is desperately seeking young men and women of color interested in pursuing a five year professional degree in Architecture. He says he's deeply committed to bringing diversity to his field and has scholarship money set aside to fully cover education costs for 10 students. He says that Hispanic enrollment in the school has increased substantially, but it's been harder to attract Blacks.

Contact: Mark Robbins, Dean, School of Architecture 315-443- 2255 or robbinsm@syr.edu

Nursing Program/Free Tuition
If you know of anyone between 18-28 years old, interested in the Nursing Field, University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is offering FREE Tuition, FREE books, a $250 monthly stipend, and guaranteed job placement as a nurse at Providence Hospital upon graduation (it's a 3 year program) with a starting salary of $40,000.

The program is recruiting new students now!! Please contact Ms. Beshon Smith (202) 266-5481 or email Bsmith@urbanalliance.org