3 Aug 2021

Neighborhood Development Center (NDC) Entrepreneurship Training Creates Stable and Sustainable Start-Ups

By Monique

Enrollment is for anyone looking to start a business for the upcoming virtual Plan It! Entrepreneurship training course that starts August 16th. What: NDC Plan It! Entrepreneurship Virtual Training Where: Zoom Virtual Course When: Monday, August 16, 2021 Neighborhood Development Center’s virtual entrepreneurship training course starts August 16th, where enrollees will learn valuable techniques to operate a business in today’s challenging economy.  Since 1993, NDC has trained over 6,000 aspiring entrepreneurs.  As-well-as provided business loans, low-cost business services,

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29 Oct 2018

REVIEW: Tank and The Bangas in Minneapolis by Jesse Nathaniel Jenkins

By Monique

Reviewed by Jesse Nathaniel Jenkins  You can’t be led astray whenever the music is led by absolute freedom and an intention to have a good time. I couldn’t think of a better place to be than to see Tank and The Bangas in downtown Minneapolis! I went to their show with little to no expectations of what to expect. To my pleasant surprise, I came to discover that Big Freedia was her opening act. I

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28 Sep 2017

UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Empower Me Tour Season Launches with $1.7 Million In Scholarships Offered To Graduating Seniors

By Monique

Last year, $630,000 in scholarship awards was offered to minority students during the Empower Me Tour’s first stop in Minneapolis, with a roadshow total of nearly $4 million.  This year, a significant increase in awards, attendance and admission offers to students at top HBCUs is a testament of the value of HBCUs to students and parents. MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 28, 2017) — The UNCF Empower Me Tour is a free, traveling college-and-career-readiness roadshow presented in partnership

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12 Sep 2017

Community Call To Action: Nonviolence365™ Two-Day Education And Training Certification

By Monique

Dear Community Partner,  Nonviolence365™ is a two-day education and training certification program facilitated by the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Bernice A. King, based on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s nonviolent leadership philosophy and methods. The King Center is encouraging people all over the world to embrace Nonviolence365™ every day of the year. The primary goal of Nonviolence 365™, is to help people adopt nonviolence as a way of life, resulting

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8 Sep 2017

UNCF Institutions Offering Millions In Academic Scholarships At Upcoming Empower Me Tour Coming To The Twin Cities

By Monique

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     September 8, 2017   UNCF Institutions Offering Millions In Academic Scholarships At Upcoming Empower Me Tour Coming To The Twin Cities Last year, nearly $4 million in scholarships were awarded by UNCF Member Schools at UNCF’s Empower Me Tour, a free traveling college and career readiness expo set to present a new season of opportunity to award Minnesota seniors with scholarships to our nation’s top Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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20 Oct 2016

Sheila E. Invites Media To Join Her In A Preview Of Prince-Inspired Artists’ Exhibits At Orchestra Hall

By Monique

MEDIA ADVISORY     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Monique Linder Date: October 20, 2016 Telephone: 612.787.8705 Email: monique@omgdigitalmediasolutions.com  Sheila E. Invites Media To Join Her In A Preview Of Prince-Inspired Artists’ Exhibits At Orchestra Hall Who: Sheila E. What: Sheila E. Benefit Pre-Concert Music + Art Fair Where: Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403 When: Sunday, October 23, 2016, 10:00AM – 10:45AM Why: Artists near and far submitted images of paintings, sketches, poetry, music

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5 Oct 2016

UNCF Empower Me Tour Presented by Target Wraps Up Its Minneapolis Kick-Off Tour In a Big Way . . . 31 Students Received Scholarships Totaling $450,000 To Attend HBCUs

By Monique

Press Release Media Contact:  Monique Linder, UNCF Tel: 612.787.8705   Monique@omgdigitalmediasolutions.com UNCF Empower Me Tour Presented by Target Wraps Up Its Minneapolis Kick-Off Tour In a Big Way . . . 31 Students Received Scholarships Totaling $450,000 To Attend HBCUs UNCF Empower Me Tour is a full day of on-site college admissions, scholarship awards and workshops aimed at giving students and parents’ tools to get them to and through college MINNEAPOLIS, MN (October 5, 2016)

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22 Sep 2016

UNCF Empower Me Tour Presented by Target to Bring Historically Black Colleges and Universities to the Twin Cities

By Monique

      Press Release UNCF Empower Me Tour Presented by Target to Bring Historically Black Colleges and Universities to the Twin Cities  UNCF Empower Me Tour is a full day of on-site college admissions, scholarship awards and workshops aimed at giving students and parents tools to get them to and through college MINNEAPOLIS, MN (Sept. 22, 2016) —The UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Empower Me Tour (EMT) is a free, traveling college-and-career-readiness roadshow presented in partnership

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21 Sep 2016

UNCF Empower Me Tour Presented by Target to Bring Historically Black Colleges and Universities to the Twin Cities

By Monique

Press Release UNCF Empower Me Tour is a full day of on-site college admissions, scholarship awards and workshops aimed at giving students and parents tools to get them to and through college MINNEAPOLIS, MN (Sept. 21, 2016) —The UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Empower Me Tour (EMT) is a free, traveling college-and-career-readiness roadshow presented in partnership with Target. The tour was created eight years ago by Wells Fargo to inspire students to take control of

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7 Jan 2015

#RealTalk with Nekima Levy-Pounds addresses civil rights and social justice issues head on. It’s provocative. It’s thoughtful. It’s real.

By Monique

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2015 OMG Media Solutions Contact:  Monique Linder 612.787.8705 Nekima Levy-Pounds Media Contact:  Gabriela Linder 702.885.8708   #RealTalk with Nekima Levy-Pounds addresses civil rights and social justice issues head on.   It's provocative.  It's thoughtful.  It's real. Minneapolis, MN – Nekima Levy-Pounds launched her podcast radio program, #RealTalk with Nekima Levy-Pounds to reach and engage a diverse audience in conversations focused on public policy, race relations, social justice, and the criminal

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