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Tie James-Waddy, founder and CEO of Teens on the
Front Line, promotes sexual abstinence until marriage
by conducting Father / Daughter Purity Balls and Hosting
Retreats, seminars, camps and conferences. Despite the
fact that the majority of teens want to remain virgins until
marriage, 20 percent of students will have had at least four
sex partners before they graduate from high school.
Forty-three percent of youth in evangelical churches have
sex by the time they are 18.

Despite the fact that the majority of teens want to remain virgins until marriage, 20 percent of students will have had at least four sex partners before they graduate from high school. Forty-three percent of youth in evangelical churches have sex by the time they are 18.

Tie James- Waddy, founder and CEO of Teens on the Front Line, has been working with youth on the  issue of sexuality since 2006. She says she saw a need in the community and this is her way of giving back. She developed a program called W.A.I.T, Why Am I Tempted, to help teens resist the pressure to have sex at an early age.

“I believe in abstinence because it is the only 100 percent proof way of avoiding HIV, STDs and unwanted pregnancies,” said Waddy, who also became pregnant at 18-years-old.

But arguing for abstinence among professionals in areas of sex counseling and HIV prevention can be an uphill battle. Now, Waddy has help making her case.

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Last month, National  Urban League
President and CEO Marc Morial met
with President Barack Obama, asking
for specific provisions to address job
training, minority contractors, youth
employment and aid to public employers
to be included in the jobs legislation.

Established in 1910, the National Urban League (NUL) is the nation's oldest and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African-Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. There are over 100 local affiliates of the NUL located in 35 states and the District of Columbia providing direct services to more than 2 million people nationwide through programs, advocacy and research.

The mission of NUL movement is to enable African Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights.
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President Barack Obama seems oblivious
to the fact that the state of Blacks in America
has consistently been both more disparate
and more desperate than that of mainstream
America.              
White House Photo: Pete Souza

Two weeks ago, President Barack Obama offered his State of the Union Address to the citizens of America. There is an irony in that statement, because the word “union” is derived from the Latin word, “unio” meaning “oneness.” Yet, African-Americans experience a separate reality from that of the mainstream America discussed by the president on Jan. 27.]]> no@spam.com (Tuala Williams) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1362/1/The-State-of-Black-America/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1361/1/My--Funny-Valentine/Page1.html
 Around the world, people safely watched the events unfold on their television or computer monitors, shaking their heads in disbelief and thanking God or whatever their higher power might be that they are not the ones to have to deal with such tragedy. And no matter how it comes about—expectantly or unexpectedly, publicly or quietly—the grieving process does not stop with the benediction given at graveside services. ]]> no@spam.com (Marvin D. Cloud) http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1361/1/My--Funny-Valentine/Page1.html http://www.aframnews.com/html/interspire/articles/1324/1/H-E-B-donates-100000-to-the-Haiti-Fund/Page1.html
“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy, and our prayers are with the millions of people affected by this natural disaster. It is our hope that H-E-B’s donation, along with our loyal customers’ support, will aid Haitians during their recovery,” said Winell Herron, group vice president of public affairs and diversity for H-E-B.

“H-E-B’s tear pad campaign offers a simple and reliable way for our customers to support the communities affected by this natural disaster.”

The campaign offers customers an opportunity to join H-E-B’s aid by adding a donation of $1 - $5 to their total grocery bill as they check out, or at the Business Center.

Providing aid in times of need is the cornerstone of H-E-B’s Helping Here philosophy, which promises to stand by communities during times of crisis. For more than 100 years, the company has demonstrated its commitment to communities in crisis by donating financial support, emergency supplies, drinking water and food, as well as providing efficient ways for customers to assist those affected by a natural disaster.

The American Red Cross is working with its partners in the global to assist those affected by this disaster.
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