A historic Harlem tennis court affectionately referred to as “The Jungle” received a much-needed makeover. Over the weekend, men and women sacrificed their personal time to roll up their sleeves and do some (good) work. The court holds memories that go back as far as the 50s. It was originally named after Frederick Johnson who coached Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win tennis championships at the French & U.S. Opens, and Wimbledon.  Thanks to the help of Black Planet, the court is in perfect shape to help more individuals create lasting memories and achieve their dream.

To learn more about where you can give back this MLK day, log onto www.blackplanetrising.com

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The Intellects DO gather at BlackPlanet! To make it easier for you to have access and join some of the groups here, I’ve given you 5 links to active groups that want engaging conversation on various topics. Enjoy and if you know or have any groups you’d like to add to this, just leave it in the comment section.

A Think Tank for US

My Intellectual Mind

BlackPlanetRising

African American Business Network

NewsOneWashingtonWatch

The literacy and intelligence of America and the world, usually starts with books even before school is started. Many like-minded readers enjoy indulging in well-written books and like sharing the experiences of the reading with other BlackPlanet members. This is why this group, BlackPlanet Book of the Month, is worth showcasing.

Click here to see what your peers are reading and suggest a book or two as well.

Smart & Educated Black women

The group boasts more than 40,000 members, which makes sense since the group is catering to smart and educated Black women.

Black Planet Journalists

Having 30,000 plus BP members proves that we have many people who have an interest in writing, so why not check them out?

Black History As Told By Us

This is a group for all to visit. Where youth and elders can come together to learn about some of the many amazing black figures as told by you. Tell us what you know and make us proud. Add on to others insights

Black Teachers of Black Planet United

This group is designed for BlackPlanet’s Education Professionals. Here we can discuss our workday, vent, provide advice, share lesson plans, discuss policy changes and education related topics. The intended audience is classroom teachers, aspiring teachers, parents and citizenry concerned with solutions.

Do you have a group that should be featured? If so, contact me!

BlackPlanet member, Bakari Kitwana, is a journalist, activist and political analyst whose commentary on politics and youth culture have been seen on the CNN, FOX News (the O’Reilly Factor), C-Span, PBS (The Tavis Smiley Show) and heard on NPR. You can check out his profile here.

We love our entrepreneurs and positive people on BlackPlanet, so meet today’s spotlight, Chef Jay. Check out his profile page here to find out more about him, his chef creations and the Culinary Education Tour 2010.

Journalist and BlackPlanet member, Roland Martin, is also host of Washington Watch on TV One. Check out his profile here to find out more about him and to see clips of him on Washington Watch!

One of the original co-founders of The Source magazine, BlackPlanet member, Ed Young, is here to help you with some business tips and advice. Check out his profile here to find out more!

Firebrand and New York Daily News scribe, Stanley Crouch, is a man who isn’t afraid of speaking his mind or voicing his opinion about anything. Check out his profile here and make sure you tune in Friday, March 5th, 7 PM, right here for what is sure to be a highly contested debate: “Precious” – Inspiring Or Stereotypical?

BlackPlanet member, Ryan Mack, is always on the grind educating people about their finances and is heavily involved in the community. Check out his profile here to find out what he’s up to.

BP Cares For Haiti: This group is a reminder that Haiti is not in the clear yet and is still in need of our support, thoughts and love. Click here to join group discussions on the current events of Haiti.

If technology and gadgets are your thing, then you should check out BlackPlanet Future Tech. You can join the group here.

The African American Business Network (AABN), has been established to cultivate ideas and information into a plan that can be used as a plan of operation for our own (African American) Economic Empowerment. Please join our group and read our announcement and forums.

BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (BPOTW) is an online community featuring political news & information geared towards the African-American community. Check out the group here.

February is Black History Month and Black History As Told By Us is the perfect group to discuss achievements and anything needed to be said about our history. Check out the group here and start a discussion about our past, present and even future!

Black Networking Group: Serious business minds collaborated together to create a black dollar circulation plan. Business minds coming together to form a networking system that works. Check out the group here.

The NY Yankees group celebrates the greatest baseball franchise ever. After winning their 27th championship, they are gearing to start the defense of it in 2010. This group is dedicated to News One’s own, Casey Gane-McCalla.

Welcome BlackPlanet member, Konciousleawritten, who is a new member, is in the process of writing TWO books, a children’s book and a book of poetry. Check out his profile here.

This group, Underground Poetry Slam on BlackPlanet, is for the person who understands and appreciates the spoken word form. Join this group here to expand your mind.

The Illustrious Nazneen AKA Naz, is a BlackPlanet member who also doubles as the Editor of News One, so you can view her writings on this very site! Check out her profile here to find out more about her!

THE LOUNGE welcomes everybody regardless of race, ethnicity, education level, religious belief, family status, etc. Conversation & group discussion topics can be anything starting from life lessons, cooking instructions, fitness, politics, sports over to jokes & news. Come here to lounge.

The Black Republicans Group is a group of Black Republicans who speak on what is relevant in the world of politics. Check out the group here.

A Think Tank for US is a place where people can join together and speak about This group was created for the intellectuals in our communities, in hopes to discuss valid issues & intelligent solutions for the problems that we face everyday. The goal of this group is to to advance the struggles within our communities.

BlackPlanet member, Amara Omroegie, and she enjoys starting discussions, and coming up with avenues for solutions to problems surrounding black culture. Check out her profile here.

I am sure there are a number of Prince fans here on BlackPlanet. This group, I Love Prince, is just for you. Check out this group to speak to many others who share your taste in Prince’s music, style and anything Prince related.

BP member, Brilliantrose, is an aspiring author trying to help keep BlackPlanet positive on all levels. Check out her profile here.

We often hear about the lack of good quality music nowadays, but here at BlackPlanet, the Fans of Ole Skool group is the key to that remedy! Check out this group when you want to speak to like-minded people who share the same sentiments that you do when it comes to being a fan of ole skool!

Check out the ladies of Travelista TV. You can look at their profile to catch up to them in their travels!

Urban Smooth Ent. L.L.C/ASCAP is a music production based company, founded by musician/composer/producer Michael Troy Downing for the purpose of providing original music for recording artist and film projects. You can check out the profile here!