AMBER ALERT

Thursday


 African American Heritage Month 2011
Join I Praetorian Publications as we ( I ) celebrate African American Heritage Month. There are numerous events planned to highlight and celebrate the IE's diversity, to honor our rich African American culture and to highlight the work of artists who keep African American traditions alive and vibrant in our schools and communities.


I Praetorian,et al is having an open invitation Creative Writing Competition; $100 cash prize.
CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION
Theme: "The fight for Civil Rights - 1960 to 1968"
Eligibility: Participation requires the creation of an original written work inspired by the contest theme/topic and is open to all youth in grades 6-12 within the greater Inland Empire (Excluding Orange and Los Angeles Counties.)

Deadline: Entries MUST arrive by Friday, February 25, 2011

Guidelines for Entry:
  • Creative writing must be an original work in the form of a poem, story, essay, etc., and not previously published.
  • Entry must be TYPED on MS Word Document or on paper, not exceeding one page.
  • PDF files also accepted.
  • Judging is based on creativity, originality, clarity of the writing, and incorporation of the theme for given age level.
  • Adults over 18 and MVUSD Administrators may not participate.
  • No purchase necessary since we have nothing to sell. Only one entry per participant.
Participant Must Include (On same page or separately):
  • Grade Level
  • Participant's full name
  • Participant's home mailing address
  • Participant's home or mobile phone number & email address
  • School or Organization's name & address
  • Teacher's full name, telephone number & e-mail
  • Title of entry
To learn more about the contest and where to submit your entries, please call Your School District's PR Director or submit entries by email to catdanc@hotmail.com. Win or not entries will NOT be returned.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH EVENTS

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The William Grant Still Arts Center commemorates the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with doll and quilt workshops, HIV/AIDS education and information, and a mobile (anonymous) HIV testing unit outside of the facility.
Saturday, February 5
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
William Grant Still Arts Center
2520 S. West View St., Los Angeles
(323) 847-1540

19th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival
America's largest black film festival showcasing over 150 new films from Africa, the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, South America and Canada. This event also features 100 black fine artists and craftspeople from the world over, poetry, fashion shows, free forums and panels.
Wednesday - Monday, February 16 - 21
Various times
Magic Johnson Theaters at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
3650 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles
(323) 295-1706

African American Heritage Celebration
This celebration includes poetry, storytelling, live gospel, jazz and blues. African artifacts for sale such as kente cloth, mud cloth, soapstone, handmade masks and tribal earrings add an authentic flavor to the event.
Friday, February 18
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Angelus Plaza
255 S. Hill St., Downtown Los Angeles (4th Floor Auditorium)
(213) 623-4352

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