Victoria Rowell Honored At The Young And The Restless
August 31, 2004
LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 31: (L-R) Actor Eric Braeden, David Sanders, actors Victoria Rowell, Bryton McClure and Kristoff St. John attend the ceremony honoring Rowell for her work with foster children on the Young and the Restless television show on August 31, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Emory student crowned Miss Georgia, first African-American to win pageant
August 31, 2004
Usher, Jay Z, and Outkast Clean up At Music Awards
August 30, 2004
MIAMI: Mtv’s Video Music Awards went off yet again with very few snags. The stars were arrived by both land and sea. The geographic location of Miami’s American Airlines Arena allowed celebrities to pull up to the red carpet in both speed boats and yachts.
Rappers Jay-Z and OutKast walked away with the most MTV Video Music Awards. Jay-Z’s video “99 Problems” won awards for Best Rap Video, Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography. Atlanta hip hop group OutKast and their video “Hey Ya” garnered a moon man in the categories of Best Video, Best Hip Hop Video, Best Special Effects and Best Art Direction. Usher won awards for Best Male and Best Dance Video. Alicia Keys won an award for Best R&B Video and also suprised the crowd in a stellar performance with the legendary Stevie Wonder. Kanye West pulled an equally suprising performance with singer Chaka Khan during a rap medley of his biggest singles.
This was the first time that MTV Networks took its annual awards show out of New York or Los Angeles. Many celebrities cited Miami as a “second home” since many owned property in the area.
The Heinz Influence In Pittsburgh
August 24, 2004
BRADDOCK, PA – AUGUST 24: Robert Grom, president of Heritage Health Foundation, chats with children at the 4 Kids Early Learning Center August 24, 2004 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. The center is funded mostly by The Heinz Endowments. The average family income of children at the center is about $13,000 a year. The H.J. Heinz Co., based in Pittsburgh, once was one of the former industrial center’s major employers. Now, Heinz’s manufacturing has gone global and the impact on Pittsburgh is less. The Heinz family and its namesake foundation are no longer tied to the company, but their influence lives on, through philanthropy and the involvement of John Kerry’s wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, the widow of the late U.S. Senator H. John Heinz III. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
First African American Diplomat in U.S. History honored by the California State Legislature
August 24, 2004
Folsom, CA August 24, 2004 –First African American Diplomat in U.S. History is honored by the California Legislature.
Saturday, October 9, 2004
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Free Community Dedication Ceremony
Courtyard By Marriott
2575 Iron Point Road
Folsom, CA
California Assemblymembers Dave Cox, Mervyn Dymally and Darrell Steinberg authored legislation to establish the William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr. Memorial Highway.
Sacramento Valley Regional leadership will join to help create a festive event to celebrate the dedication the William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr. Memorial Highway.
The Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr. was the first elected Treasurer in the City of San Francisco, he built the first shipping warehouse with ship building yards, organized the first horse race with legal wagering, owned the largest home and built the first City Hotel in San Francisco.
His greatest historical legacy is probably as founder of Public Education in California; he donated the land, financed the school construction and served as President of the first Public School Board in California.
Leidesdorff owned and financed many profitable businesses throughout New York, Louisiana, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and California. In in California, Leidesdorff was an influential leader of California becoming the 31st state, on September September 9, 1850.
He showcased cosmopolitan elegance while serving as United States Vice-Consul to Mexican California, first African-American Diplomat in U.S. History, during our Mexican-American War.
Capt. Leidesdorff navigated the only steamship in California prior to the Gold Rush of 1848 developing overnight cargo transportation from his vast holdings in Sacramento Valley to San Francisco. His famous steamship voyage of, The Sitka, is seen on our California State Seal. His influence helped solidify Sacramento Valley as a political, agricultural and transportation center in the Western United States.
William Alexander Leidesdorff Jr. Memorial Highway is an excellent first step toward providing an accurate living history educational program to showase Black Farmers in California.
Our proposed restoration of Rancho Leidesdorf, a demonstration farm, will help teach a restoration of agriculture as the foundation of Black Culture, a vision of the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association in the Americas, Caribbean, and throughout our African Union.
Today we can embrace our cultural historical authenticity we are reconnected with a powerful sense of continuity that contributes to a positive forward flow of humanity. Without utilizing this ancient wisdom we often become victims of internalized oppression, a xenophile, embracing a plethora of negative affects from institutional racism and ignorance.
Today, we invite you to join our celebration of a small victory in our ongoing battle against cultural global terrorism.
For more media information contact:
Michael Harris
Leidesdorff Project Coordinator
LeidesdorffProject@yahoo.com
(916) 220-5320
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Search for slave ship in Caribbean
August 24, 2004
Ruben Studdard Performs At Grambling State University
August 21, 2004
GRAMBLING, LA – AUGUST 21: American Idol star performer Ruben Studdard has his picture taken with a student before his performance for some 2,000 freshmen students at Grambling State University August 21, 2004 in Grambling, Louisiana. Studdard headlined what was billed as a ?Welcome to School? performance for students at the all African-American university in northeastern Louisiana. (Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images)
Income Gap Between Rich And Poor Widens
August 17, 2004
NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: Pedestrians walk past a discount store and a closed shopfront in the Harlem neighborhood August 17, 2004 of New York City. Over two decades, the income gap has increased between the richest and poorest Americans, according to recently released government data. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Oprah Winfrey Reports For Jury Duty
August 17, 2004
CHICAGO – AUGUST 16: Oprah Winfrey reports for jury duty with an escort of Sheriff’s Deputies through a side entrance at the Cook County Criminal Courts Building August 16, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Bill Zars/Daily Herald/Getty Images)
MJ’s Family Turns Out For Support
August 16, 2004
SANTA MARIA, CA – AUGUST 16: Defendant Michael Jackson with sisters La Toya Jackson (L) and Janet Jackson exit the Santa Maria courthouse for break during the evidentiary hearing in the Michael Jackson child molestation case August 16, 2004 in Santa Maria, California. Jackson who is not legally required to attend the evidentiary hearing, was on hand to hear his defense lawyers question Santa Barbara District attorney Tom Sneddon about what they claim was an illegal raid. Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville has set the jury trial date for January 31, 2005. (Photo by Ed Souza-Pool/Getty Images)
Lesbians accuse Spike Lee film of exploitation
August 15, 2004
Critics brewing over Rock ‘n’ Roll cans
August 15, 2004
Ads attacking Dems aimed at black voters
August 14, 2004
‘She Hate Me’: She gonna hate the movie, too
August 13, 2004
DESTINY’S CHILD LOOKING FOR 25 HOT MALE DANCERS
August 12, 2004
Destiny’s Child is looking for 25 of the hottest male dancers in the country to help promote the multi-platinum vocal trio’s forthcoming new album through performances on
tour, TV appearances/specials, and music videos. The group is scouting for an international variety of dancers — all races, all types — from all sections of the country.
Auditions will be held in New York City (August 8), Atlanta (August 12), Los Angeles, (August 14), Chicago (August 15), and Houston (August 16) and spearheaded by the VMA Award-winning choreographer Frank Gatson. Frank Gatson Jr. and LaVelle Smith Jr. have earned five MTV awards for Best Choreography and are nominated for a 2004 MTV award for Best Choreography for their work on Beyonce’s “Naughty Girl.”
“It is my–and Destiny’s Child’s–belief that great dancers are everywhere,” said Mr. Gatson. “We are looking for gifted dancers for the new Destiny’s Child album. God has given them the gift to dance and given me the gift to see their ability to dance. Dancers have a destiny too. If they are really talented, we will find them.”
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Destiny’s Child Dance Audition Schedule
Atlanta Audition – August 12th, 2004
Pop City Studios – J Pat Management
3996 Pleasantdale Road
Suite #104
Doraville, GA 30340
(Behind Burger King)
5pm – 10pm
Los Angeles Audition – August 14, 2004
Screenland Studios II
10501 Burbank Blvd.
Burbank, CA
3pm – 10pm
Chicago Audition – August 15, 2004
Lou Conte Dance Studio
1147 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, ILL 60607
2pm – 8pm
Houston Audition – August 16, 2004
Barbara King Dance
5700 S. Rice
Houston, Texas 77081
3pm – 10pm
