Black Street April 13, 2012

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



BLACK STREET PRESENTS THEIR FIRST ANNUAL CELEBRATION & FUNDRAISER

Come Join BLACK STREET Celebrates A Year of Greatness & Fundraise For Future Projects

(New York, New York- February 29th, 2012) BLACK STREET presents their first annual celebration. This event is not only a celebration of achieving their one year mark, but also in hopes to raise funds to better cater to the Black community. The affair will take place on Friday April 13th, 2012 at the Gild Hall Thompson Hotel, located at 15 Gold Street, NY, NY, 10038. Doors will open at 5pm and the event will begin promptly at 6pm until 11pm. Newly integrated, BLACK STREET introduces themselves as the new, exciting and refreshing outlet which effectively showcases the greatness within their community.

This event will be filled with past featured individuals, the tri-state areas most prominent personages, and a wonderful atmosphere filled with laughter, wonderful entertainment, and refreshments. More information will be provided.

EVENT DETAILS:

5pm-6pm: Sign In
6pm-6:30pm: Networking
6:30pm-8:30pm: Awards Ceremony, Live Band Performances, & Speakers
8:30pm-11pm: Celebration Finale w/ Live DJ



Moderators:

Michael Pierre
Chasity Saunders (BET's "Rip the Runway" Model & Co-founder of Avenue Pink)

Awards Recipients:

Senator Kevin Parker- (Community Leadership Award) NYS Senator

Phil Andrews-(Leadership Award) President of 100 Black Men of Long Island

Beverly Bond- (Leadership Award) CEO of Black Girls Rock & Celebrity DJ

Midwin Charles- (Entrepreneurship Award) TV Legal Analyst/Radio Host/Founder of law firm Midwin Charles & Associates LLC

Speakers:

Fabrice Armand (Owner/President of Fabrice J. Armand Inc.)

Entertainment:

-Jeanette Berry & the Soul Nerds
-The Paxtons
-Lance Drummonds
-Ebony L Ross



FUNDRAISER INITIATIVES:

Aid with upcoming Awards Ceremony
Fund Youth Empowerment & Leadership programs
Aid BLACK STREET in effectively catering to the Black community
Funding for “Black Corner”: A televised panel of professionals discussing issues within Black community

BLACK STREET is a website which focuses on showcasing the greatness with in the Black community. Within BLACK STREET, every individual is given his/her own presence within the website. There is no discrimination of social status, gender, or industry. We focus on giving everyone their "spotlight". Our goal is to encourage the Black community of its positivity, expertise, & success. We also strive to educate others of our history, present, and future, while also providing information of influential and beneficial happenings.

**There will be an inflation in fee for those purchasing tickets at the door!**

Official Website: http://blackstreet1yr.eventbrite.com/