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Book by Ames man examines his life as urban gang leader

Photo of Anthony Barrett courtesy of the author

“Rooted in The Game/ No Love/ Criminal & Black” is a wake-up call for the ages.

“Sitting in "the hole" of an Iowa prison, with nothing but God, time, paper and pen available to me, I began a journey of self-examination that led to my current destination."   My story comes full circle. I am again taking my abilities to the streets, but this time as a progressive activist for change; and those streets include mainstream America.  Anthony Barrett

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(Feb. 20, 2012) Anthony Barrett, local community activist, entrepreneur and form ISU cook at the Friley and Seasons location has just released, “Rooted in Tha Game/ No Love/ Criminal & Black”,  a street-educated gritty tale of urban struggles, conflict, betrayal and treason that will supersede anything you have ever read before that has so many young lives enticed into becoming a drug dealer or a gang banger.

India Cultural Association wins coveted National Endowment for the Arts grant

Bijanini (Photos courtesy of ICA of Central Iowa)

By Priti Nambisan and Rema Nilakanta
India Cultural Association of Central Iowa

(Dec. 8, 2011) As National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman has noted, “Art works everywhere,” which is why the NEA’s Challenge America Fast-Track (CAFT) program supports projects from primarily small and mid-sized arts organizations that extend the reach of the arts to underserved audiences—those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability.

India Cultural Association of Central Iowa or ICA (www.icaiowa.org) was selected to receive one of the 162 grants of $10,000 awarded to organizations in 46 states, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This is the first time that ICA has received the much-coveted NEA grant.

2012 national Beep Ball games to be held in Ames

Logo courtesy of the National Beep Ball Association

By Shawne Ungs
Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau

(Aug. 18, 2011)   The National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) has officially announced that the 2012 World Series of Beep Baseball, presented by the Iowa Lions Foundation, will be held at Iowa State University in Ames, IA, July 22-28, 2012. Beep Baseball is the adaptive version of the traditional game of baseball for the blind and visually impaired.

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