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24 Oct

MIAMI (WSVN) - A local basketball legend hosted hundreds of local students for a discussion on issues affecting their lives and futures, Tuesday. The Miami Heat partnered with their former star, Alonzo Mourning, for “Zo’s Winter Groove Youth Summit.” Hundreds of Miami-Dade County high school students were at American Airlines Arena for the event. Students discussed issues like cyber bullying, gun violence and professional development. “It’s a great experience having them tell us what to do in the future and how to get into the business correctly, so I think it’s nice we’re getting that information now instead of later,” Joana Vassort, a high school student, said. This is the second time the Mourning Family Foundation has held the event. Copyright 2016 Sunbeam Television Corp....

15:22 / Mourning Family Foundation News
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24 Oct

Inside the American Airlines Arena, groups of high school students from Miami-Dade County took part in an important discussion that left no topic untouched. Hundreds of teenagers from Norland, American and Booker T. Washington and many other schools attended the Zo’s Winter Groove Youth Summit this morning. The event is hosted annually by former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning and his wife, Tracy , with today’s topics ranging from youth dealing with social media, gun violence and the upcoming election. Panelists including Sabrina Fulton, activist and mother of Trayvon Martin, as well as members of the Miami Heat charitable fund. “It’s actually cool to see the other high schools here and knowing that you're not alone,” said Joana Bassort, a senior at North Miami...

15:19 / Mourning Family Foundation News
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19 Oct

Inside the American Airlines Arena, groups of high school students from Miami-Dade County took part in an important discussion that left no topic untouched. Hundreds of teenagers from Norland, American and Booker T. Washington and many other schools attended the Zo’s Winter Groove Youth Summit this morning. The event is hosted annually by former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning and his wife, Tracy , with today’s topics ranging from youth dealing with social media, gun violence and the upcoming election. Panelists including Sabrina Fulton, activist and mother of Trayvon Martin, as well as members of the Miami Heat charitable fund. “It’s actually cool to see the other high schools here and knowing that you're not alone,” said Joana Bassort, a senior at North Miami...

12:17 / Mourning Family Foundation News
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23 Sep

MIAMI, Sept. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Former and current Miami Heat players Alonzo Mourning and Wayne Ellington, who lost his own father to gun violence, launched Sandy Hook Promise's gun violence prevention programs in an unprecedented city-wide rollout to all Miami-Dade County middle and high schools today at John A. Ferguson High School. SHP Co-Founder and managing director Nicole Hockley, whose first grade son Dylan was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School nearly four years ago, and MDCPS Superintendent Alberto Carvalho also spoke with students about the importance of these programs and violence prevention. Wayne Ellington addressed the senior high students, "Two years ago, in 2014, my father was taken from me. He was shot and killed in Philadelphia in...

12:27 / Mourning Family Foundation News / Zo News
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23 Sep

NBA 2K17 now features ten college basketball teams, including Georgetown, Syracuse, UConn, and Kansas. Our colleagues at SB Nation have more details on all the other teams, but most notably, the developers at 2K Sports assembled their own version of an all-time Georgetown squad. Operation Sports posted screenshots of each roster to their website, and Georgetown’s is included below. Georgetown All-Time Roster NBA 2K17 Operation Sports You may disagree with the starting five, but nevertheless, Georgetown rolls out an impressive simulated squad. The Hoyas’ all-time team features three Basketball Hall of Famers in the starting five alone, with Allen Iverson, Alonzo Mourning, and Patrick Ewing. While this team may lack guard depth or a true power forward, the presence of five centers will...

12:18 / Zo News
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