Tanya Crabb is Leaving Fresno State

It is with both regret and anticipation that I inform you that I will be leaving Fresno State. My last day of work is Friday, June 3, 2011.

It has been a pleasure and an honor working as a Fresno State Outreach counselor and coordinator of the African American and Veteran Outreach. I am truly grateful for all the support I have received from the community.

During this period of transition Outreach will continue to maintain the African American Facebook page, Blog, Twitter and YouTube account. They will continue the work of keeping the community connected and informed. If you have information that will benefit our community please email it to fsbulldogblack@yahoo.com

Also please visit out social media sites if you haven't already done so. The sites contain useful information that includes content pertaining to education, financial aid, scholarships, Fresno State news, jobs / internship related tweets, Fresno and Fresno State event.

• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fresno-Bulldog-Black/181649388534759
• Twitter: @FSBulldogBlack
• YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/FSBulldogBlack
• African American Student Blog: http://bulldogblack.blogspot.com/
• College of Arts and Humanities Blog: http://bulldogdreams.blogspot.com/
• Veterans Blog: http://bulldogveterans.blogspot.com/

Additional sources of support and information at Fresno State are:

• African American Edge Initiative Pilot Program: http://www.csufresno.edu/academics/edge/
• Omega Delta Sigma Veterans Fraternity Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Omega-Delta-Sigma-CSU-Fresno/159416887443077?ref=ts
• Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute: http://www.csufresno.edu/studentaffairs/programs/cvchi/

I hope the relationships we have formed continue to benefit our youth. Our young people need us. Remember, in community we are blessed. Without community we are less.

God Bless,
Tanya Crabb

Love your enemies. It makes them so darned mad. ~P.D. East

You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith. ~ Mary Manin Morrissey

"The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me? But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?" ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect. ~Nikki Giovanni

"Stamp Out Hunger " Food Drive

Americans are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on

Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011.

The nation’s 230,000 letter carriers will collect these food donations as they deliver the mail and take them to their Feeding America affiliated food bank or other hunger relief organization [such as the Poverello House] that service the more than 10,000 communities where collections are being made." - Stamp Out Hunger

4th Annual “Restrain The Violence” Workshop

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

4th Annual “Restrain The Violence” Workshop

Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011
Time: 9:30 am – 1pm
Place: Fresno City College: Health Sciences Bldg

$18 Ticket Includes Lunch & Certificate / $5 for all students

Contact Hill’s Document Assistant (559) 442-1463 candice@hdaliftinghearts.com

“If the numbers we see in domestic violence were applied to terrorism or gang violence, the entire country would be up in arms, and it would be the lead story on the news every night.”– Rep. Mark Green.

“This quote is so on point.” – Candice Hill, HDA President. At least 1 of 4 females will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. If statistics showed that 1 in 4 homes will be terrorized by terrorist or gang violence…that would be on the news every night. Not 1 of 4 homeless, poor, minority women…but women in general.

History in the making!!! Bethesda Apostolic Church Anniversary & Installation of Pastor Tobaise Brookins

Mark your calenders & cell phones. Please tell everyone about these events.

Date: Friday, May 6, 2011
Time: 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Place: Bethesda Apostolic Church
3723 E. Dakota Ave, Fresno, CA
(corner of Millbrook Ave & Dakota Ave)

$3 donation, Age 21 & older.

"Cafe" - a time to unwind at Fresno's Finest Christian venue for an evening of Relaxation while enjoying & expressing talent through spoken word, theatrics, creative musical expressions, & more ...

Church Anniversary & Installation of Pastor Tobaise Brookins
Date: May 12 - May 14, 2011
Place: Bethesda Apostolic Church
3723 E. Dakota Ave, Fresno, CA

• Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 7:30 pm - "Founder's Night": Celebrating 54yrs of ministry & dedicated services of Bishop Henry L. Johnson.
• Date: Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 7:30 PM "Empowerment Night"
• Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 12:30 pm - "Installation Service" of Pastor Tobaise Brookins

*** If you would like purchasing congratulatory ads, please contact Elizabeth Leffall at 559-349-7214 and/or email eleffall@gmail.com by May 5, 2011. Please send electronic copy in Word or PDF format.

Phone: 559-225-1673 Website: www.bethesdaapostolic.com

Any questions, comments, or need additional information, contact Carmelita at 559-288-5008.

Understanding Black Gender

Understanding Black Gender: A Student-Run Conference

Featured Presentation by Phyllis Jackson, Ph.D. (Pomona College)

Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Place: Alice Peters Auditorium (PB 191)

Sponsored by the Provost’s Office, Technology Innovations for Learning and Teaching (TILT) & Commitment to Latina/o Academic Success & Excellence (CLASE)

For more information, please call 278-8805 or email Hasan T. Johnson at thjohnson@csufresno.edu

Black Business Professional Network Mixer

Date: April 28, 2011
Time: 5:30pm to 7pm
Place: Watts Family Grill Street
1448 N Blackstone Ave (south of McKinley)
Fresno, CA

Join the Fresno Metro Black Chamber at one of their newest member's business-- Watts Family Grill. Already becoming a staple in central Fresno, Watts provides a robust menu, three HDTV screens, private dining and more. Have you had the 'Watts Riot'? Come check it out and connect with members and supporters of the Chamber.

Website or Map: http://www.wattsfamilygrill.com
Phone: 559-441-7929

Sixth African American Intellectual Thought Symposium

Sixth African American Intellectual Thought Symposium

Date: Friday, April 29, 2011
Time: 3:30-6:00 p.m.
Place: Leon Peters Recreation Center Auditorium
(next to SaveMart Center)

• We Have Come This Far By Faith: Liberation Theology and Destiny in the African American Religious Experience

Introduction: De Anna Reese, Department of History, California State University, Fresno
Keynote: John H. McClendon III, Department of Philosophy, Michigan State University
Author: C.L.R. James’s Notes on Dialectics: Left Hegelianism or Marxism-Leninism

• Presentation: “A Conversation with My Christian Brothers: Is God a White Racist?”

Speaker: Pamela Y. Cook, United Theological Seminary
Author: “In Search of Herstyle: A Theory of African American Women’s Politics”

• Presentation: “Obama, Wright, and Faith in America”

Speaker: W.J. Moussa Foster, United Theological Seminary
Author: “Up From Brutality: Ending Sexual Violence in Black Communities,” in Transforming A Rape Culture

• Presentation: “Power of God and the Power of History: My Theological Odyssey to Liberation Theology”

Respondents: Questions and Answers: Fresno State Student Panel

Reception: Smittcamp Alumni House
Sponsored by the Africana Studies Program (funded by IRA-Instructional Related Activities)

For more information please contact: Malik Simba, Coordinator, Africana Studies 278-2832 (maliks@csufresno.edu)

Look At Me Now: Exclusive Teen Only Event

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Time: 6 PM - 10 PM
Place: Zimmerman Boys & Girls Club
540 N. Augusta Street Fresno, Ca 93701
(559) 266-3117

Hosted By: Young Jizzo
In The Mix: Dj D Soto

$10 At The Door
$8 For Club Members

For More Info Please Contact Bookdjdsoto@Gmail.Com

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Diversity Awareness Week 2011

Theme: Activism and Advocacy

A wide range of events and activities are planned. For full details or to download a calendar of events go to the www.csufresno.edu/cvchi

Information is also available at the Center for Women and Culture in the Thomas Building - Room 110 or by calling 278-6946.

Hoop There It Is Basketball Challenge

Date: Saturday, July, 23, 2011 - Sunday, July 24, 2011
Place: San Jose Flea Market
1590 Berryessa Rd San Jose, CA 95133
(408) 453-1110

$500 Top Gun First Prize $250 Grand Prize for each winner

What/Why:
Whether its 3on3 half court, 4on4 full court, slam dunks or 3-point shots, now is the time to bring the house down at The San Jose Flea Market. Compete for cash prizes against the best local teams and individuals at this years "Hoop! There It Is" Basketball Challenge.

To register go to: http://www.hoopthereitis.com/index.html

Contact:
Ultimate Line Up
P.O. Box 11585
Pleasanton, CA 94588

Customer Service: (408) 390-8971

4th Annual “Restrain The Violence” Workshop

Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011
Time: 9:30 AM- 1 PM
Place: Fresno City College, Forum Hall
1101 East University Fresno, CA 93741
(North East Corner of McKinley and Van Ness)

$5 Registration for students and school staff
Includes: LUNCH provided by Chick-Fil-A, access to ALL SESSIONS

$18 Registration for community members.
Includes: LUNCH provided by Chick-Fil-A, access to ALL SESSIONS and CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Restrain The Violence Workshop Purpose:
To create awareness of domestic violence in all industries, cultures and ethnicities through our self-image classes, panel discussions, self-defense classes, legal assistance, teen dating classes and crime scene investigation.

History of Hill’s Document Assistant (HDA):
Hill’s Document Asst. was founded by Candice Hill and formed as a non-profit legal document assistance organization in July 2007. With the mission of lifting hurting hearts of victims of domestic violence HDA’s services include legal document preparation of restraining orders at no cost and mentoring teens.

For more info contact:
Hill’s Document Assistant (HDA)
Admin: 1224 Kern Street
Fresno, CA 93706
Office: (559) 442-1463
Fax: (559) 442-1463
Email: hda@hdaliftinghearts.com
Web: www.hdaliftinghearts.com

Clovis West 4th Annual Jazz Nite Dinner and Fund-Raiser

4th Annual Jazz Nite (Dinner Fund-Raiser)

Date: Friday, April 29, 2011
Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Place: Clovis West High School Amphitheater

The 4th Annual Jazz Nite is approaching quickly. We are hosting this event for our AASU student future events. Your child can benefit from this event.

Tickets are $25.00 per person and $175.00 for a table of 8. We are really pushing table sells this year. Our goal is to sell at least 25 tables…more would be great! I would like to ask parents to commit to selling or purchasing one table at this event.

Please find it in your hearts to help us out this year. We NEED you and would sincerely appreciate it.

Please contact Monique McCoy(559) 327-2162 for tickets.

Good Friday Community Worship Service: “If I Am Lifted Up” - The Last Seven Words of the Cross

West Fresno Ministerial Alliance Presents Good Friday 2011 Community Worship Service
“We Serve”

Date: Good Friday, April 22, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Saint Rest Baptist Church
1550 East Rev Chester Riggins Avenue, Fresno, California 93706
(559) 237-5551

“If I Am Lifted Up” - The Last Seven Words of the Cross. Featuring...

Pastor James Parks
West Fresno Christian Center
“Father, Forgive them, they know
Not what they do” Luke 23:34

Pastor Joel Eidsness
First Presbyterian Church
“My God, My God, why hast Thou
Forsaken me” Mark 15:34

Pastor Jim Franklin
Cornerstone Church
“This day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise” Luke 23:43

Pastor Jerome Harris
Corinth Baptist Church
“I Thirst” John 19:28

Dr. Barbara Glass, President
Ecclesia University of Divinity, International
“Woman, Behold Thy Son” Luke 19:26

Pastor Clussie Smith
Solid Rock COGIC
“It is Finished” John 19:30


Pastor BT Lewis
Rising Star MBC
“Into thine hands, O Lord, I commend My spirit” Luke 23:46

For information, please visit www.weservefresno.org or call (559) 291-5317

Pastor Jymme Foote, President

Marriage Material

Naacp Award Winning Playwright Je'caryous Johnson Romantic Comedy Stage Play:

"Marriage Material"

Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011 Time: 7:30 PM Place: Saroyan Theatre 700 M Street Fresno, CA 93721 (559) 445-8100

Tickets On Sale At Fresno Convention Center Box Office, All Ticketmaster Locations, Ticketmaster.com, Or Charge By Phone (800) 745-3000

Starring:

• T Boz "TLC"
• Michael Colyar "Comedian"
• Allen Payne "House Of Pain"
• Jill Marie Jones "Girlfriends"
• Tony Grant "R&B Sensation"
• Patrice Lovely "UniverSoul Circus"

Esteemed lawyer Koren Lyles has been known to slay hearts, but what happens when each of her past romantic casualties, end up at a premarital weekend retreat all together? It's a date with disaster!

Koren has it all and unfortunately far more than she bargained for. Life was good, she was up for partner, and her loving boyfriend, Joey Harris, proposes marriage. Then her life changes when her old flame, Cameron, who is also her boss, professes he wants to leave his wife for her. Not knowing how to deal with him, she let Joey persuade her into going to a couples' retreat to see if they are ready for marriage. Everything comes tumbling down when her ex fiance', Michael, and her best friend, Jackie, are there too... Engaged! The retreat gets heated when she is forced to deal with her past, Cameron coming to claim her, and skeletons that come out of the closet between her and Joey. The weekend turns into a whirlwind as emotions erupt, perceived friendships become fake, secrets are shouted, and old love goes to war with new love!

There is only one person who can deal with these issues, he has a black belt in Karate, a PhD in romance, and he's an ordained minister - introducing Bishop Luther Lance Love Jones. Bishop Jones is known for his words of wisdom and his advice for sexual healing. He has a technique that checks attitudes at the door, breaks you down to build your relationships back up better than before. When his own marital woes start to interfere with the retreat and tears down his own life, the weekend falls completely apart. Couples are forced to examine the strength of their love and ability to survive the "happily ever after," and if anybody at all is Marriage Material?

"You Know You Wanna Be Married, But Are You Marriage Material "


WWW.IMREADYPRODUCTIONS.COM

"Moving the Urban Agenda!: African American Leadership Weekend"

African American Leadership Weekend, a Renaissance 21st Century Project, to be held at the beautiful Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento, California.

Date: March 31st - April 2, 2011
Location: Sheraton Grand Hotel
1230 J Street
Sacramento, California

For online registration go to: http://www.calbcc.org/leadership.php

Keynotes: Michael Jai White & Mario Van Peebles

The African American Leadership weekend is hosted by the California Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation (CBCCF) and convenes Friday, March 23, 2011 & Saturday, March 31 thru April 2 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento.

The theme "Moving the Urban Agenda" reflects the vital role the Chamber and Foundation has represented predominately in the African American community over the last 15 years.

This representation of African American Leadership and Civic organizations have entered through the halls of National and State government to public and private business entities to protect and expand on business opportunities for community growth and sustainability.

March Gladness Church Basketball Tourney

Date: March 20, 2011
Time: 2:00pm - 9:00pm
Place: West Fresno Basketball Complex
1802 E. California Ave
Fresno, CA

This will be a great time to unite not just our youth and young adults but also our church together as we play a friendly, yet competive basketball tournament. You all know how I operate. I believe in peace and more fun than anyone can ever image with Jesus being the necleus of it. We want your participation in this great event. There is no registration fee. No underlining cost. We only ask that you tell your friends and the members of you church to come out and support your team. Also it would be great to have some cheerleaders or rooting section for your church team.

This is an 8 team men's tournament and a 4 team women's tournament. There will be a championship game at the conclusion of the evening for both the women and the men. The GIM will be performing at halftime of the men's championship game along with some area church dancers.

We currently only have 2 slots available for the men's tournament and 1 for the women so I need you to put a rush on your registration form. If you are short players, it is a acceptable for two churches to link up to form one team. Whatever you do, do it quickly. This will be a dynamic day. First game begins at 2pm. Championship game is at 7pm. If you have any questions or concern please contact me via email, office or cell.

Minister David Joseph Criner
Minister of Youth and Young Adults/Office Assistant to the Pastor
Saint Rest Baptist Church
Office Number:559-237-5551

Understanding the Power Within: The Journey to Success

“Personal Best” Success Power Packed Seminar II

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Place: Hyatt Regency Hotel
200 S. Pine Ave
Long Beach, CA 90802
“SeaView Room”

This seminar will guide women through a journey of self-development and the power of choice as they explore how to be the masters of self-love, how to break unhealthy relationship choices and how to know and acknowledge their value and worth!

Registration: 8:00 am – 8:30 am
Seminar Begins: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Buffet Luncheon: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Total Cost: $130.00
Student Discount: $65.00 (must show Student ID )
Parking Fee: $10 valet or $8 self parking

Register by clicking on the "Buy Now" button below to reserve your seat:

For Student Discount - Register by clicking on the "Buy Now" button below to reserve your seat: (Student ID required)
You must register by March 11 to reserve your space.
Space is limited to 40 participants for this one-day Life Empowerment Seminar. Total cost includes a $25.00 non-refundable seat reservation fee.

Contact: admin@personalbestsuccess.net