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By Jihad Hassan Muhammad, Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Examiner –

At a glance, people may look at Steve Harvey and his accomplishments and possibly only see him as an entertainer. On television, he is the host of one of the longest airing game shows of all time, Family Feud and also The Steve Harvey Project. On the radio, his syndicated show, The Steve Harvey Morning Show, reaches millions of listeners daily. On the road, he recently started a comedy and gospel tour with local Grammy award winning gospel artist, Kirk Franklin. He is also a best-selling author and comedy icon.

What do his accomplishments mean to the average young man hanging on the streets, growing up without a father figure or a single mother to help her son become a man? Well, as statistics point out, close to 70 percent of African American children live in single parent homes.

His accomplishments have great meaning to hundreds of young men and their mothers whose lives he touches each summer. Harvey uses what he has learned and gained throughout his lifetime to give back to the community. Each summer, he takes time out of his schedule to mentor young men from across the country, which he brings to his private ranch located in the Dallas area.

For the past three years, Harvey has opened up his 120 acre ranch to more than 100 young men during the Steve Harvey Mentoring Weekend, a four-day/three-night program that aims to teach the principles of manhood, how they can be better emotionally, economically and overall.

“Steve Harvey is doing a lot of great things by reaching out to those who are less fortunate, and any time you are doing something like that we have an obligation to reach and help out in any way you possibly can. So anytime they call me out here to speak on those issues – to be a part of this – I feel obligated, I can’t turn that down,” Stephen A. Smith, ESPN sports anchor, said. Smith was one of many famous and influential people who came to help mentor the youth.

Other mentors included: Academy award winning actor, Denzel Washington; Jermaine Dupri, hip-hop icon and multi-platinum producer; Terrance J of BET’s 106 and Park; Will Packer, movie producer, who has brought to the world such films as This Christmas, Stomp The Yard, Obsession and Takers; Myles Kovacs, founder of DUB Magazine and self-made millionaire and many more.

“I just flew in from L.A. where I’m in pre-production on my new movie I’m doing based on Steve Harvey’s book, called ‘Think Like a Man,’ he [Harvey] called me and told me about the program and I said there is no way I can’t be involved. I have to be involved,” Packer said.

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"Man, it's going to be a lot of fun. This year we went all around the world and the OMG tour was major. I promised my ESSENCE fans I was going to bring a once-in-a-lifetime experience," he said. "I was motivated by R.Kelly, Frankie Beverly -- those shows are all about energy and also a little bit of theatrics so we are going to have a great time and it will be a night to remember. Everyone wants to perform at least once on the ESSENCE stage. This will be my second time -- but my first time ever doing my entire show.” Starting with hits from “My Way” all the way up to  “Confessions,” Usher said EMFers can expect a “journey” tomorrow -- and what’s there not to love about a sexy performance in the Big Easy? The star himself -- who launched the New Look Foundation to help residents after Hurricane Katrina -- said he can’t wait to bring down New Orleans. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

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