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VILLAGE LIFE MAGAZINE FRIDAY JULY 7, 2012 Page 2

ONLINE EDITION PAGE 2

Aspire: Magic Johnson’s channel for black families launches

As the crowd counted down, Magic Johnson pulled a large silver lever jutting from a box labeled “ASPiRE.” With that, his new cable network went live.

Then stagehands whisked the contraption off the dais at Aspire’s gala premiere party Wednesday night. The switch was just a prop, of course, connected to nothing.

But Magic Johnson’s ties to the African-American community (not to mention sports history and contemporary culture) are direct and strong.

Now, the basketball great and business tycoon is leveraging his clout and good name to launch Aspire.

“We have a big platform for African-American work,” Johnson told the gathered. “Family driven content, positive images of African-Americans — that’s what we want that platform for!”

Big aspirations, indeed, as Aspire makes its debut. Initially it’s available in about 7 million homes and in 16 of the top 25 African-American markets (including New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Wash-ington). It can be seen by some customers served by Time Warner Cable Inc. and by Comcast Corp., the nation’s largest cable operator, which is introducing the minority-oriented Aspire as part of an agree-ment struck with the Federal Communications Commission when Comcast purchased NBC Universal.

Aspire’s reach will grow to 12 million homes by year’s end, to 20 million to 30 million homes by the end of 2013, and to 40 million homes within two years, according to Johnson.

“Focus groups told us African-Americans want more family con-tent on TV,” he says a few hours before the party. “If they would have told me, ‘We don’t need another channel, there’s not an oppor-tunity for you,’ we wouldn’t be sitting here.”

Seated in a raised director’s chair whose exaggerated height seems made-to-order for the towering former L.A. Lakers point guard, John-son is speaking with a reporter in an NBC green room during a busy day of meetings and media appearances.

“I wouldn’t get into this if I didn’t feel there was an opportunity,” he goes on. “That’s what I do. I look for opportunities.”

Johnson doesn’t dismiss the growing roster of other networks tar-geting black viewers.

“BET dominates the young people and does a great job,” he says. “TV One skews a little older. We’re gonna skew older than both of them. Blacks want options; they want variety, like everybody else. There’ll be enough viewers for all of us. So everybody wins.”

He says Aspire is aiming for black families with a slate of enlight-ening and positive programming — the sort of fare that everyone can gather in the living room to watch, “the way I grew up,” Johnson fondly recalls.

Aspire will air movies, documentaries, music and comedy, as well as faith and inspirational programs.

Initially, the schedule consists of acquisitions, including long-ago series like “The Bill Cosby Show,” ”I Spy,” ”Julia” and “The Flip Wilson Show.” The network promises documentaries chronicling real-life events, people and places that shaped black history. Movies in-clude “Shaft,” ”Bird,” ”Sarafina!” and “Lilies of the Field.”

Eventually, Aspire plans to create its own programming. For that, Johnson hopes to tap black artists ranging from young up-and-comers to the likes of Spike Lee and Tyler Perry.

But what about a certain world-class star already on the payroll? Will Earvin “Magic” Johnson step in front of the Aspire cameras?

“I may do a show interviewing celebrities,” he says. “Or a busi-ness show. We haven’t planned it yet, but African-Americans want to know how to build wealth. They want to know how to start a business or grow one. Home ownership. Having good credit. I think I’m going

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First look: Will Smith and Jaden Smith’s Sci-Fi movie ‘After Earth’

Indiewire takes a first look into the latest Will Smith movie called After Earth, in which is his son Jaden joins him in the Sci-Fi adventure. The film is expected to be released next summer. Indiewire has the full synopsis:

Shooting is done for the sci-fi/adventure project 1000 A.E., now just called After Earth, starring father/son pairing Will Smith and Jaden Smith, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and, courtesy of Comic Con, we have what I believe is the film’s first full synopsis which reads:

In After Earth, one thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s es-cape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (played by Will Smith) re-turns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (played by Jaden Smith).

When an asteroid storm damages Cy-pher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hos-tile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. To-day, he gets his chance.

Zoe Kravitz and Sophie Okonedo co-star star as sister/daughter and mother/wife respectively.

Both the sister and mother roles will likely be peripheral to the core story between father and son, in what will be more of a coming-of-age tale (or coming-into-his-own) tale with Jaden as the real star of the film.

Stephen Gaghan (Traffic, Syriana) was brought on to polish up Shaymalan's script before shooting began (a very good idea IMHO), and Columbia Pictures is said to be planning a June 2013 release.





to have to go on and teach them that sort of thing.”

The principal owner of Aspire is Magic Johnson Enterprises, with the 52-year-old Johnson as the network’s chairman and CEO.

But Aspire is teamed with Atlanta-based GMC (formerly the Gos-pel Music Network), which, available in about 50 million homes, fo-cuses on uplifting music and family entertainment. GMC is providing operational infrastructure (what Johnson dubs “the back of the house”) for Aspire, also based in Atlanta.

Johnson declines to say exactly what he’s investing in Aspire as its principal owner, but acknowledges “it takes $100 (million) or $150 million just to turn the lights on and really get it going — and we’re gonna be in that neighborhood.”

Already, Johnson has landed five blue chip “charter brand part-ners”: Coca-Cola Co., Chrysler, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., L’Oreal and Nationwide Insurance. He says his network is on track to be “almost break-even in a year.”

Johnson sees Aspire as the logical next step in his burgeoning me-dia empire, whose holdings include 20 radio stations, Vibe magazine and the “Soul Train” brand.

But an almost dizzying array of other investments includes real estate, restaurants, a prepaid debit card he soon will introduce and, of course, the Los Angeles Dodgers, purchased in May for $2 billion by a

(Continued from page 2) group he fronted.

“I am SO proud of the Dodgers,” he grins when that subject comes up. “I’m like a little kid! To know I own the Dodgers is even blowing ME away!”

In short, Johnson’s career as an NBA legend and Hall of Famer is rivaled by his entrepreneurial efforts, which, along with his philan-thropic and motivational work, largely cater to the black community.

“I’ve been doing business almost as long as I’ve been playing basketball,” he says. “I bought a radio station when I was 19 years old, when I first got drafted by the Lakers.”

For now, despite his many business interests, he’s giving Aspire top priority.

“When you’re starting a business, you have to be more involved day-to-day,” he says. “I’m a control freak. Even though I allow peo-ple to do their jobs, I want to know everything, and I HAVE to know everything: It’s my brand, my name; everything is out there on the line.”

Looking to Aspire’s future, he points out how he always had two big dreams: to play in the NBA and be a businessman.

“I don’t know why God blessed me with this life, but I’m glad he did, and I love it,” Johnson sums up. “And I’m full steam ahead!”

Black Atlantans fed up with real-ity TV reputation

ATLANTA – There are many definitions of a mistress. For the cast of a new wannabe reality TV show, The Real Mistresses of At-lanta, it defines women willing to do just about anything for fame.

If Mistresses makes it to a television network, it will join a grow-ing list of reality shows filmed in and around Atlanta: shows such as VH1’s Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta and WEtv’s Braxton Family Values.

What distinguishes these programs is the fact that they all feature an ensemble of feisty black women. With this come regular bouts of

catfights, bickering, and nasty confrontations between grown women of color.

Amidst all the drama is a growing chorus of disapproval about how these productions portray black women, with online petitions even pushing for mass boycotts of some shows. Those spearheading the campaigns say cast members are mere pawns in the game of real-ity television and that the shows are demeaning and exploitative.

Now, attention has turned to how these reality shows depict At-lanta, a city famously known as the black Mecca. Not only is Atlanta home to affluent, middle-class blacks, but is the number one tourism destination for African-Americans, according to the 2004 Travel In-dustry Association report.




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Westbury, NY – The popular Children’s Musical Theatre Series at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury kicks off this summer on Tuesday, July 10 at 11 a.m. with an original production of “The Wizard of Oz” presented by Plaza Theatrical. Individual Tickets for all shows are $15.50. Tickets are also available in a seven show and a four show package. Tickets for the seven show package are $11.25 each ($78.75 Package Price), and Tickets for the four show package are $14 each ($56 Package Price). Individual tickets are available online at www.livenation.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000, or at the Westbury box office. The specially priced tickets packages are avail-able at the Westbury box office or by calling GROUP SALES at (516) 247-5210. The complete list of this summer’s shows is listed below.

THE WIZARD OF OZ

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TUESDAY, JULY 10

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

P r e s e n t e d b y B r o a d h o l l o w T h e a t r e TUESDAY, JULY 17

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Mangano Announces Free Outdoor

Summer Movie Schedule at

Eisenhower Park’s Lakeside Theatre

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that movie nights have returned to Eisenhower Park this summer. Beginning at dusk, films will be shown every Thursday be-tween July 5th and August 30th on the giant screen at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre. Admission is free.

“Eisenhower Park is the place to be on Thursday nights,” said County Executive Mangano. “Grab a blanket, pack some snacks and come enjoy some family-friendly movies under the stars this sum-mer.”

Eisenhower Park Summer Movie Night Schedule: July 5th: Spy Kids: All the Time in the World – PG (89 min.) –

sunset 8:30 p.m. July 12th: Kung Fu Panda 2 – PG (90 min.) – sunset 8:27 p.m.

July 19th: Puss in Boots – PG (90 min.) – sunset 8:23 p.m. July 26th: Shrek Forever After – PG (93 min.) – sunset 8:18

p.m. August 2nd: Wizard of Oz – G (102 min.) – sunset 8:11 p.m.

August 9th: Happy Feet Two – PG (100 min.) – sunset 8:02 p.m. August 16th: Smurfs – PG (103 min.) – sunset 7:53 p.m.

August 23rd: Dolphins Tale – PG (113 min.) – sunset 7:43 p.m. August 30th: Adventures of Tintin – PG (107 min.) – sunset

7:32 p.m. The Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre is located near parking fields

6 and 6A in Eisenhower Park. Special accommodations are available for disabled patrons, including reserved parking, easily accessible restrooms, and a convenient reserved location on the hill. Assistive hearing devices are also available for the hearing impaired. There is no formal seating at Lakeside Theatre, so movie-goers are urged to bring folding chairs. If weather conditions are doubtful, please call: (516) 572-0355 after 7:00 p.m.

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This announcement of the formation of the Health

Initiative Campaign and an ongoing partnership of

New Life Magazine Inc., 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc., the

Whitney Johnson Foundation, Urologist Doc-tor Erol Mallett & Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. is to present a platform to improve the quality of health for Long Islanders and encourage early prevention, education, and health care initia-tives.

“The health disparity gap can be turn around through education, screening, mentoring, training, access, and leadership. Favorable health outcomes are possible utilizing best practices and the joint collaboration of health professionals as well as community resources. Together we can make this happen!” Gloria Gantt RN, BSN, MS

“It is important for organizations on Long Island to collaborate to raise awareness and combat at health issues that are prevalent on Long Island. This great milestone is for all organizations on Long Island that are con-cerned with health care issues”. Phil Andrews, President, 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc.

“On November 7th, 2011 the 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. appointed me to serve as Health & Wellness Chairman to raise awareness of activities that citizens can pursue which lead to healthier lives and combat health disparities. “Health awareness poses a significant challenge for African Americans and all other ethnic cultures of Long Island. This appointment as Health & Wellness Chairman for the 100 is a significant step which is timely and needed to reverse the trends of lack of adequate information which leads to health disparities The 100 Black Men of Long Island is the 2nd oldest chapter of 100 Black Men of America, Inc., and was estab-lished in 1974). My advocacy will cover both Nassau & Suffolk Counties. The purpose of the 100 Black Men of Long Island is to im-prove the quality of life for all people on Long Island, particularly those of African-American heritage; achieve 100 percent equality in all aspects of community life, including the elimi-nation of bigotry and discrimination; defend human and civil rights; and give assistance to members in honorable endeavors". I would like to give special thanks to Phil Andrews the President of the 100 Black Men of Long Is-land, Award Winning Actor Kevin Byrd” Kevin Byrd 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. Chairman of Health & Wellness

“As an organization of registered profes-sional nurses and nursing students, whose mis-sion is grounded in public service, the Kappa Eta Chapter, Inc. of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. is excited to partner with the 100 Black Men of Long Island and other community groups in order to eliminate healthcare disparities and

improve the health outcomes of the citizens of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Nurses are an invaluable asset with regards to commu-nity outreach because our practice includes giving people reliable, useful information about how to protect their health. In presen-tations at schools, community groups, senior centers, and other venues, we teach proper nutrition, demonstrate effective safety prac-tices, promote early detection of common diseases, provide education on how to care for disabled or ill family members, and in-form individuals about other important health issues. Our goal is to make health in-formation easy to understand, so people can take greater control over their well being. As a result of participating in this collaborative effort, Kappa Eta Chapter will continue its legacy of providing meaningful public ser-vice to develop healthy Long Island commu-nities”.

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Phi Sorority, Inc. About: New Life Magazine. New Life

Magazine is a holistic health magazine ca-tering to the total fulfillment of health from a biblical perspective. We endorse health initiatives that promote better health of one’s physical, spiritual, social, emotional and economic wellbeing to produce to favorable health outcomes. Our focus is to decrease the health disparity gap in underserved and at risk populations by providing information and community outreach venues such as Health and Wellness Conferences. The Founding Editor and Publisher Gloria Gantt is a Registered Nurse with 23 years experi-ence in community health.

About: 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. Our goal is improving the quality of life on Long Island, and focuses on the Future – Education, Mentoring, Health & Wellness & Economic Empowerment. Health & Well-ness is a part of our signature programs. “Adequate healthcare and access to critical information surrounding healthcare issues is an urgent matter and ensures an overall health benefit to the community” Phil An-drews, President – 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc.

About: Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. is an organization of regis-tered professional nurses was founded on October 16, 1932 by Aliene C. Ewell with the assistance of eleven registered nurses.

For further information on the Health and Wellness Conference and partnership with New Life Magazine Inc., 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc., the Whitney John-son Foundation, Urologist Doctor Erol Mal-lett & Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. call 646.243.7771 or by email at [email protected]. Join in collabo-ration of the Health Initiative Campaign to decrease the health disparity gap in at risk communities on Long Island.



Veteran Educator Proposes a Way for

Creating Smart Schools

New book offers a process for the creation of smart or effective schools through the development and implementation of the Educational Instructional

Coaching Model WESTBURY, N.Y. – According to John Dewey, education is not a

preparation for life, but is life itself. As a veteran educator committed to public education, Dr. Judith Kronin pens Creating Smart Schools, a book that pro-poses a model that makes it possible for every student to attain a quality edu-cation.

Ron Edmonds spoke in an uncompromising voice, “All children can learn.” Today, Kronin speaks with the same resounding spirit and says, “All educators can teach.” Creating Smart Schools is a book that offers a process for the creation of effective schools through the development and implementa-tion of the Educational Instructional Coaching Model. This model, (EICM), will enable American students to earn top scores on the Programme for Inter-national Students Assessment (PISA). EICM evolved from research and a set of core beliefs, which include the following:

The major goal of educators is to inspire students to become critical thinkers and independent learners.

Educators must create environments of small learning communities where a major portion of instruction is devoted to problem solving.

Educators must create lesson plans that inspire students to increase their enjoyment of good questions and help them work out their own under-standing of “static” knowledge like mathematics, science, and reading.

Teachers must design student-directed instructions. Educational reform is comprehensive and involves every member of

the educational community. Instructional coaching, which requires mutual respect between a coach

and teacher, is the cornerstone for improving classroom instruction. Made available through Xlibris, Creating Smart Schools is the guide-

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Creating Smart Schools * by Dr. Judith Kronin The Education Instructional Coaching Model Publication Date: 2011

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eBay Store Closed

My eBay store, The Quality Corner 1, is now closed. After much delib-

eration, I decided to close it last month. It was not an easy decision, but it is the best course right now.

I opened the store back in 2008 and it was my pride and joy. I worked very hard to grow my eBay business. In 2009, I expanded to selling books and audiobooks world-wide. In 2010, I became a Power Seller and an eBay Top Rated Seller. I felt good about my accomplishments at that time.

In 2011, eBay made several changes to the fee structure and seller requirements. During the entire time I've sold on eBay, they have continued to make policy changes. However, the most recent changes caused me to reconsider my eBay busi-ness. I decided to keep the store open through the busiest season of the year. After a slow holiday sea-son, I became discouraged. After reviewing my prof-its, I made the final decision to close the store in Feb-ruary. As the saying goes, "if it doesn't make dollars, it doesn't make sense."

Even though my eBay store is closed, The Qual-ity Corner is still open. I maintain my relationship with a very large book distributor, therefore, I still have access to over 2 million titles in print and audio. I will continue to take special requests and ship books directly to my customers. I have several local customers, including the Columbus City School district. I am very thankful for my loyal customers and I look forward to continually providing quality products and quality service in the future.

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Rihanna sues ex-accountants for millions in losses

NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna sued her former accountants Thursday, blaming them for tens of millions of dollars in losses, shoddy bookkeeping, a failure to recommend she trim expenses when a 2009 tour was losing money and an ongoing audit by the Internal Revenue Service.

The lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan sought unspecified damages against New York-based Berdon LLP and two accountants. A Berdon spokeswoman said the company had no immediate com-ment.

The singer, suing under her real name, Robyn Fenty, alleged through her attorneys that the defendants drained tens of millions of dollars from revenues while she launched four national and interna-tional tours over a five-year period.

By the “Last Girl on Earth” tour in 2009, Rihanna learned that the tour had managed “significant net losses” despite robust revenues, though the defendants had managed to pocket 22 percent of the tour’s total revenues while paying Rihanna just 6 percent of revenues, the lawsuit said. It said Berdon’s unusual accounting practice of paying itself a percentage of gross tour income as commissions left it no in-centive to “counsel” Rihanna to reduce expenses or put in place ap-propriate financial controls.

The lawsuit alleged that the practice of paying itself commissions on revenues was not standard in the accounting and business manage-ment industry and created a clear conflict of interest.

Rihanna’s lawyers also blamed the accounting firm for an ongo-ing IRS audit of her tax returns, saying she was forced to spend sig-nificant resources to correct errors resulting from negligence.

Since firing the firm and its accountants in September 2010, Ri-hanna’s fortunes already have reversed, the lawsuit said. The “Loud” tour stretching from June 2011 to December 2011 produced a net

profit equal to more than 40 percent of total tour revenues, it added.

According to the lawsuit, the singer hired the accountants in 2005 when she was a 16-year-old from Barbados launching her career. She alleged that they repeatedly breached their agreements, engaged in misconduct and malfeasance, paid themselves excessive commis-sions, created entities without regard to their effect on her taxes and failed to document revenue and expenses and implement a proper budget.

The lawsuit also blamed the company for Rihanna’s 2009 pur-chase of a new home, saying competent business managers would have told her that her tour was losing money and that it would not be advisable to buy such an expensive home at that time.

Last year, Rihanna sued a real estate company in Los Angeles over the $6.9 million purchase of a hillside home in 2009, saying it had serious structural defects that made it inhabitable.





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We just celebrated the Birthday of the United States and the Signing of the Declaration of Inde‐pendence. I thought I’d share some of my family history with you since I am so humbled by what indeli‐ble legacy my family mem‐bers have left on our his‐tory books.

My ancestor, Roger Sherman, was an early American lawyer and poli‐tician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new repub‐lic. He was the ONLY per‐son to sign all four great state papers of the U.S.: the Continental Associa‐tion, the Declaration of In‐dependence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.

LAND OF THE FREE AND HOME OF THE BRAVE! Yes, that is OUR United States of America, the melting pot of the world where so many nationalities came to settle to escape religious and political persecution and to start a new life full of opportunities and free‐doms. Our ancestors left places like Italy, Germany, France, England and Ire‐land in hopes of having a better life, and that they did.

Countries like England and Australia sent their "difficult ones" to America to be rid of them and their

“REASONABLE THINKING” By Jim Reed

"evil" ways. This included political opponents, as wel l , and these "opportunities" were also used as REWARDS to the favorites of the Royal Court since the Charters they issued often came with grants of money, land, power of office, and the prestige of having a Royal Charter.

In fact, my family was able to settle in the Mo‐hawk Valley, in New York State, under just such a charter, all to their great benefit and wealth (too bad none of that wealth was passed on to me!). Having a leg up on the competition has always been a plus, don't your think?

My family's first set‐tlers in America came here in 1713, well before the formation of OUR United States of America. My pioneering family was hard working, God‐fearing, and tireless to ensure that this Land, our new home, would be the LAND OF THE FREE.

22 of my family mem‐bers fought on the side of the American Revolution‐aries, and 21 of them were officers in the Revo‐lutionary Army. I don't really know how great a feat that was, but I'll be sure to mention it again and again, just in case it is a BIG DEAL!

I would have been re‐miss had I not mentioned ROGER SHERMAN, how‐ever, General Nicholas Herkimer, and Colonel

Warner Folts were also family members who distinguished themselves in our history books. I also claim another family member, Uncle Harry Reed, the former Postmaster General of Camden, New York, appointed to that posi‐tion by President Harry Tru‐man. Despite all of this, I still pay for my postage stamps, and, $2.50 will still get me on the bus!

So, you may ask, okay REED, what have YOU done to make our country greater and more full of freedom. I'm tak‐ing the Fifth, and I'm sticking with it, BUT, if you're really interested, GOOGLE my name and see what I've been doing in worldwide community ser‐vice and elsewhere. Hey, I'm a modest man, of modest means, however, I am proud of my ancestry and just wanted to let you know about my family members. How about you? Do you have any‐thing you'd like to share? e‐ma i l me a t j im ‐[email protected]. I'll be glad you did.




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Actress Meagan Good (L) and producer Tracey Edmonds pose at the premiere of TriStar Pictures' 'Jumping The Broom' at the Cinerama Dome Theater on May 4, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

POLITICAL INSIGHT With the current financial problems facing our

County government, I am listing below some possible solutions and cost-saving techniques, some of which may already have been tried by this or prior administra-tions, but which may bear a second or third look. Tell me what you think, please: e-mail Jim Reed at [email protected]

WHAT IF #1. . . . every county employee gave up one paid day per month so lay-offs could be avoided?

WHAT IF #2 -- Take away ALL employee-driven county-owned vehicles and pay mileage. Laziness alone would save a lot of money since people hate paperwork. There are liability issues also involved, but, it's a thought. No vehicle costs, repairs, maintenance, supplies, etc.

WHAT IF #3 -- While I was working ar the County, we were told that we should log out, but not turn off our computers. I'm no computer geek, so I don't know the reasoning behind that, but isn't electricity still being used with all those computers on? And, doesn't being on all the time wear down the mechanism?

WHAT IF #4 -- the County should re-visit the use of all phones AND Fax lines. When Suozzi came into of-fice, he found hundreds of unused lines we were paying for. Betcha there are still more.

WHAT IF #5 -- COUNTY CELL PHONES -- How many employees really need cell phones? Maybe we should bring back the pagers. People can stop + make a call, or, as I did, use their own personal cell to respond. My personal cell had unlimited calls.

WHAT IF #6 -- EVERYBODY wants the COUNTY EXECUTIVE to be at their event. Think those folks would be willing to pay the related COSTS? What about the overtime costs of: The Driver, the Aide, the Photog-rapher, and the time + expense of County employees making up all those journal letters, proclamations, cita-tions, printing + mailing of photographs, etc.? Expenses that would choke a herd of horses.

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Museum Mission Statement The mission of the African American Museum of Nassau County [AAM] is

to provide programming and events that foster the intellectual development of community members and visitors with an interest in African-American art, history and culture. A primary goal is to disseminate the history of African-Americans on Long Island and the African-American contribution to the social and cultural development of American society through material and visual culture. The AAM, located in Hempstead, New York, opened in 1970, at the

height of the black power movement, as the Black History Exhibit Center. It is the only African American history museum on Long Island, and is located to serve Nassau County’s largest African-American population. The museum is a multi-disciplinary cultural institution that provides art installations, historical exhibitions, film pro-grams, community service events, and educational programming. This 6,000-square-foot facility, offers a rotating series of exhibits showcasing local and na-tional African American artists. The African Ameri-can Museum also houses the African Atlantic Geneal-ogy Society. This organization provides workshops and individual research instruction in family geneal-ogy. The museum has installed a new E-Learning Program that offers an innovative pedagogical ap-proach, using subject headings relative to Americans of African descent, for conducting research on the internet. The AAM is cur-rently working on methods to expand the community’s understanding of knowledge organization methods, literary warrant, and information retrieval and how these relate to African-American social history.

African American Museum and

Center of Education and Applied Arts

110 North Franklin Street

Hempstead, New York 11550

516-572-0730 fax: 516-572-032

Mr. David Byer-Tyre, Museum Direc-tor/Curator

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.theaam.org

Hours of Operation

Monday: by appointment,

Tuesday-Friday: 12-8, Saturday: 10-5, Sunday: Closed

Museums in or near Long Island downtowns: Garvies Point Museum and Preserve

50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove The Museum is a center for research on Long Island geology and a valued resource in the study of the Is-land's Native American archaeology. To arrange a visit, call 516-571-8011 and for information and brochures, visit their website

Fine Arts Museums of Long Island 295 Fulton Ave, Hemp-stead The museum features many contemporary exhibits that have traveled internationally. For information, visit their website or call 516-481-5700

Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor A history museum with a 30 ft. whaleboat, scrim-shaw, ship models, hands-on marine mammal bone display, and a permanent exhibit featuring the history of Long Island's whaling in-dustry. For information, visit their website or call 631-367-3418

East Hampton Historical Society 101 Main Street, East Hamp-ton Historic farm house with 18th century English style barn and several other historic outer buildings. For information, visit their website or call 631-324-6850

Heckscher Museum 2 Prime Avenue, Huntington Museum found in Heckscher Park with a permanent collections of European and American paintings and many other exhibitions that change bi-monthly. Programs for both children and adults can be found. For information, visit their website or call 631-351-3250

Hicksville-Gregory Museum Intersection of Heitz Place and Bay Avenue, Hicksville This museum includes history exhibits of Courthouse jail and also has an Earth Science collection of fossils, minerals, zeolite and fluorescent displays. For information, visit their website or call 516-822-7505

Islip Art Museum 50 Irish Lane, East Islip This museum is the leading exhibition space for contemporary art on Long Island. Exhi-bitions reflect issues and concerns in the current art world. For information, visit their website or call 631-224-5402

Museum of the Village of Rockville Centre-Phillips House 28 Hempstead Ave, Rockville Centre This museum features a parlor with furnishings, and a collection of original Victorian clothing worn in Rockville Centre in the 19th century. For information, visit their website or call 516-766-0300

Oyster Bay Historical Society 20 Summit Street, Oyster Bay



Bring Famous Paintings to Life in Framed: Step into Art

Summer Exhibit Opens at Long Island Children’s Mu-

seum

Visitors are invited to step inside the framework of famous paintings and experience art like

never before in Framed: Step into ArtTM this summer at the Long Island Children’s Mu-

seum. Children and adults will have the opportunity to explore art from the inside out as they

enjoy a robust noontime meal in Grant Wood’s Dinner for

Threshers, or climb into a tent and explore camping gear in

John Singer Sargent’s Camp at Lake O’Hara. Then visitors can add “corn husks” to the flower tower in Diego Rivera’s Corn Festival and enter the world of

Clementine Hunter’s Big Chicken as they get behind the

reins of a giant rooster. Children and adults will have the chance to explore the ways that artists draw inspiration from other art as they view a small collection of Mona Lisa prints featuring

the original and famous parodies --from Botero and Warhol to Miss Piggy. Finally, they can become one with art, as they

step behind a cutout version and replace Mona Lisa’s face with their own. Framed continues at Long Island Children’s Museum

through September 2, 2012.

The traveling exhibit is de-signed to stimulate a real and personal connection to art through developmentally appro-priate activities. The exhibit pro-vides a framework for adults to feel comfortable discussing art with their children. Throughout the exhibit, adults are provided with conversational prompts that employ Visual Thinking Strate-gies to open conversations and stimulate critical thinking about the images before them.

Visitors enter LICM’s sum-mer exhibit by stepping through an over-sized frame and in-stantly become immersed in the

worlds created by well-known artists. Each work is re-created

as a three-dimensional, sensory, walk-in environment that in-cludes a print of the artist’s original work, as well as impor-tant facts about the artist’s life and painting style. Featured paintings in the bi-lingual ex-hibit include:

Dinner for Threshers by Grant Wood

Enter Grant Wood’s Dinner for Threshers and learn about rural life at the turn of the century. Visi-tors can enjoy dramatic play in the dining room, kitchen and front porch of Wood’s painting as they tend to a chicken and gather eggs, prepare a meal in the farmhouse kitchen, set the dining ta-ble, enjoy a noontime meal and mix and match the farmers’ patterned shirts. Observe the paint-ing’s details, such as pat-terns, the farmers’ tan lines and the hour of the meal.

Camp at Lake O’Hara by John Singer Sargent

Visitors are invited to travel to the Canadian Rockies in 1916 at John Singer Sargent’s Camp at Lake O’Hara. Children can climb in-

side a tent and explore camping gear like Sergeant would have used. With the smell of the campfire surrounding them, they will be drawn to cook a pretend meal and then tell stories around the fire. Visitors can also ar-range items in a magnetic frame to show what a painting of a campsite from today might look

like.

Big Chicken by Clementine Hunter

Step inside Big Chicken by Clementine Hunter, Louisiana’s

most famous female artist and folk art icon, and create imagi-

nary animals like Hunter’s “gooster” (goose + rooster) by mixing body parts on spinners. Children and adults can load the cart with cotton, climb be-hind the reins of the giant rooster and take their load to town.

Corn Festival by Diego Rivera

Travel south of the border through this painting to the Court of Fiestas in the Ministry of Education Building in Mex-ico City. Explore a rendition of one of Rivera’s frescos; add flowers and ribbons of “corn husks” to the flower tower for a celebration. Then try your hand as a muralist as you create your own mural on a miniature building.

Families will also be invited to curate their own art gallery, as they decide which pieces to exhibit and where to place them, make their own images at a computer station and take part in an art hunt through the ex-hibit.

Framed: Step Into ArtTM was created by the Minnesota Children’s Museum for the

members of the Youth Museum Exhibit Col-laborative: Bay Area Dis-covery Museum, Boston Children’s Museum, Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, Children’s Museum of Memphis. Long Island Children’s Museum, Minnesota Children’s Museum and Stepping Stones Museum for Chil-dren, The exhibit is spon-sored locally by Astoria Federal Savings.

All activities will be held at the Long Island Chil-dren’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, NY. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Museum admis-sion: $11 for adults and children over 1 year old, $10 seniors, FREE to museum members and children under 1 year old. Additional fees for thea-ter and special programs

may apply. For additional infor-mation, contact 516-224-5800.





No Buildings, No Steeples, No Pews! Pastor Donnie McClurkin and Perfecting Faith Church

Present “Church Without Walls” FREEPORT, NY, JUNE 29, 2012 -- Summer is here, and that means it’s time once again for Pastor Donnie McClurkin and Perfecting Faith Church of Freeport, N.Y.,

to head back outdoors and take the church to the people!

Church Without Walls, the congregation’s annual summer crusade, will begin on Sunday, July 1, 2012, and continue through Sunday, August 26, 2012. Service be-gins each Sunday at 3 p.m., weather permitting, in the parking lot of the Western Beef Shopping Center, located at the corner of Nassau Road and Babylon Turnpike in Roo-sevelt.

McClurkin, founder and senior pastor of Perfecting Faith Church, invites residents from Freeport, Roosevelt, surrounding communities and across Long Island to bring their friends, family members, noise-makers and dancing shoes to this one-of-a-kind, Holy Ghost-filled celebration!

“Some people are earnestly and desperately searching for God, but, for whatever reason, they won’t set foot inside a church,” McClurkin said. “Jesus Christ directed us to ‘go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in,’ and that’s what Church Without Walls is all about. We’re stepping outside the four walls of the building we call the church and carrying God's message of unconditional love and the Good News of Jesus Christ to the people.”

The dress code is casual, and participants can expect the services are loud and lively, featuring praise, wor-ship, singing, dancing, personal testi-monies and the Word of God. “There are no suits, no ties, and no dress-up church clothes. We encourage everyone to dress down and come as they are,” McClurkin explained.

“Everyone is welcome, and we mean everyone – gang- bangers, prosti-tutes, drug addicts and anyone who may have never felt welcome or comfortable inside a church. We also welcome those to come who may have been in relation-ship with God and fallen away. I prom-ise you that Church Without Walls will be a worship experience like no other.”

To learn more about Church Without Walls, contact the administra-tive office at Perfecting Faith Church at 516-223-8300. More information also can be found on the church’s website, www.perfectingfaith.org, and Facebook p a g e , w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /PerfectingFaithChurch.

Perfecting Faith Church is a multicultural, multiethnic, nondenomi-national Christian congregation with more than 3,000 members and 25 min-istries serving under the leadership of Senior Pastor Donald A. McClurkin Jr. in Freeport, N.Y., on the South Shore of suburban Long Island. For more infor-mation, visit the church’s website, www.perfectingfaith.org. Also, check out the church’s Facebook page, w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /PerfectingFaithChurch, for the latest announcements and updates about up-coming worship services and special events. Follow Perfecting Faith Church on Twitter, too: @PFCNY.

Pastor Donnie McClurkin is the Senior Pastor of Perfecting Faith Church in Freeport, N.Y., which was established in 2001. McClurkin is known for his compas-sionate but uncompromising approach to preaching and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He also hosts the church’s “Perfecting Your Faith” television broadcast, airing weekly on The WORD Network. In addition to his pastoral and evangelistic ministries, he also is a world-renown, Grammy Award-winning gospel recording artist, host of “The Donnie McClurkin Show,” airing on 100-plus radio stations across the United States, and a judge on BET’s hit singing competition “Sunday Best.” Learn more about him on his website, www.donniemcclurkin.com.

“Perfecting Faith Church…Where Ministry Means People!”

SPEND YOUR SABBATH OR SUNDAY AT ONE OF THE PLACES OF WORSHIP

LISTED HERE IN OUR NEW CHURCH DIRECTORY FOR FREE



Name of Church Telephone Number

1. Antioch Baptist Church of Hempstead (516) 485-1499

2. Antioch Citadel of Hope (516) 485-6071

3. Apostolic Faith Church (516) 538-6058

4. Assembly of God Church of Hempstead (516) 489-7337

5. Adonai Christian Center (516) 489-8105

6. Believing Gods Word Church (516) 505-3501

7. Calvary Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church (516) 292-3685

8. Cham Sarang Korean Methodist Church (516) 485-2103

9. Christ’s First Presbyterian Church (516) 292-1644

10. Church of Christ (516) 505-2160

11. Church of God of Prophecy (516) 486-7010

12. Church of the Four Leaf Clover (631) 588-6802

13. Congregation Beth Israel (Conservative) (516) 489-1818

14. Congregational Church of South Hempstead (516) 489-3610

15. Curtis Riley Ministries (516) 486-3026

16. Christian Fellowship Center (516) 280-3125

17. Church of God (516) 292-9348

18. Church of the Redeemer (718) 435-4914

19. Centro Espiritual Los Pastors (516) 538-0237

20. Changing Lives Church (516) 481-9371

21. DRC Christian Fellowship (516) 292-4008

22. Eglise Evangelique (516) 543-4380

23. Faith Baptist Church of Hempstead (516) 538-3335

24. Faith Fellowship Christian Center (516) 565-1480

25. Faith, Hope and Charity Church of God Inc. (516) 483-1063

Family Federation for World Peace and Unification Long Island Chapter (516) 481-7322

27. First Baptist Church of Hempstead (516) 483-6330

28. First Hempstead AME Church (516) 485-5550

29. Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Paul (516) 483-5700

30. God’s Miracle Temple (516) 292-7647

31. Greater True Deliverance Evangelists Ministry (516) 292-1025

32. Gospel of Peace International (516) 414-6810

33. Good News Faith Tabernacle (516) 795-1985

34. Hempstead Seventh day Adventist Church (516) 481-3252

35. Hempstead Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church (516) 292-8807

36. Iglesia Pentecostal Roca de Salvacion, Inc. (516) 489-4530

37. Iglesia La Luz Delmundo (516) 414-2594

38. Iglesia Apostoles Y Profetas (516) 485-1776

39. Iglesia Presbiterian Hispana (516) 564-0201

40. Iglesia de Dios Ministerial de

Jesus Cristo International (516) 292-1063

41. Jackson Memorial AME Zion Church (516) 483-2724

42. Joyful Heart Baptist Church (516) 485-1631

43. Judea United Baptist Church (516) 485-5770

44. Kings Chapel of Hempstead Holiness

Apostolic Church PAW (516) 483-2452

45. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses (516) 292-0932

46. Korean Church of the World Crusade (516) 485-2102

47. Lutheran Church of the Epiphany (516) 481-9344

Lutheran Church of the Epiphany, 35 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead is interested in being included in the Village of Hempstead Church Directory. Please include the following information: Lutheran Church of the Epiphany, 35 Fulton Avenue (between Mead and Hilbert Streets), The Rev. Clifford A. Lewis, Interim Pastor, Phone: 516-481-9344 email: [email protected]. Sunday worship with Holy Communion 9:15am (English) and 11:00am (Spanish).

48. La Iglesia de Dios Monte Sion (516) 565-1190

49. Living Faith Church (516) 307-8803

50. Long Island Council of Churches (516) 565-0290

51. Long Island Family Church (516) 481-7322

52. Macedonia Church of the 7th Day Adventist (516) 483-8532

53. Mt Zion Beth-El Holiness Church Inc. (516) 538-7456

54. Miracle Christian Center (516) 505-2595

55. Mack World of Gospel (516) 565-4863

56. Ministries Holy Ghost (516) 481-5777

57. Ministry Escrito ESTA (516) 342-9077

58. Mt Calvary Church of God Christ (516) 465-8881

59. New Horizons Ministries Inc. (516) 481-5769

60. New Life Ministries (516) 414-0357

61. New Generation Church (516) 214-6358

62. Our lady of Loretto Roman Catholic Church (516) 489-3675

63. One Offering (516) 833-7473

64. Pilgrim Tabernacle Seventh Day Adventist Church (516) 481-0306

65. Progressive Holiness Church (Apostolic) (516) 486-9621

66. Perfecting Praise Ministries (516) 481-2250

67. Pentecostar Iglesia (516) 750-5392

68. Pentecostal Church of Hempstead (516) 292-1780

69. Pilgrim Tabernacle-Seventh (516) 481-0306

70. Rehoboth Fellowship (516) 505-0514

71. RCCG Chapel (516) 279-6280

72. St. George’s Episcopal Church (516) 483-2771

73. St. John’s Episcopal Church (516) 538-4750

74. St. Ladislaus Roman Catholic Church (516) 489-0368

75. St. Vladimir’s Ukranian Catholic Church of the Eastern Rite (516) 481-771

76. Salvation Army Church (516) 485-4900

77. South Hempstead Baptist Church (516) 481-7090

78. Stand Up Ministry (516) 564-0058

79. Seventh Day Adventist Church (516) 481-3252

80. SHRI Vishnu Sai Inc. (516) 833-5022

81. The Temple of the Living God Inc. Harvest Time (516) 485-4544

82. Union Baptist Church (516) 483-3088

83. United Methodist Church of Hempstead (516) 485-6363

84. Unity Church of Hempstead (516) 481-2300

85. Universal Tabernacle of Love, Peace & Joy (516) 481-2555

86. Union Baptist Church Parsonage (516) 483-1317

87. Union Christian Church (516) 489-2316

88. Victory Christian Tabernacle (516) 538-3604

89. Worldwide Revival Ministries (516) 486-4590

90. Whole Truth Prayer Tower (516) 483-0511



Monday

7:30-7:45 a.m. Life in The Word/Joyce Meyers

7:45-8:00 a.m. Sid Roth's Messianic Visions

8:00-8:30 a.m. Valley Stream Baptist Church

8:30-8:45 a.m. Miracle Revival Hour/Pastor David Paul

9:00-10:00 a.m. Invite Health Radio Show

10:00-11:00 a.m. Overcomer Ministries - Bro. Stair

2:00-2:15p.m. Life in The Word/Joyce Meyers

2:15-2:30 p.m. Sid Roth's Messianic Visions

3:00-3:05 p.m. Time to Laugh

Tuesday







11:30-12:00 p.m. Intimate Connection with Pastor Larry Davidson

2:00-2:15 p.m. Life in The Word/Joyce Meyers



Wednesday







2:00-2:15 p.m. Life in The Word/Joyce Meyers



3:30-4:00 p.m. Gospel Artist Spotlight

4:15-4:30 p.m. Hempstead Happenings

4:30-4:45 p.m. Inside Freeport

Thursday







11:30-12:00 p.m. Kingdom Cars Unlimited - Cynthia Boone

12:00-12:15 p.m. Gospel of Deliverance/ Rev. Ward

1:00-2:00 p.m. Pastors United/Dean, Thomas & Watson


Friday







12:00-12:15 p.m. Quest for Truth Elder. Eric Scott

1:00-2:00 p.m. W.A.M. Seretta Mcknight

2:00-2:15 p.m. Life in The Word/Joyce Meyer


2:30-3:00 p.m. Christian Car Connection - Bobby Banks


Saturday

7:30-8:00 a.m. Freewill Baptist Church

8:00 -8:30 a.m. The Glorious Word of Life/Greater Refuge Ministries

8:30 -9:30 a.m. Heavenly Communications/ Bishop Basil Anderson

9:30-10:30 a.m. Inspirational Soul Gospel Ministries - Deacon Wil-liam

Adams

10:30-11:00 am First Baptist Church of Westbury/Pastor Harvey

11:00-1:00 p.m. Genesis Productions/Cornelius Robinson

2:45-3:15 p.m. Holy Ghost Time/Rev. Foster

3:15-3:30 p.m. Wisdom, Power & Honesty -Charlene Ward

3:30-4:00 p.m. Glorious Gospel of JESUS CHRIST - Apostle E. Alston

Sunday

8:00-8:30 a.m. With God You Will Succeed/Tom Leding Ministries

9:00-9:30 a.m. Univ. Tab. Love, Peace, Joy/Pastor Dunbar

9:30-10:00 a.m. The Voice of Bethel/Pastor John Boyd

10:00-10:30 a.m. Merrick Park Baptist Church

11:30-12:00 p.m. Bible Church of Christ Bishop Roy Bryant

12:00-3:00 p.m. Overcomer Ministries - Bro. Stair

3:30-4:00 p.m. Front Page Jerusalem



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