Sept. 15 through 27 – UniverSoul Circus at Chene Park Detroit, Mi. Call: (517) 853-9810.

September 21 - Straight Talk About Cancer event hosted by the American Cancer Society and the Greater Lansing Design Team of Improving Cancer Outcomes of African Americans in Michigan from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Lansing Potter Park Zoo's educational center. This will not be a meeting to discuss the sad numbers, but rather the kick off of many conversations about how we can work together to reduce cancer risks, how to get the best early detection and diagnostic support available and how to work aggressively to beat cancer and become a long-term survivor.

Sept. 22 & 29 - Prostate Cancer Screening and Early Detection Program at the MSU Great Lakes Cancer Institute and the Breslin Cancer Center @ Ingham Regional Medical Center, 401 W. Greenlawn Ave., Lansing, MI. The lab work and prostate exam by a urologist are free. To schedule an appointment call: 517/367-5159 or toll free 1 - 877-224-4325.

Oct. 15 – MSU Black Alumni Homecoming Party at the Holiday Inn South, 6820 S. Cedar St., Lansing, MI. 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Cost: $10.00 per person.

Oct. 16 – MSU Black Alumni Scholarship Dinner/Dance at the Holiday Inn South. 6 p.m. – 1 a.m. Cost: $25.00 per person. Keynote speaker the Rev. Al Sharpton.

Oct. 17 – 2nd Annual Gourmet Gents, featuring gentlemen chefs in the Greater Lansing Community, at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center Banquet Hall, 819 Abbott Rd., from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.Tickets: $15.00 teens and adults. Youth $7.50. Carryout: $15.00. Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Delta Tau Omega Chapter, Lansing, MI. Proceeds earmarked for community programs and scholarships.

Oct. 23 – 2nd Annual Jazz Brunch featuring the MSU Professors of Jazz in the MSU Kellogg Center, Big Ten Room, East Lansing, MI at 10 a.m. Sponsored by the East Lansing Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Tickets - $40.00. Proceeds to fund chapter programs and scholarships. Call: 622-4025.

Oct. 29 – 39th Annual NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet to be held at the Holiday Inn South Conference Center, 6820 S. Cedar St. The theme is: Brown V. Board of Education: Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize. The Key note speaker is Wade Henderson, Executive Director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. Dinner is slated to begin promptly at 7 p.m. Call: (517) 484-9171.

Nov. 11 - The 47th Annual Ebony Fashion Fair. Sponsored by the Links, Inc., Lansing/East Lansing Chapter at the MSU Wharton Center at 8:00 p.m. Ticket costs: $30.00. Proceeds will benefit local Student Scholarships, The Black Child and Family Institute and the United Negro College Fund

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