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Bob Johnson named broadcasting ‘Giant’; Hampton hosts Black Storytellers; Arsenio Hall needs interns

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California

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Union Bank has partnered with KCETLink to honor 12 outstanding individuals, including two members of the African American community, at the 16th annual Local Heroes Awards. The Local Heroes program recognizes and pays tribute to leaders who are making a difference and enriching the lives of others by improving their workplace, community, region and the world. The year-long celebration of diversity culminates with an Oct. 22 awards ceremony at Club Nokia near downtown Los Angeles, where honorees will be formally recognized. The African American honorees are Angeles Echols-Brown, founder and executive director of Educating Young Minds (EYM), a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization she started in 1987. EYM, which provides help with homework, mentoring and counseling for students, from kindergartners to high school seniors and their parents, has grown to help more than 3,500 inner-city students. Richard Allen Williams, M.D., FACC, FAHA is a clinical professor of medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine and president and CEO of the Minority Health Institute (MHI). MHI’s mission is to educate physicians, healthcare professionals and the public about ways to improve health services to African Americans and other minorities in Los Angeles.

Connecticut

The Association of Black Psychologists and Community Healing Network Inc. launched Emotional Emancipation Circles this week in connection with the sixth annual celebration of Community Healing Days.  Emotional Emancipation (EE) Circles are a culturally-grounded, research-based process to help Black people overcome the lie of Black inferiority and the emotional legacies of enslavement and racism. EE Circles are designed to create safe spaces in which Black people can work together to heal from internalized racism and historical trauma. Community Healing Days are an annual celebration designed by Community Healing Network to put “time for healing” on the Black community’s agenda and to serve as a catalyst for the creation of year-round healing initiatives. This year’s celebration comes as the October edition of the journal Social Science and Medicine releases the results of an international study finding that children “experience poor mental health, depression, and anxiety” as a result of racism.

Georgia

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A working group of prominent leaders is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand the recommendations for the bacterial meningitis vaccine to include infants as young as six months old at its upcoming meeting. Former Congressmen J.C. Watts Jr., and Ron Dellums along with National Medical Association President Michael A. LeNoir, M.D., are leading a newly formed Health Disparities Working Group. Bacterial meningitis, while rare, is a deadly disease that kills approximately 500 people each year. The first symptoms are often similar to a cold or flu, but in hours the bacteria can attack the body, leaving those who survive with lost limbs, learning disabilities and hearing loss. The African American community is at greater risk for bacterial meningitis because many low-income Black families face key risk factors, including over-crowding, underlying illnesses and tobacco use.

Maryland

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Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of the RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), was recently inducted into the 2013 Giants of Broadcasting Honors, an annual distinction established by the Library of American Broadcasting that recognizes outstanding leadership and innovation in broadcasting and media. In 1991, under Johnson’s leadership, BET became the first African American-owned company publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Today, Johnson owns or holds interests in business operations that include automotive, hotel real estate investment, financial services, sports and entertainment. Johnson was honored for his contributions in broadcasting and digital media during an event held in New York’s Gotham Hall. Established in 2003 by the Library of American Broadcasting on the campus of the University of Maryland, the Giants of Broadcasting has grown to be the primary academic and professional resource in the history and the traditions of the media.

North Carolina

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The Republican National Committee (RNC) has opened an African American engagement office and announced its state staff and grassroots team in North Carolina. The engagement team will build a grassroots infrastructure and engage with voters at community events, as well as strengthen the party’s ties with Black Republicans. As part of the RNC’s effort to build a permanent ground operation, the group will work in partnership with state parties to ensure a year-round presence in the Black community.

Virginia

Hampton University will be the center of the Black storytelling world. On Nov. 6-10, the National Association of Black Storytellers Inc. (NABS) will present the 31st “In the Tradition …” annual National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference” at the Hampton Crowne Plaza-Marina and throughout the Hampton community. A festival highlight is the Brother Blue Circle of Elders Ceremony at the Emancipation Oak on the campus of Hampton University. It was under the shade of the young oak that the first classroom was held for newly freed men and women. It was standing above the roots of the oak that the first Southern reading of the Emancipation Proclamation took place. It is under the massive branches of the oak that the adult grand prize winner of NABS’ first online storytelling contest “In Response to the Trayvon Martin Tragedy and the Culture of Violence in our Community” will continue the tradition. Just as the oak kept growing, Karima Amin of Buffalo, N.Y. will share her story and tell us to “Keep it Moving.” NABS co-founder Linda Goss wrote an official response to the ongoing violence and injustice in our community. This call to action prompted the use of creative force by eliciting relevant stories on video from across the nation.

National

The Arsenio Hall Show, distributed by CBS Television, is looking to hire interns in the production finance department that will also work with the entire team. Hired interns will have the opportunity to get hands-on experience as they learn company policies and help identify and resolve issues. Positions are available in accounts payable, purchasing, residuals, etc., Consequently, students should have an interest in finance/accounting. Other positions at CBS Television are available in business, sales and finance as well as other departments and range from internships to full-time permanent positions. The Arsenio Hall Show, a revived late-night talk show that was very popular back in the 1990s, recently returned to prime time television after 19 years off the air. For more details and/or to apply for the internship, visit: www.findinternships.com/2013/09/internships-and-jobs-on-arsenio-hall.html

Compiled By Juliana Norwood.

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