DC Tobacco Free Families Conference was held Friday September 26, 2008 in DC. Frankly, it was the best conference I have ever been to! It was not only a great networking tool- but it cut through the fluff of trying to politically correct but still sensitive to discuss the real issues of smoking in the district. Clearly the majority of the residents in DC are African American or Black. I was very impressed by every presentation and I will be doing some various posts on various lectures but I wanted to get a few pictures and videos up about the amazing teens that presented!
Team Champions which is an organization that empowers the youth of today for tomorrow. Please check out their website!

What are the chances I met this young lady- Ashley Blakeney when returning from “Condom Day” or Community Outreach Day with MWPHA on the bus back to Anacostia Station- she went to Ballou High School, was a flag girl in the Ballou Marching Band, in the Ballou Documentary film, and helped create the BEST Black and Mild literature with Team Champions to hand out to the Youth of Today about how Black and Milds will kill the you! She also is in Nursing school at UDC and received a Bill Gates scholarship!!!!!! WOW!!!! another hero!

Here is the pamphlet that they made! I am so thrilled because now when I have been chasing kids down on the street I have been able to give them this pamphlet and they have been mortified! Team Champions did an awesome job! This is only a glimpse of the talent they have!

This young man “Crucial Thoughtz” is so great! I know I am not going to do him justice when I say that I really love what he raps about (pretty sure that is not how the kids would give him a “shout out” that does not even sound right when I say it!) – not smoking, peace on the streets, and frankly a good beat- which honestly I can’t say about most- for anyone that knows me I am very anti- BET and rappers that encourage poor behavior of the youth of today! So thank you Paul aka Crucial Thoughtz! I also met him at Safeway! DC just seems to be getting smaller and smaller! Keep your eyes out for him because he is going to be in some anti-smoking PSA’s!!!!

DC Tobacco Free Families Conference was held Friday September 26, 2008 in DC. Frankly, it was the best conference I have ever been to! It was not only a great networking tool- but it cut through the fluff of trying to politically correct but still sensitive to discuss the real issues of smoking in the district. Clearly the majority of the residents in DC are African American or Black. I was very impressed by every presentation and I will be doing some various posts on various lectures but I wanted to get a few pictures and videos up about the amazing teens that presented!
Team Champions which is an organization that empowers the youth of today for tomorrow. Please check out their website!

What are the chances I met this young lady- Ashley Blakeney when returning from “Condom Day” or Community Outreach Day with MWPHA on the bus back to Anacostia Station- she went to Ballou High School, was a flag girl in the Ballou Marching Band, in the Ballou Documentary film, and helped create the BEST Black and Mild literature with Team Champions to hand out to the Youth of Today about how Black and Milds will kill the you! She also is in Nursing school at UDC and received a Bill Gates scholarship!!!!!! WOW!!!! another hero!

Here is the pamphlet that they made! I am so thrilled because now when I have been chasing kids down on the street I have been able to give them this pamphlet and they have been mortified! Team Champions did an awesome job! This is only a glimpse of the talent they have!

This young man “Crucial Thoughtz” is so great! I know I am not going to do him justice when I say that I really love what he raps about (pretty sure that is not how the kids would give him a “shout out” that does not even sound right when I say it!) – not smoking, peace on the streets, and frankly a good beat- which honestly I can’t say about most- for anyone that knows me I am very anti- BET and rappers that encourage poor behavior of the youth of today! So thank you Paul aka Crucial Thoughtz! I also met him at Safeway! DC just seems to be getting smaller and smaller! Keep your eyes out for him because he is going to be in some anti-smoking PSA’s!!!!