Ebonic Pursuit Card game for the IlliterateWritten by Latroy Hawkins
I guess nothing surprises me any more. I live in New York and these teenagers on subway were playing a card game called Ebonic Pursuit. Being an African American who speaks proper grammar this offended me. These kids were white and maybe twenty years old. They were wearing backward baseball caps and Sean John and Fubu clothing. This attire promotes thugs and Hip Hop Stars. They were reading sentences in game that contained profanity and highly inappropriate grammar and you had to translate
| | Baroness Elisa and Synergy to Perform in Copenhagen Denmark Friday June 3rdWritten by Daniel J. Rowe
Baroness Elisa (www.baronesselisa.com) is performing with “Synergy” on luxury Fred Olsen cruise liner Braemer in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday June 3rd. "Elegant, but not stuffy" best describes atmosphere on board Braemar which came into service in 2001. At 19,089 tons and with 376 well-appointed cabins and suites, Braemar upholds Fred Olsen tradition of small-ship intimacy without compromising on personal space. On board, Baroness’ performance is small and intimate before returning to United States for a charitable event in South Florida later this summer. Baroness Elisa defines best in cabaret theater and South Florida audiences are invited support leading Gay and Lesbian organization, Compass,in a spectacular charity fundraiser in Delray Beach on Sunday, August 7th. Compass, Inc. (www.compassglcc.com), is Palm Beach County gay and lesbian community center dedicated to promoting pride, diversity, and public awareness of, for, and by Palm Beach County’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) residents and visitors. Compass provides social services and support for gay youth and gay families. Compass also offers a clean, safe meeting space for a variety of national, state, and local organizations as well as social, service, support and athletic groups that meet diverse interests of county’s LGBT people. Compass is largest LGBT community center in Southeast United States and is seventh largest in nation in budget size, staff size and diversity of funded programs.
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