Sun05192013

Healthy-eating path easier to find than youth fountain

Chef Timothy Moore-160During my extensive travel around the country, I've met some interesting people. Many of them were inquisitive about their health. But to my surprise, the discussion oftentimes centered on their search for the elusive "fountain of youth."

Conclusion? People will go to great lengths to try to slow down the aging process.

Breaking news: There is no such thing as the magical "fountain of youth."

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Michael Ealy – unconditionally

U-MichaelEaly-1-600Michael Ealy feature films include "Think Like a Man," "Barbershop," "Seven Pounds," "2 Fast 2 Furious," "Never Die Alone," "For Colored Girls," "Miracle at St. Anna," "Takers" and "Underworld: Awakening. In 2007, he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role in Showtime's "Sleeper Cell." Meanwhile, on TV, he's appeared in ABC's "Flashforward" and CBS's "The Good Wife."

Here talks about starring in "Unconditional," an inspirational, faith-based feature. In this bittersweet tale of redemption, he portrays Papa Joe Bradford, a real-life role model who, despite kidney disease, teams with a recently-widowed, childhood friend (Lynn Collins) to make a difference in the lives of needy kids in Nashville.

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‘The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires’

Millionaires-300What's the key to becoming a millionaire for an African-American? That's the basic question posed by Dr. Dennis Kimbro to a thousand of the most affluent blacks in the United States in a study conducted over the last seven years. The results are reflect in 'The Wealth Choice Success Secrets of Black Millionaires.'

Among the icons graciously participating in the survey were entertainment industry tycoon Tyler Perry, Godfather's Pizza CEO-turned-presidential hopeful Herman "9-9-9" Cain, FUBU fashion line creator/Shark Tank co-host Daymond John, BET founder Bob Johnson, Renaissance man Steve Harvey, televangelist Bishop T.D. Jakes, TV-One CEO Cathy Hughes, film director Spike Lee, motivational speaker Les Brown, mutual fund manager John Rogers and entrepreneur Farrah Gray, who became a self-made millionaire by the age of fourteen.

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Dressed to impress

R French-250The look of a sharp-dressed gentleman means he is about business. Couple that polished appearance with knowledge, opportunity and execution and you have success.

Reginald French, Stephon Coleman and Thomas Nolan – local businessmen and fraternity brothers – consistently present that dressed-to-impress look.

French is a technology firm owner, recipient of the 2012 Kappa Man of the Year award, and a philanthropist who has worked diligently with Kappa Alpha Psi and St. Jude on Sunday of Hope. Coleman is an executive with FedEx. Nolan is an artist, firefighter, and most notably a culinary artist.

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Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly previews - 02/15/2013

BeautifulCreatures-400For movies opening Feb. 15, 2013

BIG BUDGET FILMS

"Beautiful Creatures" (PG-13 for violence, sexuality and scary images) Supernatural fantasy, set in a sleepy South Carolina town, revolving around the budding romance between a high school sophomore (Alden Ehrenreich) and a mysterious new classmate (Lena Duchannes) who's identical to the girl of his dreams. Stellar supporting cast includes Oscar-winners Jeremy Irons and Emma Thompson and nominee Viola Davis, along with Emmy Rossum.

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Detroit

NFL Free Agent Titus Young Arrested 3 Times in a Week (video)

The Michigan Chronicle

Former Detroit Lion Titus Young has had a remarkable week ... a remarkably bad week. The NFL free agent was arrested three times last week for charges...

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Business leaders honored by NASP

The Michigan Chronicle

The National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) recently honored five business leaders during its seventh annual ceremony and scholarship ...

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Chicago

Justice Dept. Investigates IRS Targeting Of Tea Party

The Chicago Defender

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service just as another probe concludes that lax managem...

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BlackStartup: The African American Solution To Crowdfunding

The Chicago Defender

In the past five years, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have revolutionized the way entrepreneurs go about raising capital for new busin...

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Pittsburgh

Shale drillers shafting NAACP? Parker upset with lack of support

The New Pittsburgh Courier

 

CONNIE PARKER

 

by Christian Morrow

Courier Staff Writer

Back when steel ruled the local economy and Pittsburgh boast multiple corporate headquarters, th...

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WAMO100 announces new general manager

The New Pittsburgh Courier

GARY GUNTER

 

PITTSBURGH, PA--WAMO100, owned by Martz Communications Group, recently named Gary Gunter general manager of WAMO100.

Prior to this new appo...

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Atlanta

Fulton County to ‘Unleash the Power of Age’

The Atlanta Daily World

Fulton County kicked off Older Americans Month ...

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Book Studies Relevance of Bible Commands

The Atlanta Daily World

In this timeless book, "What's on God's Sin List for Today," author ...

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