ZuZu African Acrobats To Perform For Voorhees College (Press Release)

Denmark, S.C. – On Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 11 a.m., the ZuZu African Acrobats will perform in Voorhees College’s Leonard E. Dawson Health & Human Resources Center.

From the heart of Africa, the ZuZu African Acrobats (Hamisi Kitole, Paris Mumba, Shauri) are a high-flying tumbling act that came to fame after their audition on “America’s Got Talent” last year as part of the group Zuma Zuma.

Performing their amazing acts all around the United States, they will pit stop their tour to Voorhees to entertain all in attendance.

The ZuZus performance is a high energy routine which includes fast pyramid building, limbo, contortion, bottle balancing, tumbling, chair stacks and balancing to name a few.

Some of their noted performances consist of Nickolodeon’s Summer Kickoff, Music MidtownFest-Atlanta, and Central Park’s summer stage.

Santee Man Coming From Church Function Jailed

Denmark, S.C. - 1:48 a.m. April 7, a Santee officer spotted a car traveling 49 m.p.h. in and 35 m.p.h. zone and stopped the car of excessive speed.

When the driver was confronted he said to the officer that he was coming from a church charity event. As the officer continued to talk to the man he noticed a alcoholic odor from the car and asked the driver to exit the car.

When the driver exited the cart the officer saw a gin bottle in the drivers back pocket and also through a pat-down search found a 3.1 gram bag of cocaine in the driver's watch pocket.

The man was taken to jail and charged with possession of cocaine and driving with an unlawful concentration of alcohol.

Drake Comments On Chris Brown

Denmark, S.C. - This morning I was listening to the radio and I heard a segment where they were discussing Drake and Chris Brown's beef between each other for their relations to R&B singer Rihanna. Drake made comments suggesting that Chris Brown is still salty about the brief relationship between Drake and Rihanna after the car incident between she and Brown.

I believe that this feud had carried on TOO long. Brown and Rihanna are obviously back together and Drake shouldn't have anything to do with their relationship. The whole going back and further thing is nothing but something for the media to grab and hold on to to make a story about and cause more controversy.

Leo Reginald Smith Comes Back To Speak To Voorhees College

Denmark, S.C. - Last Thursday in Massachusetts Hall, Mr. Leo Reginald Smith, a former students and graduate of Voorhees College came back to give a presentation on Emotional Intelligence.

He was able to relate to the crowd the importance of emotional control. He interacted well with crowd to give different examples on not letting any situation or anyone to get the best of you.

He used different techniques such as pretending to throw water on audience members and bothering audience members personal belongings to show that in an instinct someone could get the best of you but if you take a second to "Pause" and think for a second about the outcome of the situation a person can consider what would be the right reaction.

Terry Brown Has A Presentation At Voorhees College

Denmark, S.C. - On April 11, Mr. Terry Brown, a graduate of Voorhees College and representative of Marriott Hotels, came to speak to Voorhees College. Introduced by Voorhees student Elroy Johnson, Brown spoke of not only his trials and tribulations but also have students tips on how to make it t through college and having a plan after graduation.

He spoke of some much needed keys on the road to success. A couple for example is that he explained that fact that one needs to surround themselves with a "true circle of friends." He said that one needs that true circle of friends that will tell you the truth about a situation whether you like it or not. With this he also explained that a person doesn't be afraid to lose people asking the way because you will gain some will needed people as well.

Another tip he gave was find an affirmation. He said a person should define success on their own terms. A person should not try to find assurance from another person but instead have the confidence within themselves to assure themselves that they are doing the right thing for them.

Brown's presentation was a very interesting and exciting one. With his great deliver he was handle to captivate the crowd with his comedic antics and sayings.

Detention Center Isn't Safe Enough

Denmark, S.C. - In a recently published story, it reads that when the Orangeburg County Detention Center was inspected on January 7, there were several problems detected. There were numerous problems with the staffing levels, furnishings and operations. Although there are problems, County Administrator Harold Young said that the county is working on the correction of some of the problems stated in the report. He is quoted saying they are making the necessary steps to improve their facility.

I think that improvement is necessary but spending a lot of money on a detention center is not sensible. That is well needed money that could be used to benefit more important efforts to improve the community. I do believe that the facility needs to be maintain to stop from inmates being injured but I think its unheard of to actually spend a lot of money on that.

Is Rick Ross Promoting Rape?

Denmark, S.C. - Rick Ross has been criticized in the media lately. Not for him with his shirt off at any awards show performance or him supposing to be attacked by some gangbangers at his shows. This time is is in the media for a lyric of his on the Rocko single, U.O.E.N.O. On this song he said a line saying, "Molly all in her champagne, she ain't even know it....Took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain't even know it."

He has apologize publicly for this lyric. Ross is quoted saying, "For me to suggest in any way that harm and violation be brought to a woman is one of my biggest mistakes." Ross is also feeling the punishment for this statement with Reebok dropping him from their endorsement time. Although the rapper has made the statement of being a musician is "a great responsibility" and that his choice of words in the song "does not reflect my true heart.", he said what he said and not has to suffer the consquences of the his slip of the lip.