MGM MIRAGE Joins KVVU FOX 5's Salute to Black History Month
21 Fevereiro 2006 - 11:29PM
PR Newswire (US)
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM MIRAGE executives
are currently featured on KVVU FOX 5's salute to Black History
Month. Featured executives include Debra Nelson, Vice President,
Corporate Diversity & Community Affairs; Lorenzo Creighton,
President and COO, New York-New York Hotel Casino; and Catherine
Bingue, Operations Manager, Teatro at the MGM Grand. Participants
were invited to give personal reflections on the contributions of
important African Americans in history. In the profiles, Nelson
shares her thoughts on Rosa Parks and her importance to the civil
rights movement, Creighton describes his admiration of Muhammad
Ali's perseverance in standing up for his beliefs, and Bingue
speaks on the impact of Oscar Micheaux, considered one of the most
prolific independent film producers in American cinema. Other
participants include Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and Juan Carlos
Aviles, News Director at Univision. The celebration of Black
History Month is one that dates back to 1926 and is credited to
Harvard scholar Carter G. Woodson, who dedicated his life to
ensuring that black history was properly documented. Woodson
organized the first annual Negro History Week during the second
week in February to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick
Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Over time, Negro History Week has
evolved to the month-long celebration known today. The profiles
featuring Debra Nelson and Catherine Bingue are currently airing on
KVVU Fox 5, and the profile featuring Lorenzo Creighton is
scheduled to begin airing this week. The videos can also be viewed
by visiting http://www.kvvutv.com/ or
http://www.mgmmiragediversity.com/. About MGM MIRAGE: MGM MIRAGE,
(NYSE:MGM), one of the world's leading and most respected hotel and
gaming companies, owns and operates 23 properties located in
Nevada, Mississippi and Michigan, and has investments in four other
properties in Nevada, New Jersey, Illinois and the United Kingdom.
MGM MIRAGE has also announced plans to develop Project CityCenter,
a multi-billion dollar mixed-use urban development project in the
heart of Las Vegas, and has a 50 percent interest in MGM Grand
Macau, a hotel-casino resort currently under construction in Macau
S.A.R. MGM MIRAGE supports responsible gaming and has implemented
the American Gaming Association's Code of Conduct for Responsible
Gaming at its properties. MGM MIRAGE also has been the recipient of
numerous awards and recognitions for its industry-leading Diversity
Initiative and its community philanthropy programs. For more
information about MGM MIRAGE, please visit the company's website at
http://www.mgmmirage.com/. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact:
lgarcia@mgmmirage.com DATASOURCE: MGM MIRAGE CONTACT: Media, Reggie
Burton, +1-702-650-7438, , or Laura Garcia, +1-702-650-7439, Web
site: http://www.mgmmirage.com/ http://www.kvvutv.com/
http://www.mgmmiragediversity.com/
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