Checkout How The B.E.S.T. Networking Group Launches New Website To Empower Community Businesses

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The B.E.S.T. Networking Group's New Website BESTeList.net Further Establishes Their Commitment To Community Economic Development

By Kamau Austin With Marsha Duke - Founder BEST Networking Group

B.E.S.T. Networking Group, the emerging go to business networking, support, promotion, and training organization in Jamaica or Southeast  Queens, and the Greater New York City area - has completed its new highly interactive website.  The digital platform www.BESTeList.net, is the organization's latest creation to harness the power of the Internet to empower and create more viable businesses in the area.  B.E.S.T. stands for Building Business Entrepreneurs Strong Together.

While the organization has had a significant online presence on social media sites it didn't have an exclusive platform to showcase its rich offering of services for the development of entrepreneurship in the Jamaica and Southeast Queens, New York communities.  However, the BESTeList.net website has an important array of features and functionality.

The visionary and service orientated Founder of the BEST Networking Group, Marsha Duke, weighed in on the importance of the website's purpose and goals.  She affirms "One of the key elements in business development is marketing. It cultivates brand awareness, builds exposure and establishes the business presence. The ultimate end goal is to increase profitability.  One specific marketing tool is the internet, the first place consumers look for a business."

Fertility Expo to Address Black Women's Top Health Issues

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BIGGEST FERTILITY EXPO OF THE YEAR WILL ADDRESS BLACK WOMEN'S TOP HEALTH ISSUES

Miami, FL  Did you know that anywhere between 20 to 70% of women will develop uterine fibroids by the time they turn 50. Although these benign tumors found within or on the uterus, can affect all women, Black women are about 3 times more likely than white women to develop fibroids, and they tend to develop them at a younger age than other women. They can grow as large as melons. Symptoms include excessive menstrual bleeding, painful cramping, and pelvis, lower back pain and infertility.

According to Lauren Wise, professor of epidemiology at Boston University, "Approximately 30 percent of reproductive-aged women are diagnosed with fibroids." Yet studies reveal that while “approximately 70 percent of white women will have uterine fibroids by age 50," that number is greater than 80 percent for African-American women. In addition to this, black women are "more likely to report severe or very severe symptoms," Wise pointed out.

Book Reveals Deep-Rooted African History in the U.S.

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NEW BOOK, "SURVIVAL OF THE FIST," REVEALS DEEP-ROOTED HISTORY OF AFRICAN CULTURE IN THE U.S.

Nationwide Survival of the Fist: The Book of Revelations by Chief Zulu is a captivating, no-holds-barred look into the deep-rooted history of African culture within the United States. The book is a turbulent and unforgettable ride through history with 'hidden in plain sight' knowledge that every man, woman and child should be made aware of. Just how far down would you say the rabbit-hole goes?

Survival of the Fist contains African and Moorish American history that has never been taught within United States schools and worldwide. This book contains some parts of black history that have been deemed too controversial by America and mainstream media, with sensitive subject matter that effects black people in present day, such as psychological warfare, white supremacy, political injustice, and commerce slavery.

Black Author, New Book on Forgiveness

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 NATIONAL AUTHOR PENS FOURTH BOOK OF AWAKENING METHODS OF FORGIVENESS

Chicago, IL Stephanie Wilson-Coleman, PhD, didn't always depict the picture of coolness and calm that she exudes on the cover of her newest book, Creating A Masterpiece from a Master Mess. Host of Chicago's CANTV19 "A Sip of Inspiration", and co-host of the popular weekly radio show, "Divinely Powered" (WCPT820 AM), Dr. Wilson-Coleman's fourth book is now available and will surround de-mystifying the importance of forgiveness and a definite route to making it the final message one will need to achieve peace and tranquility in their lives.

Her life has been one of rape at an early age, becoming a teenage mother at age 14 and homelessness, her story is not just of overcoming, but one of a burning desire to assist others in fixing their "messes" and helping them to re-create themselves as a MASTERPIECE.

New President, California Black Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

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CALIFORNIA BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNOUNCES NEW INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO

Sacramento, CA -- It is with great pleasure that the duly elected Board of Directors of The California Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) announces the election of Edwin A. Lombard III as its Interim President & CEO. Mr. Lombard will assume the position as the successor of CBCC's Founding President & CEO Aubry Stone, may he rest in Peace. It was Mr. Stone's wish that Mr. Lombard serves as his immediate successor with Board approval.

The Board of Directors has worked diligently since Mr. Stone's passing to put the Chamber affairs in order and fill board vacancies pursuant to the CBCC's By-Laws and the California Corporation Code. The Chamber's Board of

Directors is led by Former California Public Utilities Commission Timothy Alan Simon as Chairman and includes Patricia Watts as Vice Chairman, Sharon Evans as Secretary and Charles Daniels as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee.

Bernard Johnson serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and James McGhee serves as Chair of the CBCC Advisory Committee. Together, with Interim President Lombard's leadership, the CBCC Board of Directors looks forward to guiding the Chamber's future toward becoming the leading platform for the economic empowerment of African Americans businesses in California.

Black-Owned St James Infirmary Celebrates 20 Years

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ST. JAMES INFIRMARY TO CELEBRATE 20TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY GALA ON JUNE 2ND

Nationwide -- St. James Infirmary has provided a truly outstanding level of service in their fight to improve public health by ensuring that the sex workers in San Francisco have a safe and reliable environment to receive complementary and high quality healthcare in their peer-based community health clinic.

To celebrate this momentous milestone and the countless lives that have been saved and will continue with your help, St. James Infirmary invites you to come and join us this 2nd of June for their annual gala at Terra Gallery, 6pm to 11pm, but this time they're pulling out all the stops to ensure that the 20th Anniversary Gala is the place to be as the hottest party throughout the entire city of San Francisco!

Black Celebrity Interior Designer Launches Learning Platform

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RENOWNED DESIGNER, TV PERSONALITY AND AUTHOR NIKKI CHU JOINS SERENA WILLIAMS, SHONDA RHIMES, SPIKE LEE, ANNIE LEIBOVITZ AND OTHERS TO OFFER ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORMS TO STUDENTS

Nationwide Celebrities including Nikki Chu, Serena Williams, Shonda Rhimes, Spike Lee, Annie Leibovitz and others are helping students fuel their passion through online learning platforms.

Renowned designer, television star and author Nikki Chu create interior design course curriculum for Design Mecca, an online accredited learning center that teaches interior designers how to run a successful business.

The course is instructed by Chu and Monica Wilcox, both professional designers who are experts in the field of interior design.