In 1997, The Black L.U.V. (love, unity & vision) Festival was established by artists in the historic U street community who continue to be dedicated to social change. This FREE one-day multi-cultural outdoor event, dedicated to upliftment, has used the cultural arts as a vehicle to inform and enlighten communities of the Nation's Capital. The Black L.U.V. (love, unity & vision) Festival informs and enlightens communities on social injustice, gentrification, healthcare and educational issues that disproportionately affect poor people in general and black people in particular in our communities and neighborhoods.

Over 13 musicians, 6 poets, and 6 community activist grace the main stage along with food vendors and community organizations on this spectacular day of unity. For the past 6 years national featured artists have included: Black Sheep, Yahzarah, Fertile Ground, and Urban Ave 31 featuring Jive Recording Artist Raheem DeVaughn. Several institutions and social organizations commit to the L.U.V. festival's message of upliftment, empowerment and world community awareness and outreach: Max Robinson Aids Clinic/Whitman Walker, Us Helping Us, American Diabetes Association, Ummah Endowment Fund, Black Men Coalition, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, Cease Fire Don't Smoke the Brothers, Men on the Move, and Common Sense for Drug Policy.

Words Beats & Life is a proud supporter, participant & fiscal sponsor of the Black Luv Festival. www.wblinc.org

The Jaguars is a youth mentoring group with a mission to elevate personal, and cultural self awareness, empowerment, and character building. The Jaguar youth are dedicated to re-affirming their roles as future leaders in their familes, communites, and society. Under the guidance and leadership of Tom Workman, Matt Miller, and Dwayne Smith, Jaguar youth experience genuine love, personal attention, group activites that include long distance field trips, arts, literacy, and core values that reconnect our youth into an ever-changing world.

Congratulations to the Jaguar Youth of Summer 07 for celebrating their rites of passage ceremony at Centro Nia on 8/16! We are proud of you!

Volunteers are encourgaged to join the JAGUARS.

For more information contact:Matt Miller - Rithum Productions (202)421-6922, mmiller.rithum@yahoo.com or Tom Workman - Sunshipp Productions (202)365- 6871, tworkdog@yahoo.com

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• 9/16 Black Luv Festival (4th & pennsylvania Ave) 12:00 p.m
• 9/18 City Council Day to Save Public Property (Wilson Building 1350 Pennsyl Ave) 9:00a.m.
• Africa Action is looking for a EXEC. Director for more info go to www.africaaction.org

Incorporated in 1988, Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc. (UHU) is one of the largest 501(c)(3) Black AIDS organizations in the nation, serving Washington, D.C., suburban Maryland, and northern Virginia. The mission of UHU is to reduce HIV infection in the Black community. UHU provides HIV counseling, testing and referral (CTR) services to men and women, and specializes in HIV education and risk reduction programs for Black gay/bisexual men and transgender persons.

Currently, UHU provides an array of community-level, group-level and individual-level programs. Community-level programs include: a) Street and venue-based outreach; b) the Popular Opinion Leader intervention adapted for Black gay men social networks, and barbershops and beauty shops; c) Community forums to discuss HIV- related stigma and homophobia; and d) the Dissemination of information about participation in clinical trials for a HIV vaccine.

ALL UHU PROGRAMS & SERVICES ARE FREE!

TAKE ACTION City Council Action Day to SAVE PUBLIC PROPERTY Tuesday September 18th, 2007 9:00 AM Wilson Building - 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Rally * Press Conference * Convergence on the City Council

Our Message: WE DEMAND A MORATORIUM ON PUBLIC PROPERTY DISPOSITIONS UNTIL OUR BROKEN SYSTEM IS FIXED Change DC Law: Listen to Communities, Not Developers PUBLIC PROPERTY for PUBLIC USE - NOT PRIVATE PROFIT (no public property give-aways) There is always a public use for public property

Empower DC

The District of Columbia Grassroots Empowerment Project (Empower DC)'s mission is to enhance and improve the self-advocacy of low income and working people in the District of Columbia in order to bring about sustained self improvement in their quality of life. Take action for affordable housing, child care and government accountability with Empower DC.