REMINDER/National Urban League Inducts 140 Broward Students into National Honor Society For Superior Academic Achievement.

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Who:    Hugh B. Price, President & CEO of the National Urban League;

        Bishop Cecil Bishop, Chairman of the Congress of National
        Black Churches,

        Ronald O. Ross; Dr. Israel Tribble, Jr. Distinguished Fellow
        in Urban Education, National Urban League

        Donald E. Bowen, Chief Executive Officer and President of the
        Urban League of Broward County, and

        Ed  Gordon, renowned BET (Black Entertainment Television) news
        anchor.

What:   Announce the National Urban League/Congress of National
        Black Churches 5th Annual National Achievers Society Academy
        Induction Ceremony. The event marks the Urban League of
        Broward County's selection as the national flagship affiliate
        for the National Urban League/Congress of National Black
        Church's Campaign for African-American Achievement National
        Achievers Society induction ceremony.

        In addition to the National Achievers Society inductions, the
        event will pay a special tribute to Dr. Israel TribbleJr.,
        founder of the National Achievers Society model, formerly
        known as the McKnight Achievers Society. In the mid-1980s, Dr.
        Israel TribbleJr., then head of the Florida Education Fund,
        conceived of the McKnight Achievers Society as a
        community-based vehicle for recognizing high achievers and
        encouraging achievement by black children.

        For more than a decade, Urban League affiliates collaborated
        with Dr. Tribble in inducting academic stars, who've earned
        GPAs of 3.0 or better, into this august body. It has provided
        these young people with encouragement and, frankly, protective
        cover from peers who scorn achievement and those who achieve.

        In all, 140 youths will receive national recognition for their
        academic achievement. Students are available for interviews
        before and during the day's events.

When:   Saturday, November 23, 2002
        Press Conference:         12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
        Induction Ceremony:       2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
        Reception:                4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Where:  New Mount Olive Baptist Church, 400 NW 9th Ave.,
        Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
        954-463-5126