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DETROIT HOSTS NATIONAL BLACK DEAF ADVOCATES CONFERENCE (And Other Stories) The Detroit Black Deaf Advocates present the 19th Annual National Black Deaf Advocates Conference. The summit takes place July 28 - August 4 at the Marriott Hotel Renaissance Center. AFRICAN NATIONS CONCERNED OVER MODIFIED US CORN: USAID worker says the lives of millions hinge on the matter. An American food relief expert warned Friday that Southern African countries' reluctance to import genetically modified grain could thwart efforts to avoid a looming famine in the region. National Urban League Releases The State of Black America Report The National Urban League released The State of Black America 2002, a collection of essays by prominent African American thinkers and leaders, which examines issues of economic, social and racial opportunity in America and begs the question, “Have we achieved equality?” Copies are available for purchase by calling ( 212) 558-5300. GRAMBLING CLOSING? School could be out for more than just the summer. Grambling State University is in danger of closing. You read right. According to Reuters, due to serious accounting discrepancies within the university, the school could be closing its doors. IN SEARCH OF AFRICA’S PROMISE: Special Report On The Birth of The African Union By Stephanie A. Gadlin / API Wire Service Officially launched Tuesday, July 9 when more than 40 heads of state converged here to shepherd Africa’s rebirth, the AU emerges as the new source of promise for some 800 million people. The organization, comprised of four governing bodies, replaces the 39-year-old Organization of African Unity (OAU), which waged successful campaigns against colonialism and apartheid, but failed to address crippling economic woes and the wide spread atrocities of African dictators across the continent. 'BLUE POPSICLES,' A BLACK WOMAN'S STORY OF GROWING UP "ORPHANED" HITS BESTSELLER Blue Popsicles, an autobiography by veteran actress and playwright, NeAnni Y. Ife, grabs the number one spot for Xulon Press' best selling books for June 2002, as reported by Xulon Press officials earlier this month. Blue Popsicles currently ranks in the top 3% of Amazon.com's best selling books; it is number 68,424 - in best selling order - out of more than 2 million titles listed with the company. CELEBRITY JUDGES' TASTE BUDS WERE PUT TO THE TEST Lawry's® Foods and Showtime recently held the Lawry's® Soul Food Cook-Off Recipe Contest. Five finalists were randomly selected for a trip for two to the Lawry's® Test Kitchen in Los Angeles, to prove their original Soul Food recipe cooking skills, competing to woo the taste buds of a crew of celebrity judges.