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Shreveport Chamber fetes minority entrepreneurs at dinner

Submitted by wwoods on Tuesday, February 19th, 10:30 am

The Business Development Connection of the Greater Shreveport
Chamber of Commerce honors outstanding minority and women business owners, businesses and individuals
at the Minority Business Opportunity Awards Dinner.

Join us in honoring these outstanding businesses and individuals from our community at the Minority Business
Awards Dinner, “Navigating Economic Tides”, starting with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb., 28. Dinner will be held at the Shreveport Convention Center, Shreveport, LA. Individual tickets are $50 and table
sponsorships are available.

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BPCC presents Black History Month events

Submitted by wwoods on Saturday, February 16th, 10:30 am

Bossier Parish Community College announces events scheduled for Black History Month, including a gospel music tribute and a literary read-in:

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Shreveport getting ready for Youth Baseball

Submitted by Sean Staggs, Digital Media Manager

Friday, February 15th, 2013, 12:57pm

Shreveport getting ready for Youth Baseball

The Athletic Department for Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation (SPAR) is getting ready for the upcoming baseball season.

There will be leagues for Youth T-Ball, Machine Pitch, Softball and Baseball. They're open to all children between the ages of 4 - 10-years-old. The age cut-off is March 31. Ball play will begin on Monday, April 13.

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Galilee Baptist to join African American Read-In

Submitted by wwoods on Thursday, February 14th, 10:30 am

Black History Month will be celebrated from 2 to 5 p.m.. on Saturday, Feb. 16, at Galilee Baptist Church C. C. Baird Family Life Center, 1500 Pierre Avenue in Shreveport.

The Read-In is free and open to the public.

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Mardi Gras at Providence House

Submitted by Sean Staggs, Digital Media Manager

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, 2:04pm

Photo courtesy Providence House

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Date set for Annual State of Black Shreveport summit

Submitted by wwoods on Tuesday, February 12th, 10:30 am

The United Citizens and Neighborhoods group has set the date for its 2nd Annual State of Black Shreveport Symposium and Economic Summit from Friday, Feb. 15, to Sunday, Feb. 17.

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Master landscaper to speak in Master Gardener series

Submitted by wwoods on Monday, February 11th, 10:30 am

The Louisiana Master Gardeners Horticulture Series has invited landscape architect Marc Funderburk to speak from 10 a.m. to Noon on Wednesday, Feb. 20, Riverview Hall, 600 Clyde Fant Parkway. The lecture is free.