Washington, DC – A diverse group of women leaders and organizations have joined forces with the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) to launch a campaign to express their unequivocal support of United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice and to encourage senate and congressional leaders to treat the esteemed public servant with respect. In addition to signing on to an open letter to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, nearly 100 women from across the country are promoting an online petition in support of Ambassador Rice via personal and organizational networks as well as online social media.

The letter sent to Senate intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and committee ranking member Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) said Ambassador Rice has been a role model to all women. “She has excelled throughout her career both in the public and private sector. Her commitment to international peace and the equality of all people should be heralded, not summarily dismissed for political gain and expedience. Hence, we urge all U. S. Senators to afford Ambassador Rice the proper respect appropriate for any other Cabinet-level member of a sitting Administration.”

The letter continues, “We feel it necessary to remind the Senate of Ambassador Rice’s impeccable credentials because of the failure of some to respect her role as the United States Ambassador and leader in foreign policy. While some members of the Senate have pushed back on their rush to judgment in the press regarding Ambassador Rice’s prepared remarks on the attack in Benghazi, we feel that the public integrity and reputation of this brilliant woman, who serves our country with great dignity, has been unfairly and unnecessarily attacked.”

The Black Women’s Roundtable comprises an intergenerational membership of Black women civic leaders of international, national, regional and state-based organizations and institutions that works collectively to advance policies and strategic initiatives that help to improve the lives of underserved women and girls.

The range of Women who signed on to the letter include: Melanie L. Campbell, President & CEO and Convener, Black Women’s Roundtable, NCBCP; Rev. Marcia Dyson, Partner, M & M Dyson, LLC; Ingrid Saunders Jones, Chair, National Council of Negro Women; Susan L. Taylor, CEO and Founder, National CARES Mentoring Movement, Susan Scanlan, Chair, National Council of Women’s Organizations & President, Women’s Research & Education Institute; Vivica A. Fox, President, Foxy Brown Productions; and Dr. Natalia A. Francisco, Founder/Executive Director, Women of Worth & Worship, LLC. For a full list go to: www.ncbcp.org/news/releases/susan_rice_letter_copy/.

A full list of women supporting the letter, a copy of the letter to the Senate, a link to the petition, and a widget to post the petition to websites and social media are located at www.ncbcp.org/news/releases/susan_rice and Petition2Congress.com (http://tinyurl.com/c3oazfb). The twitter hashtag is #SUPPORTAMBASSADORRICE.

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Signers to the letter include:

Melanie L. Campbell

President & CEO and Convener

Black Women’s Roundtable, NCBCP

Rev. Marcia Dyson

Partner, M & M Dyson, LLC

Ingrid Saunders Jones

Chair

National Council of Negro Women

Susan L. Taylor

CEO and Founder

National CARES Mentoring Movement

Editor-in-Chief Emerita, Essence Magazine

Susan Scanlan

Chair, National Council of Women’s Organizations & President, Women’s Research & Education Institute

Faye M. Anderson

Founder

Tracking Change

Angela M. Angel, Esq.

Member

Black Women’s Roundtable

Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq.

Convener, Black Women for Justice

Diane Babineaux

Chief of Staff to the Int’l President

International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Works

Arlene Holt Baker

Executive Vice President

AFL-CIO

Monifa Bandele

Campaign Director

MomsRising.org

Cora Masters Barry

Former First Lady Washington DC

CEO/Founder, RWLC

Lisa Fager Bediako

President & CEO Industry Ears

Dr. Lezli Baskerville

President & CEO

NAFEO

Dr. Michelle Battle

Executive Director

MIRA-National Youth Initiative

Salandra Benton

Convener

Florida Coalition on Black Civic Participation

Jillian Blackwell

Founder

My Girlfriends Business

Heather Booth

Democracy Partner

Donna Brazile

Vice Chair, Voter Registration and Participation, DNC

Roslyn Brock

Chairman

NAACP

Clayola Brown

President & CEO

A. Philip Randolph Institute

Jessica Brown

National Black Youth Vote! Coordinator

NCBCP

Latosha Brown

Principal

TruthSpeaks Consulting

Helen Butler

Executive Director

Coalition for the People’s Agenda

Cynthia M. A. Butler McIntyre

National President

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Yvonne V. Cook

Assistant to the Provost

And Vice President for Academic Affairs

Coppin State University

ShaRhonda Dawson

Director

Chicago Coalition on Black Civic Participation

Edrea Davis

Executive Producer

DogonVillage.com

Felicia Davis

Director

UNCF SP Building Green*

LaKimba B. DeSadier

Executive Director

National Black Caucus of State Legislators

Vivica A. Fox

President

Foxy Brown Productions

Sandra Fowler

President & CEO

Brewton Enterprises

Dr. Natalia A. Francisco

Founder/Executive Director

Women of Worth & Worship, LLC

Andrea Gleaves

Chair

WIN (Women’s Information Network)

Patricia Green

Founder & Chief Strategist

IC Linkages, Inc.

Sharon Hanshaw

Executive Director

Coastal Women for Change

Dr. Cynthia Hale

Senior Pastor

Ray of Hope Christian Church

Decatur, GA

Chanelle Hardy

Senior Vice President for Policy

National Urban League

Nancy Harvin

Member

Black Women’s Roundtable

Bonita M. Herring

International Grand Basileus

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority

Dr. Patricia Hobson

Chair

Local Host Summit Committee The Black Women’s Roundtable

Tanya Clay House

Chair, Civil Rights Law

National Bar Association

Eleanor Hinton Hoytt

President & CEO

Black Women’s Health Imperative

Janaye Ingram

DC Bureau Chief

National Action Network

Dorothy R. Jackson, Esq.

Board Member, NCBCP

Letetia Daniels Jackson

President/CEO

Tandeka LLC

Dr. Sabrina Jackson

CEO

Sabrina Jackson Enterprises

Dr. Lorretta Johnson

Secretary-Treasurer

American Federation of Teachers

Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever

Executive Director

National Council of Negro Women

Stephanie Jones

President

Stephanie Jones Strategies

Carol Joyner

National Political Director

Labor Project for Working Families

Julian B. Kiganda

President

African Diaspora for Change

Dr. Bernice A. King

CEO

The King Center

Nicole Lee

President

TransAfrica Forum**

Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks

Executive Director/CEO

National Black Justice Coalition

Dr. Evelyn Gibson Lowery

President, SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Inc.

Leslie Watson Malachi

Director

African American Ministers in Action

Tamika Mallory

National Executive Director

National Action Network

Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Economist, Scholar & Author

President & CEO, Last Word Productions, Inc.

Barbara Miller

Professor of Anthropology & International Affairs and Director, Institute for Global & International Studies

The Elliott School of International Affairs George Washington University

Dr. Judith C. Moore

Executive Director,

Sisters Saving Ourselves NOW

Pastor, First AME Church-Clairton, PA

Minyon Moore

Former Assistant to the President Bill Clinton and Director of Public Liaison

Karen Mulhauser

President

Mulhauser and Associates

Dr. Claire Nelson

President & CEO

Institute of Caribbean Studies

Sophia A. Nelson, Esq.

Author Black Woman Redefined

Journalist, Speaker

Sima Osdoby

Consulting Democracy, Governance and Civil Society

Terry O’Neill

President

National Organization for Women

Kimberly Otis

Senior Advisor, Center for Partnership Studies, Director, Caring Economy Campaign

Stephanie Parker-Weaver

Founding President and CEO

Rebirth Alliance and Co-Convener, MSCBP

Barbara A. Perkins

President

International Black Women’s Public Policy Institute

Amy Pritchard

Principle Mission Control and

President Democratic GAIN

Rene Redwood

CEO

Redwood Enterprise, LLC

Deidra Reese

State Coordinator

Ohio Unity Coalition

Jena Roscoe

SVP, Government Relations, Public Policy, Operation HOPE

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

CEO and Co-Founder

MomsRising.org

Deborah Robinson

Convener, MS Black Women’s Roundtable

Co-Convener, MSCBP

Delisa Saunders, Ph.D.

Former Board Member, NCBCP

Rita Jackson Samuels

Founder

Georgia Coalition of Black Women, Inc.

Carlottia Scott

Board Member, NCBCP

Deborah Scott

Executive Director

Georgia Stand Up!

Elsie L. Scott, Ph.D.

Director

Ronald Walters Leadership & Public Policy Center, Howard University**

Kimberly Scott

President

Conklin Scott

Karen J. See

President

Coalition of Labor Union Women

Traci Siegel

Senior Vice President

GMMB

Dr. Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich

President & CEO

Center for Community & Economic Justice

Makeda Smith

President

Jazzmyne PR

Carolyn House Stewart, Esq.

International President

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc

Pierrette Talley

Convener

Ohio Unity Coalition

Makani Themba

Executive Director

The Praxis Project

Sheila Tyson

Convener

Alabama Coalition on Black Civic Participation

Tonya Tyson

Member

Black Women’s Roundtable

A. Shuanise Washington

Founder and Principal

Washington Solutions, LLC

Management & Political Consulting Firm

Robin Williams

Associate Director

Civil Rights & Community Action

UFCW

Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner

President

Skinner Leadership Institute

Dr. E. Faye Williams

National Chair

National Congress of Black Women

Thomasina Williams, Esq.

Research Affiliate

MIT Community Innovators Lab

Vanessa Williams

Executive Director

National Conference of Black Mayors

Sharon Zimmerman

Interim Executive Director

Women’s Action for New Directions

[UPDATED SIGN ON as of 11.28.12.2]
**organization referenced for identification purposes only.

North Hollywood, CA – Dance diva Heather West and her luscious mavens will celebrate Santa with some North Pole magic at the 2nd Annual Christmas at the Moulin Rouge show, Sunday, December 9, at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood. Doors open at 7:00 pm for dinner seating. Entertainment starts at 7:30 p.m. featuring holiday themed pole and burlesque dance routines. The evening continues at 10:30 p.m. with an open dance floor party. The Federal Bar is located at 5303 Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood.

Guests are invited to dress in their Parisian best per the Moulin Rouge theme with ladies donning burlesque and fancy finery and men wearing shirts and ties. Special discount offers on classes will be available during the event as well.

“What better present than the gift of dance this Christmas season? It is the perfect time for feathers, lingerie, high heels and fishnets as our teachers and students light up the stage with our special “Luscious Lifestyle” brand of holiday merriment!” states West.

West’s Luscious Maven Pole Dance Studio offers the “Luscious Lifestyle” to women of all shapes and sizes via the art of pole, burlesque and exotic dance. Heather West’s Luscious Maven Pole Dance Studio is located at 11135 Weddington St. #113 in North Hollywood, CA.

Explore “The Luscious Lifestyle” and dance with West and her mavens on the web at http://www.lusciousmaven.com/. For ticket information for the 2nd Annual Christmas at the Moulin Rouge show, go to http://www.lusciousmaven.com/Events.html .

Hollywood, CA – R&B/Pop recording artist A.M.X. keeps marking his spot with music that let’s us know not only has he been here, but also that he’s not going anywhere anytime soon. His most recent drop is the DJ Break remix of his Snoop Dogg fused track, “You Made Me Change My Number,” originally produced by Da Internz. Spotify, the popular digital music service, has added the release on its “Recommend” list ! The remix turns up the volume on the original song with enough boom to blow up turntables !

A.M.X. know how to keep the music playing. His latest single and steamy music video “She Likes,” is still wooing female demographics and he is planning for an original Christmas classic to drop in December. His single “We Can Do Whatever,” produced by Brian “Chazz” Padilla, is a dance club hit and his mixtape, “Broken Halo,” was downloaded over 90,000 times on Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes. A.M.X. has been touring internationally and nationally in support of his career, opening for Boyz II Men, Joe, Ginuwine, SWV, Dru Hill and most recently R. Kelly.

Check out the DJ Break banger at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you-made-me-change-my-number/id572281268. Visit A.M.X. online at http://www.whoisamx.com/index.html.

State specific PSA’s:

Philadelphia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJImKCn3xA
Florida: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl1Yd4HqdnU
Alabama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg_bxzRPuXo
Michigan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg3O67Px-3A
Ohio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyoU4lhOdqs
Virginia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2vD7QUt0Dk
Louisiana: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewrAtOPMPAg

7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO

PREPARE THE FAMILY TO VOTE IN 2012!

1. VERIFY your Registration Status & Your Poll Location BEFORE Election Day by calling your Board of Elections, 1-866-MYVOTE1 or visit ww.unityvoterempowermentcampaign.org.

2. Be sure to TAKE PROPER ID TO VOTE. Check ID requirements for your state in advance at www.costoffreedom.info.

3. VOTE EARLY or Absentee Ballot if you know you will be out of town on Election Day.

4. DON’T BE AFRAID TO REQUEST HELP from poll workers they are there to help YOU.

5. YOU HAVE A RIGHT to file a complaint if your rights have been violated. For legal assistance call 1-866-OUR-VOTE.

6. STAND YOUR GROUND – if there is a problem at the polls you have a right to cast a provisional ballot if you are certain you are a registered voter.

7. VOLUNTEER to be a poll worker or monitor in your community at www.ncbcp.org.

About The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Unity ’12 Campaign

The NCBCP Unity ’12 Campaign, in partnership with A. Philip Randolph Institute and 40 other national and state-based organizations and affiliates, is leading its non-partisan voter empowerment efforts in fourteen states through its Black Youth VoteiThink 2012, Black Women’s Roundtable Power of the Sister Vote and Foot Soldiers for Democracy initiatives.

The Unity Campaign will have coordinators on the ground on Election Day and will also host a command center in Washington DC offering updates on ground operations. States include: AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MD, MI, MS, NC, OH, PA, VA, WI.

For more information on the Unity ’12 Campaign visit www.unityvoterempowermentcampaign.org or www.ncbcp.org.

To interview state coordinators email: edmedia@dogonvillage.com.