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Foundation also Joins with Morris Brown to Present “Absolutely Positive” Play

(Dallas, TX – October 30, 2007) For the second year, the Tom Joyner
Foundation, founded by the nationally syndicated radio personality and
philanthropist, will distribute $25,000 each to eight historically black colleges and
universities to promote awareness on HIV/AIDS.

As part of the effort, the Foundation also is partnering with Morris Brown College
to present the play, “Absolutely Posi+ive”, at 7:30pm Nov. 1st and 2nd in the
Cunningham Auditorium at the Hickman Student Center.

“Absolutely Posi+ive” is a stage production designed to educate and entertain
audiences about HIV/AIDS.  The performance encompasses drama, music,
dance and the spoken word, and is presented by Posi+ive Change of Bowie
State University.

The Foundation received the grant from McFarland and Associates and the
Program Coordinating Center (PCC) for the Substance Abuse Mental health
Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s
(SAMHSA/CSAP) Minority Education Institution (MEI) Initiative.  The institution
will be responsible for conducting the HIV projects.

The following campuses will be participating this year:  Prairie View A&M
University, Prairie View, TX; Southern University of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
LA; Howard University, Washington, DC; Virginia Union University, Richmond,
VA; Bowie State University, Bowie, MD: Savannah State University, Savannah,
GA; Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS; University of the Virgin
Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands.

“We’ve got to do all we can to prevent further spread of HIV/AIDS,” said Tom
Joyner, who created the Foundation and whose four-hour drive-time show is
heard in 120-plus markets and heard by more than eight million listeners.
“Through this partnership, we want to show our students that they have to stay
informed about all aspects of life – not just what they learn in class.”

The Tom Joyner Foundation is responsible for raising more $55 million dollars
and helping some 40 colleges and thousands of deserving students.  Each
month, Joyner raises money for a specific historically black college and helps
students currently attending that school.

Throughout the year, the Foundation receives donations primarily from
individuals, but also from several Fortune 1000 companies including Allstate,
Citibank, Nationwide, Budweiser, and Daimler-Chrysler.

Joyner, a graduate of Tuskegee Institute now, University, has been highly
recognized by industry and community groups for the work he has done during
the more than 25 years in radio. Joyner not only was inducted into the prestigious
Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, but he also received the Marconi Award
from the National Association of Broadcasters’ as the top nationally
syndicated/network radio personality.  Joyner’s sons are also graduates of black
colleges: Thomas Jr., Howard University and Oscar, Florida A&M University.

FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION VISIT US AT
WWW.BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM.

For additional information, contact, Neil Foote, spokesperson, Tom Joyner
Foundation, 214.448.3765, neil@neilfoote.com.
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North Texas Security Experts Say System Offers Global Solution

(DALLAS – October 26, 2007) Dallas native Ray de Beasley has never been one to just sit back and watch. He’s always been a thinker and a problem solver.

Now, after years of research, development and guidance from some of North Texas’ top security experts, he has discovered an identity management system that could bring revolutionary changes to the billion-dollar global security marketplace.

De Beasley started working on the ‘B-System Privacy Protection Method while he was spending 15 years in the Texas Department of Corrections on drug charges.  He refused to feel sorry for himself.   He admittedly made a wrong turn and instead of letting his life waste away, he used his time to develop an idea to help fight crime instead of devising schemes to commit crime.

While in prison de Beasley created a system designed to crack down on financial fraud that has gotten the attention of a senior executive and EDS Fellow, local and national security experts, business executives, the University of Texas at Dallas, and Midwestern State University. Now, a free man, de Beasley is working 24/7 to make his dream a reality.

“I started an in-prison think tank with several convicts to kick around various criminal capabilities,” de Beasley recalls.  “I discovered a technique that countered the illegal use of Social Security numbers. Then, I developed an algorithmic method that would prevent financial fraud without violating any civil liberty or challenging any banking laws or regulations.”

De Beasley’s system, in part consists of the use of a biometric print combined with sophisticated methods that appear to have solved the puzzle of issuing and using social security numbers.   Known as inmate number 592557, de Beasley performed key punching data entry for Texas driver’s licenses, but also he took in-prison computer classes at Trinity Valley Community College. He also began reading any and all books on technology he could get his hands on and asked his mom to help him research common denominators that made financial crimes successful.  To test his idea, de Beasley took advantage of his dank setting.

Working with fellow convicts, who had specialized in ID theft and other fraud, de Beasley was able to begin developing a system to counter those frauds. He used convicts that could provide him financial fraud and forgery expertise to challenge numerous scam scenarios in an effort to devise a foolproof system, he said.

Officials at EDS, Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX. and the University of Texas at Dallas have reviewed de Beasley’s concept, and have been pleasantly surprised.

“I must admit that I was very skeptical,” says Ranette Halverson, chair and professor of the Department of Computer Science at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX. “After all, many people have attacked this problem, but Ray was the first to pull everything together and create something that offers a comprehensive attack on the problem.”

Mr. Tom Hill, who runs the EDS Fellows and the Distinguished Engineering Program,  says de Beasley’s concept “potentially solves an enormous identity management problem facing the United States government.” To further strengthen his business acumen, de Beasley’s is attending an entrepreneur course at Southern Methodist University, thanks to help from EDS’ Hill.  The course is intended to teach de Beasley how to market his idea, better operate his company, and attract financial support for his
start-up. 

Doug Harris, Ph.D., an Associate Dean and Research Professor, at the University of Texas at Dallas and a cyber-security expert, says, “With the current problems of identify theft, it is difficult to estimate the magnitude, value and impact of this program, but it will be huge.  Now, de Beasley has filed an application to patent for his product, and he and his advisers are working with him to secure funds to create a model, beta test it, then take it to market.

Don Hicks., special assistant to the UTD president, says, “With luck, Ray might be able to license his design to a corporation with the resources and scale to bring a product to market.  Whatever companies – and there are/will be several – face a global multi-billion dollar market.”

For additional information or to set up interview with Mr. de Beasley,  please contact Neil Foote, Foote Communications LLC, neil@neilfoote.com, 214.448.3765.

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Hercules L. Joyner, 89, passed away Sunday in his Dallas home.

A native of Plant City, FL, Joyner is father of Tom Joyner, the nationally syndicated radio personality, and Albert Joyner, owner of McDonald’s franchises in Jackson, MS.

“I really appreciate all of the sympathy and prayers expressed by all of my close friends and my listeners,” Tom Joyner said. “Those that ever had the pleasure of meeting Pops know what an inspiring life he lived and what a proud man he always was. My family and I are thankful for all of your prayers.”

Known for his dry wit and gentle ways,  ‘Pops’, as he was affectionately called by family and friends, graduated from Florida A&M College with B.S. in Chemistry.  While at Florida A&M, Joyner pledged with the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. and became an avid golfer. In later years, ‘The Herc’ Golf Tournament was named after him.

After he enrolled in the program to become a Tuskegee Airman, he decided to switch from a military career and instead became an accountant, later spending much of his career working for the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Tuskegee.  

Joyner was the only child of Dr. Oscar Albert and Ruth Griffin Joyner, and married the late Frances Dumas, a graduate of Tennessee State University. 

To share his passion for black colleges, Joyner was an active member of the Tom Joyner Foundation, created by his son in 1998 with the sole mission to help keep students enrolled in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made on H.L. Joyner’s behalf to the Tom Joyner Foundation, P.O Box 630495, Irving, TX ,75063. 

For any additional information, please contact, Neil Foote, Tom Joyner Foundation spokesman, neil@neilfoote.com or214. 448.3765.

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