DC Urban LifeStyle Magazine

Sports Luminaries, Community Leaders and Academic Scholars Honored at the (Washington, D.C.)—The Greater Washington Urban League, Inc. (GWUL) will commemorate 76 years of service in metropolitan Washington, DC, at its 42 nd Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Memorial Gala that will be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel (1000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20001) on Wednesday, March 19, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “ GWUL ON THE MOVE, ” in recognition of the GWUL moving forward with a new leadership team and promoting ways to raise the consciousness of the community to become healthier and more fit in the greater Washington region. To that end, GWUL will honor sports and athletic luminaries who are advocates for health and fitness, as well as community partners that promote healthy lifestyles through nutrition, physical activities and education awareness.    George H. Lambert, Jr., the newly appointed President and CEO of the Greater Washington Urban League, Inc. states,

  LaughFest To Feature Chris Tucker on March 14th For Gilda’s Club Fundraiser in Grand Rapids, MI. Actor and comedian Chris Tucker has kicked off his long awaited 2014 ‘PAYBACK TOUR” hitting comedy clubs around the country. Tucker is receiving rave reviews from audiences who are excited to experience him up close and personal and his hilarious new comedy show material.  To date every show has been sold out, including selling out 10 shows alone at the Comedy House in South Carolina and some additional cities selling out shows in under 10 minutes. The 2014 Chris Tucker Comedy Club Tour is scheduled to do primary and secondary markets across the country.  “I am excited about kicking off this 2014 PAYBACK TOUR in comedy clubs, its back to my roots as a comedian and I get to have a closer connection to audiences and I wanted to do it different this year and the response has been amazing, audiences are loving my new material and I am sharing some hilarious  and crazy life experiences