Aiming to Empower, Inspire & Encourage The Aa Community, The 15th Annual Missouri Black Expo Will Make Its Grand Return To The America’s Center,August 4, 5, And 6, 2006

The Missouri Black Expo will hold a press conference on Monday, July 31, 2006 at the Roberts Mayfair Hotel, located at 806 St. Charles Street, in the Boodles & Raffles Room, Mezzanine level. This year’s Missouri Black Expo will sponsor an exciting first, The Gear Up Student and Parent Leadership Summit, which will address the issues facing many parents and students in the metropolitan area.

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) July 30, 2006 -- The Missouri Black Expo will hold a press conference on Monday, July 31, 2006 at the Roberts Mayfair Hotel, located at 806 St. Charles Street, in the Boodles & Raffles Room, Mezzanine level. This year’s Missouri Black Expo will sponsor an exciting first, The Gear Up Student and Parent Leadership Summit, which will address the issues facing many parents and students in the metropolitan area.

"There have been a lot of changes recently in the St. Louis Public School system”, said Tom Bailey, President and Founder of the Missouri Black Expo. “As a result of those changes, it can be fairly easy to lose focus on an area that is of utmost importance; parents taking responsibility for their role in their child’s educational process. The Gear Up Student & Parent Leadership Summit is a tremendous program designed to promote parental involvement in their child’s education. We are fortunate to have major celebrities and their parents donating their time to discuss how their parents or other significant role model helped them excel in school" said Bailey.

This Missouri Black Expo will be held on August 4, 5 & 6 at the America’s Center, in downtown St. Louis. There are several key events geared toward health, economic empowerment and family entertainment.

Key events are:

August 4th, 2006:

-MBE Multi-Cultural Job Fair

-MBE presents the 9th Annual American Family Insurance Community Benefit Gala

August 5th, 2006:

-100 Black Men Prostate Cancer Survivor's & Awareness Walk

-Gear Up Student & Parent Leadership Summit

-BET Foundation Women's Health Forum

-Black America Today panel discussion theme: “Creating access through education, politics, health, entertainment and economic development.”

-MBE National Invitational Boxing Tournament

-MBE Music Fest Featuring Murphy Lee, Potzee, RukaPuff & Penelope

August 6th, 2006:

-City Wide Church Service presented by West Side Baptist Church

-Professional Organization of Women presents “The Portrayal of Black Images In The Media”: A Panel Discussion

-MBE National Invitational Boxing Tournament

Who:        Missouri Black Expo

What:         Press Conference

When:        Monday, July 31, 2006

When:         10:00 a.m.

Where:     Roberts Mayfair Hotel

Boodles & Raffles Room, Mezzanine Level

806 St. Charles Street

St. Louis, MO, 63101

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