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BET News Examines the Socially-Charged Case of Trayvon Martin In Its Exclusive Special: “Shoot First: The Tragedy of Trayvon Martin” Premiering Monday, March 26 at 7:30 PM*

CENTRIC to re-air the special on Monday, March 26 at 8 PM ET

The Half-Hour Special, Features Exclusive Interviews With The Martin Family, Neighborhood Witnesses And Highlights The Social and Racial Implications of the Tragic Shooting

Award-Winning News Journalist Emmett Miller Hosts

NEW YORK — It is a tragically familiar narrative in black America, and every African-American parent’s worst nightmare. An unarmed black youth is killed in a late night confrontation with someone who was supposed to be a protector, but whose suspicions set him on a path that cost an innocent life. The Trayvon Martin case has garnered national attention and daily reports continue to emerge in this developing case. Rich with audio evidence, the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, is galvanizing public outrage and protest across the country. Hosted by Emmett Miller, the BET [Black Entertainment Television] News Special: “Shoot First: The Tragedy of Trayvon Martin” will deconstruct the key elements of the case and through first-hand accounts and will present the full story directly from the Martin family and neighborhood witnesses.

Premiering Monday, March 26 at 7:30 PM*, the half-hour BET News special will report on all of the elements that lead this case to reach its fever pitch. BET News will trace this story from when it first made headlines to the rallies that mobilized folks to the streets wearing hooded sweatshirts in honor of Trayvon and demanding justice. BET News will report on new developments in the case, including the three pending investigations and the fast-growing online petition to have the shooter, George Zimmerman, arrested. CENTRIC to re-air the special on Monday, March 26 at 8 PM ET.

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About BET Networks

BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks – BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

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Expectant Moms Feel Supermodel Chic in Heidi Klum’s Spring 2012 Collection for Motherhood Maternity

Heidi Klum wears many hats—supermodel, mother, executive producer, and fashion expert on Project Runway. After four pregnancies and several seasons of top-selling collections at Motherhood® and A Pea in the Pod® stores, Heidi knows what an expectant mom needs to look fantastic during her pregnancy.

The Spring 2012 collection of Loved by Heidi Klum, arriving in Motherhood stores in April, is inspired by Heidi’s visits to her favorite hotel on the French Riviera, Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc. There, Heidi envisions expectant moms wearing the casual elegance of her dark, skinny jeans paired with her trendy knit tops in black, white, and fresh neutrals with touches of red and gold embellishment. Heidi’s boldly-striped, loose fitting dress takes the mom-to-be from a spa lunch to a busy day of sightseeing. Dressier slacks and tops for evening round out the 19-piece collection that will be available in stores and online at motherhood.com.

“Heidi Klum makes pregnancy glamorous and fashionable. Her style is fun and still practical. This new collection offers moms-to-be a chic look at an attainable price during this exciting time of their lives,” said Chris Daniel, President of Destination Maternity Corporation, parent company of Motherhood Maternity.

About Motherhood Maternity

Dressing over two million new moms-to-be each year, Motherhood Maternity® offers an extensive breadth of quality hot fashions at everyday low prices especially created for the young and fun expectant mom. Motherhood Maternity can be found nationwide, in Canada, Puerto Rico, and in all Destination Maternity® stores. For store locations or to shop online or by phone, visit www.motherhood.com, www.motherhoodcanada.ca or call 1.800.4MOM2BE.

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SYDNIE L. MOSLEY DANCES PRESENTS AS A PART OF INTERNATIONAL ANTI-STREET HARASSMENT WEEK: THE WINDOW SEX PROJECT WORLD PREMIERE

The Red Carpet Theater Friday, March 23rd at 7:30pm

Harlem, NY – Sydnie L. Mosley Dances Presents as a part of International Anti-Street Harassment Week, The Window Sex Project World Premiere at the Red Carpet Theater at Taino Towers, 240 East 123rd Street, Harlem, NY 10035. General Admission Seating: $20.00. Tickets sold on Eventbrite, http://windowsexprojectpremiere.eventbrite.com/.

THE WINDOW SEX PROJECT is a dance-theater work that addresses and tackles the every day practice, in which women are “window shopped,” that is forced to bear unsolicited verbal harassment from men while walking on the street. The Window Sex Project gives voice to these concerns and restores agency to women by equipping them to manage street harassment, and uses the body, the site of harassment, as a mode of political action. The artists join in support of organizers worldwide in order to speak out against gender-based street harassment during International Anti-Street Harassment Week, March 18-24, 2012.

The work places five women of varying races and body types on pedestals in an art gallery setting, forcing audiences to contend with the objectification of the female body in a contemporary society. The project aims to equally celebrate all the bodies illustrating how each woman’s sexuality is unique to her rather than outside perceptions.

The Window Sex Project is a Harlem community arts and performance initiative created in part through workshops over the course of summer 2011 with women ages 18-35. The workshops provided a safe and supportive space for women to voice their concerns and share their experiences about street harassment, learn ways to respond and manage harassment on a day-to-day basis, and feel empowered through shared experience. The final dance work voices their concerns and restores agency by celebrating their bodies in a public artwork by the community for the community.

Choreography devised by Sydnie L. Mosley in collaboration with dancers Sarah Chien, Shoccara Marcus, Tiffany Spearman, Alexandra Joye Warren, Tara Willis, Allegra Romita, Carrie Plew, Denae Hannah, Candace Thompson, with movement and inspiration from community participants Kimberlynn Acevedo, Genesis Be, Nicola Briggs, Elizabeth Carmichael, Princess Dennis, Ferima Faye, Erica Frankel, Auzriel Hall, Alexis Harbour, Dash Harris, Monique Hazeur, Blair Hotchner, Leah King, Jamilah Lemeiux, Lucia Mattox, Monica Monfre, Maxine Montilus, Melissa Moschitto, Dawn Perry, Chloe Piazza, Meghan Sebold, Diondra Setorie, Kristin Simpson, Ebonie Smith, Ronethea Williams. Sound Score produced by Ebonie Smith. Featuring excerpts from the one woman show “Can I Get A Smile?” written and performed by Leah King.

Note: Performance contains adult language and is meant for mature audiences. We recommend teen audience members be accompanied by adults who can then discuss the work with them.

Contact: Blair Hotchner / 917-613-8615 / sydnielmosleydances@gmail.com

Website: www.windowsexproject.com

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L-R: TIME Senior Editor Ruth Davis Konigsberg, ABC News correspondent Claire Shipman, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Amy Chua, and Founder & CCO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Bobbi Brown discuss the findings of “Women & Time: Setting a New Agenda” — a study about American women, time management and satisfaction — produced by Real Simple and the Families and Work Institute, at a panel discussion led by Real Simple Managing Editor Kristin van Ogtrop at the Time & Life Building, New York City on March 7, 2012. (Craig Paulson Photography).

Work Is Not to Blame for Women’s Lack of Free Time; Time-pressure Is Often Self-imposed, According to Real Simple/Families and Work Institute Survey

Almost Half of Women Would Not Hire More Help If They Could Afford It

Women Pack Free Time With Household Chores

The results of a new groundbreaking national survey, Women and Time: Setting a New Agenda, commissioned by Real Simple and designed by the nonprofit Families and Work Institute reveal that much of the time pressure experienced by women is self-imposed, due to trouble delegating and letting go of control. However, the survey also discovered that women who set aside regular free time are ultimately more satisfied with their lives (50% report being very satisfied, versus 41% of those who regularly postpone their free time).

“There is a startling connection between scheduling free time and happiness—and an equally startling connection between the ability to delegate and happiness,” said Kristin van Ogtrop , Managing Editor, Real Simple. “We hope these findings will spark a national dialogue to help women everywhere reclaim their free time and use it in a way that will ultimately make their lives better.“

While 49% of women say they do not have enough free time, the culprit is not their jobs. In fact, 68% of women say that work does not interfere with their personal lives. And with recent research showing that men are helping more with household chores and childcare than ever before, why are women so stressed out?

For many women, there is a palpable feeling of guilt: 32% of married/partnered women often feel that if they did less around the house, they would not be properly taking care of it.

Interestingly, money is not necessarily a barrier to relieving many women of their responsibilities, with nearly half (45%) of respondents saying they would not hire more household help if they could afford it, and nearly 69% saying that they would not hire more child care if they could afford it.

The women surveyed reported doing tasks, including laundry (79%), cleaning (75%), cooking (70%) and organizing/de-cluttering (62%), during their free time, proving that women spend their free time doing copious numbers of chores.

While many believe that their spouse is capable, they don’t think their partner would do the chores the way they want them done. A considerable percentage said they would feel uncomfortable delegating tasks like decorating (62%), managing the finances (59%) or organizing/de-cluttering (53%) to their spouse or partner. In some cases, women are more likely to delegate daily chores to their children (17%) than to their spouse (9%).

“In order to reclaim – and enjoy – our free time, it’s critical that we shift our standards,” said Ellen Galinsky , President and Co-Founder, Families and Work Institute. “We are living with expectations of our ability to get everything done, before we take time for ourselves, that are totally out of sync with our lives.“

Real Simple and Families and Work Institute set out to examine how women manage their time, especially their free time, defined as “time you spend on yourself, where you can choose to do the things that you enjoy.” The nationally representative survey of 3,230 women ages 25 – 54 was conducted in October and November 2011 using an online questionnaire.

For the Executive Summary, please visit:

http://img4.realsimple.com/static/rsr/images/EVE105_WT_ExecSummary_LR.pdf

About Real Simple
Real Simple launched in March 2000 to provide inspiring ideas and practical solutions to help today’s busy woman navigate her everyday life. Under the leadership of Managing Editor Kristin van Ogtrop, the brand creates a community in which consumers can share their ideas and learn about women like themselves. With a robust website, tablet editions, mobile apps, books, special issues, a strong social media presence and more, Real Simple enjoys a total monthly audience of 15 million.

Throughout its 12 year history, Real Simple has become a leader in understanding the modern woman. From rank ordering her day-to-day challenges to learning what drives her happiness, Real Simple insight includes: Problem Detector, A New Definition of Success, Women & the Economy and Technology and the New Type-A Woman.

Real Simple’s latest groundbreaking study was conducted in collaboration with the Families and Work Institute. Its findings will be revealed in Real Simple’s April issue.

About Families and Work Institute
Families and Work Institute (FWI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies the changing workforce, family and community. As a preeminent think tank, FWI is known for being ahead of the curve, identifying emerging issues, and then conducting rigorous research that often challenges common wisdom and provides insight and knowledge. As an action tank, FWI conducts numerous studies that put its research into action and then evaluates the results. Its purpose is to create research to live by. For more information, visit http://www.familiesandwork.org and follow us on Twitter @FWINews.

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