We are proud of our most Special Honors for Role Models who continually display Qualities of Exemplary Leadership:
Mr. Floyd "Skip" Branch Jr.
Lessons From "Each One Teach One"
2016 STARRS Basketball: Education, Sports & Entertainment Awards - "Mentoring for Life " Honorary Award Winner
Mr. Floyd "Skip" Branch Jr.
Mr. Floyd “Skip” Branch Jr. is the Director and Founder of the NYC Bombsquad Basketball Classic, Inc. (aka - NYCBBC) since its inception in 1995 until present. The NYCBBC is a non-profit youth summer league. He has always had a passion for being a mentor to our youth and all whom he comes in contact with. He is currently the Assistant Coach of the Junior Varsity Team at Cardinal Hayes, HS in the Bronx. For the past six years he also oversees the Teen Center at the Police Athletic League in Harlem, NY. In May 2002 Mr. Branch received the Father-of-the-Year award from Rice High School for being a loving and devoted Rice parent and role model and mentor to the kids at Rice. At the HS level Skip was the Head Coach for eleven years of the Varsity "B" Basketball Team at Rice HS prior to the school’s closing in June 2011. During his tenure, while as an assistant his first year, he helped the Varsity-B team to a championship in 2002. When he became the Head Coach he took the Varsity-B Team to four championship games. Skip also worked closely with the players and Rice HS to find colleges or universities that were a good fit for the students academically, socially and athletically.
Mr. John Blassingame
2016 STARRS Basketball: Education, Sports & Entertainment Awards - International Woman's/Men's Business
Mr. John Blassingame
Mr. John Blassingame - is President and CEO of Linden New Day Associates
NEW DAY ASSOCIATES is a distribution consulting firm established for the purpose of attaining national and international distribution for fresh new, or regional titles looking to expand their coverage. There are many different types of titles on the market today. Out of the many distribution companies that exist, a publisher will need to choose the one which best suites their target market. NEW DAY ASSOCIATES can help you obtain the best national/international distributor that specializes in attaining that goal for your title!
This company has played a key part in the launching of many successful titles such as, WORD UP!Magazine, Russell Simmons' ONE WORLD, TRACE from London, Bernard Bronner's UPSCALE, TAE KWON DO TIMES, BASEBALL AMERICA, HYPE HAIR, TODAY'S BLACK WOMAN, BLACK MEN and many more!
New Day Associate’s 20th annual fashion, film, and music industry networking party, and Spring collection fashion showcase. The networking weekend is from Friday April 8th to Sunday April 10th. April 8th will be a networking party, and April 9th New Day Associates will host a fashion and musical artist showcase. The competition will take place on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at the Newark Marriott. 1 Hotel Rd Newark, NJ.
Ms. Teena Cisco
2016 STARRS Basketball: Education, Sports & Entertainment Awards - Concert/Club Promoter of the Year
Ms. Teena Cisco
Ms. Teena Cisco CEO Teena Cisco/ Sports, Fashion & Music Entertainment is the founder and creator of the RnB Love Train a Nationwide RnB tour coming to you town soon! The RnB Love train exemplifies Teena's Passion for RnB music and Entertainment. Teena dedicated her time traveling city-to-city and state-to-state to help Young artist to reach their goals in the music industry. She also help actress/model and dancers showing them the way other than street gangs, drugs and wasting their gifts.She had a dream about a train that will pick up artist from city to city, not only local artist but celebrities showing tribute to the 90's artists by bookin them on shows as well as tours. Now that train is moving in over 20 states. With the concept the music train, the music train carries The R&B Love Train, The Hip Hop Train, The Caribbean Island Train, The Gospel Train, The Pop and Rock Train, The Funk Train, The Go-Go Train and The Youth Music Train. Teena R&B love train has performed at the CIAA in Charlotte North Carolina 2016 of this year. We have performed with the R&B Love Train over 10 venues in Atlanta Georgia we are booked for Harlem Night Club for May 8th, The R&B love train will be performing and also partner with Tennessee State University alumni convention in June which is held in DC June 15th thru 19th.The R&B love train will also will be performing in Hampton Virginia at the Boo Williams Sportsplex on August 27th. The R&B love train will also be in Vegas for 3 Days show on August 19th thru 21st. The R&B love train is a non-stop train. This train is designed to be the sister of THE SOUL TRAIN we have the same concept with a little twist added to it. We dedicated this to Mr. Don Cornelius. Teena Cisco will not stop until all classic artists in the 90's is honored on THE R&B LOVE TRAIN. Keep the train alive, thank you.
