African American newspapers, has recently launched a job search engine on its website. Since the release of the weekly newspaper supplement “Career Corner” for job listings online job connects readers to the national and local jobs. The market in search of work also allows you to send it back and look for a large job listings.

During a time when African American unemployment looms at 16 percent nationwide, the AFRO hopes to promote business and career opportunities for its readers.

As the newspaper builds its jobs database, employers – searching for new hires within the minority community – are offered competitive introductory pricing. The quick, efficient self-posting process allows businesses to add their listing to the AFRO’s virtual job catalog and conveniently pay online.

Companies will have the option of having their posted jobs appear exclusively on the AFRO site or have extended exposure on a nationwide network of affiliate news sites.

“(It’s) another way to use the digital environment to focus on some of the pressing needs of enterprises and the unemployed in our community,” said AFRO publisher Jake Oliver. “We have to believe” is an excellent opportunity for these interactions easier and almost instant. “

African-American newspapers just launched a job search engine on its website. As a complement to print the weekly “Career Corner” in employment, job vacancies online to connect readers with local jobs and national. The site also allows job seekers to post resume and a thorough search of jobs.

During a time when African American unemployment looms at 16 percent nationwide, the AFRO hopes to promote business and career opportunities for its readers.

As the newspaper builds its jobs database, employers – searching for new hires within the minority community – are offered competitive introductory pricing. The quick, efficient self-posting process allows businesses to add their listing to the AFRO’s virtual job catalog and conveniently pay online. Companies will have the option of having their posted jobs appear exclusively on the AFRO site or have extended exposure on a nationwide network of affiliate news sites.

“It’s another way to use the digital environment to focus on some of the pressing needs of enterprises and the unemployed in our community,” said AFRO publisher Jake Oliver. “We have to believe” is an excellent opportunity for these interactions easier and almost instant. “

Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day A variety of activities to celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King made the entire Natchez and throughout the country. One of these measures is particularly important for “I Have a Dream for young people to lunch.”

Lunch hosted by the Natchez Association annual preservation of African-American culture. Along with a delicious lunch, lunch program this year has a short feature amazing young talent of Miss-Lou. Natchez native, Plezetta West, is the speaker. West, a lawyer was one of the young participants in the first annual “I Have a Dream for lunch.” He currently lives in New Orleans and last year won the big show “Wheel of Fortune” game.

This year’s theme, “Dream with a Vision, Live with a Purpose,” personifies Dr. King’s life. Dr. King was a civil rights leader who preached strongly against the mistreatment of black Americans and other people of color.

He spoke out against all forms of hatred and inequality and encouraged his listeners to ignore skin color and love all people. He also encouraged nonviolence.

Today people of all races in America claim freedom. Today we go to school together. We play on the same sports teams. We pray in the same houses of worship. However, life in America has not always been this accepting. With the luncheon, NAPAC hopes to inform our youth of the struggle and the values of Dr. King. Dr. King left us a legacy of hope and NAPAC wants to remind the children of Dr. King’s dream. More importantly, NAPAC wants them to remember that Dr. King and many others paid the ultimate price; they gave their lives in the struggle for justice and equality.

Last year, 2010, was historic and unforgettable for many reasons and as we move forward in this year, we hope that this luncheon be our largest and the most memorable. Therefore, we are calling on the youth throughout the Miss-Lou, black and white, to attend the Martin Luther King “I Have a Dream Youth luncheon” in record numbers.

Lunch will be at the Natchez Convention Center at 10 am on Monday. Please support your lunch in the churches, organizations and schools or individually. The cost of lunch is $ 11 per person. To guarantee a seat, please contact Juanita Jones at 601-446-5752, Flora Terrell at 601-446-6288, Bianca Maria at 601-446-5601 or 601-446-5218 Bluff City Post.

The Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival organized a unique workshop called World violins for musicians, retirees and students of music on Tuesday. The workshop was an approximation by violinists from various styles and forms. The event began with Dr L Subramaniam explains the idea behind the workshop.

“We have put in legendary violinists around the world and we want people who are interested in the violin, to be able to interact with them,” he said. It was followed by Ms Lalitha, who went on to describe the history and techniques of Carnatic music and South Indian version of the violin.

While she warmed up the audience with the details of the Indian version of the violin, Mark O’ Connor, an American violinist took everyone to the other end of the world. Mark started his presentation with the Blues style of music which he explained as the foundation of the American music.

He also spoke about the importance of acquiring the language of music in the early years if one aspires to be a musician. The presentation was interesting as he demonstrated every technique and style on the violin.

He played a few tunes of Blues music after which he spoke about Reggae – which was based on sync tunes – and Hoedown, which is a cross pollination of European and Afro-American tunes. His presentation ended with Jazz, which involves a lot of improvisation.

There were quite a few questions from the audience, one of which involved the levels of violin playing and kind of curriculum which one could follow. Mark answered the question in an interesting manner, asking students to mix influences and create their own music.

“Improvisation is a wonderful vehicle,” he said before playing a single tune on the violin and then using different notes to represent different emotions and creating a new tune.  The final artiste for the evening was Catherina Chen, a Western classical violinist from Norway. She spoke about the various eras of music and the artistes in those eras. She started out with the Baroque era and went on to Classical and Romantic eras, all of which had their own peculiarities.

“I am pleased that the romantic era, because the artists started playing their own music, instead of playing for others,” she said. She also played a couple of legendary musician and Bach also showed different techniques that can be used while playing the violin.