{"id":10280,"date":"2011-09-29T14:51:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T18:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=10280"},"modified":"2011-09-29T15:34:34","modified_gmt":"2011-09-29T19:34:34","slug":"celebrity-summit-to-address-needs-of-local-teenagers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=10280","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Summit To Address Needs Of Local Teenagers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY LEON B. CREWS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sentinel Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carlene Pearson<\/strong> grew up in East Tampa, and although she lived in Atlanta, Georgia for 11 years, she returned to her roots to share the valuable resources she gained.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Pearson noticed that teenagers in East Tampa weren\u2019t doing anything with themselves.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, October 8th, the Stepping Stone Youth Center will present \u201cHear2Listen: Teen Summit.\u201d It will be held at the Middleton High School auditorium from 2 p. m. until 5 p. m.<\/p>\n<p>After developing a partnership with the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department and the East Tampa Business and Civic Association, <strong>Ms. Pearson<\/strong> started three months ago putting this summit together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal is to create dialogue between the teens and an all-star panel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The panel that was arranged by<strong> Ms. Pearson<\/strong> consists of<strong> Carlysia<\/strong> and <strong>LeMicah Levert<\/strong> (children of the late <strong>Gerald Levert<\/strong>), <strong>Kae Morae<\/strong> (actress <strong>Lisa Raye\u2019s<\/strong> daughter), <strong>Aaron Reid<\/strong> (son of<strong> L.A. Reid<\/strong> and <strong>Pebbles<\/strong>), <strong>Elite Noel<\/strong> (singer <strong>Keisha Cole\u2019s<\/strong> sister), <strong>Corey MeKell<\/strong>, <strong>IROCC Williams<\/strong>, and <strong>A. J. Linton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI selected this panel because of their push in life and they\u2019re not using their celebrity status,\u201d said <strong>Ms. Pearson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The summit will feature <strong>Alex Jordan<\/strong> as the facilitator, and <strong>Darrell Daniels<\/strong> as the special speaker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. Pearson<\/strong> said the summit is not just for teenagers from East Tampa, and she expects to see Middleton\u2019s 600-seat auditorium filled to capacity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10294\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Teen-Panelists2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10294\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10294\" src=\"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Teen-Panelists2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Teen-Panelists2.gif 600w, https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Teen-Panelists2-225x300.gif 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teen Summit Panelists<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer Carlene Pearson grew up in East Tampa, and although she lived in Atlanta, Georgia for 11 years, she returned to her roots to share the valuable resources she gained. Ms. Pearson noticed that teenagers in East Tampa weren\u2019t doing anything with themselves. 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