NFL star player Vernon Davis and Modern Class Design (MCD), the interior design company founded by Davis and business partner Antone Barnes, has partnered with the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) to host a fundraising event featuring art, fashion and design on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The event will take place at MODA at 1315 Peach Street NE in Atlanta. Tickets are $50 dollars for general admission and $75 dollars for VIP.
Proceeds from the event will help fund the attendance of inner city students at the art focused Camp MODA. Emerging designers from local Atlanta high schools and colleges such as Savannah College of Art and Design and the Portfolio School will be in attendance participating in MCD’s Interior Design Competition. Talented designers will be awarded cash prizes and/or internships with Vernon Davis’ Modern Class Design.
Vernon Davis believes inner-city students growing up in tough neighborhoods like his in Washington, D.C., will gain self-esteem through this program which encourages critical and creative thinking. “I was always interested in art as a kid, but never felt free to pursue it because in my neighborhood you either went in a direction of sports or you got into drug dealing, but definitely not art,” Davis explains. “But it shouldn’t be that way, which is why I’m encouraging kids to pursue art or whatever their dreams are.”
MODA regularly features exhibitions on architecture, industrial and product design, interiors and furniture, graphics, and fashion. Camp MODA provides students who have an interest in art with the ability to examine the impact of design on their daily lives.
Founded by Vernon Davis, two-time team captain and Pro-Bowler for the San Francisco 49ers, and his partner veteran music executive Antone Barnes, MODERN CLASS DESIGN (MCD) is a full-service interior design company.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Brown says it took him a long time to come out with a new album because he’s spent so much time trying to get his life on track.
Now on tour with bandmates New Edition, Brown says he’s ready to return to his solo career with the album “Masterpiece,” due out June 5.
“It’s what I’ve been through throughout my life, and just trying to heal myself through my music,” the 43-year-old singer said in a recent interview.
“Masterpiece” is Brown’s first album in 14 years. He was a multiplatinum star with New Edition and later developed his solo career. But his well-documented battle with drugs and his legal woes led to his musical decline. His turbulent marriage to Whitney Houston further eroded his image.
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Bounce TV will launch a second new original comedy series Uptown Comic on June 18 immediately after the series premiere of the just-announced sitcom Family Time, it was announcedtoday by Bounce TV Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Katz.
Uptown Comic will be a half-hour series featuring stage and skit performances by some of the hottest up-and-coming comics in the country. The show is currently in production in front of a live studio audience at the longest-running African American comedy club in the U.S. – Uptown Comedy Corner in Atlanta. Actor and comedian Joe Torry (Russell Simmons‘ Def Comedy Jam) hosts.
The series is being produced by Rainforest Films, producers of the current hit theatrical “Think Like a Man” one of the top-grossing films of 2012 to date. Rainforest co-founders Rob Hardy and Will Packer are executive producers of Uptown Comic and both men are among the executive leadership team of Bounce TV.
Ryan Glover, President of Bounce TV said, “Will and Rob have been intimately involved with Bounce TV since the beginning. Our network’s meteoric rise and growth allows us to unleash their unmatched creativity in developing compelling and fresh new original content sooner than we planned.”
“We envision Uptown Comic combining the best elements of Def Comedy Jam and In Living Color,” said Packer, producer with Hardy of “Stomp The Yard,” “Obsessed,” “Takers,” “Think Like A Man” and more. “We think the series is a great jumping off point as we develop and produce more content for Bounce TV.”
Family Time centers around the life and times of The Stallworths, a working class African American family who scratches off a lottery ticket and jumps to middle class overnight. They’re an authentic picture of an African American family working to live the dream. This family-next-door consists of two loving parents: Anthony (Omar Gooding) and Lisa (Angell Conwell) Stallworth and their children Ebony (Jayla Calhoun) and Devin (Bentley Kyle Evans, Jr.) The Stallworths move to a middle class community in sunny southern California and both Anthony and Lisa bring baggage and other family members into their relationship that makes for great comedy – and occasional drama.
Bounce TV launched September 26, 2011 and is already available in 75% of African American households and 60 million homes nationally. Bounce TV targets African Americans primarily between the ages of 25-54 with a programming mix of theatrical motion pictures, live sports, documentaries, specials, inspirational faith-based programs, off-net series and now original series.
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With youth football season on the horizon, Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Atlanta Falcon Deion Sanders, in conjunction with the TRUTH Atlanta Coaching Staff, proudly announce try-outs for female and male youth, ages 5-14, for the inaugural season of the TRUTH Atlanta Cheer and Football Squads.
All tryouts are free!
Proof of age is required. (Age fulfillment based on participant age on or after August 1, 2012)
TRUTH ATLANTA South May 19, 2012 8AM-5PM Where: Tara Stadium 1055 Saddle Creek Road Jonesboro, GA 30236
TRUTH ATLANTA North May 20, 2012 8AM-5PM Where: Shiloh Athletic Association 4515 Lenora Church Road Snellville, GA 30039
For more information on the tryouts, requirements, Prime Time Association and TRUTH Sports Follow the Buzz via www.ptasports.org.
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New to the team in championing the mission of responsible fatherhood is Fred Hammond, Grammy Award and multiple award-winning performer, producer and writer. Hammond joins fellow co-spokesperson Chris Broussard, journalist and sports analyst for ESPN. “I am excited to serve in this honorable capacity of saving our children,” states Hammond. “I’ve spent my life striving to be a responsible father and man, and I find it unacceptable what’s happening to our children because of the disengagement of fathers and able bodied men.”
“For years, FI has been working in the field of responsible fatherhood, with the goal of creating effective service models to serve men,” says Kenneth Braswell, executive director of Fathers Incorporated. “Our biggest struggle in combating both father absence and the lack of viable mentors is our inability to raise the societal level of conciseness regarding the importance of responsible male involvement.”
“It is our hope to garner the support of other influential men in sports, entertainment, business and in our faith-based communities to champion our efforts. Particularly those who have played impactful fatherhood roles in television and screen, as well as those who have a passion for elevating the image of responsible fatherhood and family values,” adds co-spokesperson, Chris Broussard.
Inspired by President Barack Obama’s 2010 Father’s Day address, Fathers Incorporated (FI) launched its Ties Never Broken campaign. Fathers Incorporated, a not-for-profit organization in New York is committed to eliminating fatherlessness and increasing the commitment of men to become mentors. Over the last several months, the campaign has garnered international attention and is supported by The White House and several major urban cities. The Ties Never Broken campaign is symbolized by the social marketing icon of a “blue bow tie.”
Fathers Incorporated will be engaged in several projects within the coming months including the kick-off of Fatherhood Buzz, an initiative with the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services in support of President Obama’s Responsible Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative. The NRFC Fatherhood Buzz is an effort to promote responsible fatherhood and disseminate parenting information to fathers, families, and the community at-large via one of the most trusted community resources for men – Barbershops. In honor of Father’s Day, seven targeted cities across the country (Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; Milwaukee, WI; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; and Washington, DC) will participate in the inaugural Fatherhood Buzz event on Saturday, June 16, 2012. FI has also teamed with the McDonald’s Gospel Fest to promote the organization’s weMentor campaign in three cities: Newark, NJ; Chicago, IL; and Philadelphia, PA.
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