UniverSOUL Circus!

Friday night LES Teens went to the universoul circus. We all had a great time...and you know Old School WON.

SCHOLARSHIPS! EVENTS!

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!!FRIDAY NIGHT!! 7pm to 10pm UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS Field Trip!!

You are acting White, I mean Black, I mean Brown, I mean Yellow.

Question the meaning behind words! What does it mean to "act" a certain way? I heard an African American girl on tv say that her friends started telling her she was acting white. WHY? --because she is doing better in school? --because she speaks well? There are no white or brown or black or yellow ways to act. You can act hip hop as Dana says, or you can act street, or you can act college, but you can't act a COLOR. We are individuals who make decisions on the way we are in the presence of others and we are all born with the same potential and blood running through our veins. If acting white means to do well in school or to speak in an educated way, then what is it to act black? You are disrespecting African Americans everywhere to associate negative traits with a color of skin. THINK about what you say. Use LOGIC to uncover hidden messages behind what people say. Our behavior is NOT about color, it's about education, wisdom and compassion. It's about choice.

Prom Dress Prep

Some of our young beautiful women went and picked out prom dresses at the Girl's Club! Even without the make up, hair and shoes, they look cute already. The boys hung out and did all their homework!

Fight! Fight!

when you allow someone to get you into a place of confrontation and physical fighting (or even to raise your voice), you have given up ALL your power to that person. it's easy to fight and yell, it takes strength and character to not allow yourself to regress into anger. be strong. find ways to let out anger and frustration so your health will be better (anger affects your health!!) and so you can be happy. try: art, journal keeping, running, kickboxing, etc...

Welcome Our New Family Member

Hey Damond, we're glad you are using our services! Welcome to our crazy family!


SUMMER Need a job or internship?: see Lizzi! Want some hang out time?: ask Dana about Summer Program (July 9 to August 24) Let us know if you are in Summer School (you can come to program after)

Question to Think On

Where do you start and others begin?

In the way you speak and pick up on trends, in your fashion, in your beliefs, in your morals, in your education: how much of YOU is YOU? a fake person can be reproduced over and over again. a copy cat, an imitator, is cheap. unique individuals are worth millions. you can't re-create those. so how much of YOU is YOU and how much of YOU is a copy of something else? hold onto yourselves. it's the most valueable thing you were given by the creator...don't sell it for cheap or underestimate it!

SPRING BREAK NEWS!!

* Congratulate WILLIAM: he was accepted into DCTV documentary fellowship program which will send him to a country of his choice to create a film (all expenses paid) and he will receive a college scholarship.

* College Trip: DESTINY, JOHN, MARCOS, TAMEIRA, EFIA, JASMINE, TIONNA, AND OTHERS went on a fun three day college tour in the DC area with Childrens Aid Society. they came back excited about the colleges & the food they ate.

* Academic Decathlon: congratulate our team for coming in 2nd Place in the decathlon. More competition to come!

* Car Show: some braved the rains and attended the NYC International Car Show

* Bowling Trip: two competitive bowling trips took place. LORENZO beat Istiaq & Dana. everyone had a good time!

* Staff Trips: Noa went to Novascotia, Lisa went to Cuba & Dominican Republic, Michelle went to South Africa, Jessica and Amy went to Florida, Shaheeda went on the college trip and Alan went to the Dominican Republic.

* Girls Day: Amy, Lizzi, and Noa held a Girls Day at LES over break. KEISHA, ARLENE, LIZBETH, NORMA, KAJA and DIPA joined. They discussed women's issues over lunch and received facials. GIRLS NEED TO UNITE, not divide, so it was good that the sisters in our family came together in friendship and positivity.

* Girls Day Continued: ARIANNA and lisa went for an afternoon treat.

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