Monthly Archives: August 2009

Poetry by Jasmine Price

Like Liberty Why can’t I be like the wind? Listlessly sliding and gliding through the trees I long to embody the breeze Swirling and sighing silently where ever I please

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A Little Faith, Hope

Faith Hope Community Center struggling with funding John Jackson, the cook at Faith Hope Community Center, remembers a time when two young boys got into a fight a couple of blocks away from the center. One of the staff members somehow persuaded the boys to come to the center.

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Show — Don't Tell

Interviewing Tips from Prof. Steve Davis The following list is a recap of the tips Prof. Davis provided during The Stand’s August Workshop on Interviewing: • Before the interview starts, tell the person about to be interviewed what you hope to get out of the interview and why you want to know this specific information

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Pots & Pans

The Stand’s board member Charles Pierce-El explains how his family’s long-standing Pots & Pans Family Reunion got started.

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Backpack Giveaway

Heat didn’t discourage volunteers or students from attending Mary Nelson’s Eighth annual Youth Day Barbecue and Backpack Giveaway.

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Video from Mary Nelson's Eighth annual Youth Day Barbecue

Video by Arnett Haygood-El The Stand’s community reporter Arnett Haygood-El captures the day’s happenings at Mary Nelson’s Eighth annual Youth Day Barbecue held Saturday, Aug. 15. This annual event provides needed school supplies and backpacks to all students who attend — free of charge. Attendees also receive lunch and can watch entertainment. The event also draws a number of community …

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Summer Camp

Donations help campers get the most out of summer camp Close to 20 paper bumblebees, adorned in sparkles and all colors of the rainbow, hang from the ceiling of the arts and crafts room at the summer camp run by Greater New Testament Missionary Baptist Church. A table in the room is filled with markers, crayons, magazine cutouts and coloring …

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100 Black Men

Community Organization Receives Formal Chapter Affiliation

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