Prizes include scholarships gift cards hello financial-technology, and laptopsWashington DC – talented R & B / hip-hop artist / producer / singer and son of music icon Stevie Wonder, Ekow Mumtaz Morris, and video clips, Dennis McKinley, will join representatives of local community organizations that judges of the National Coalition for Black coalition of civic unity of Diaspora (UDC) Census of the poster UDC and social media to match the assistance of the National Coalition sponsors the competition in cities where activities of field survey work to reduce the underestimation of blacks, says the Executive Director and Chief Executive Melanie L.

Campbell. Participating cities are: Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Gary, IN, Houston, TX, Jackson, MS, Los Angeles, California, Miami, FL, New Orleans, Los Angeles and New York, NY.Campbell adds: " The competition provides an opportunity for parents, educators, service providers, clergy, and youth organizations to help young people understand the importance of identifying with a civic activity that is educational and fun. "Participants can use all the talent to communicate the importance of recognizing and encouraging people to return their census forms.

Poems, posters, paintings, words, songs, videos from YouTube, skits, rap and other artistic expressions are acceptable. Students and young adults have until April 16, 2010 to participate and must live in one of the cities listed above.Judges select five winners in each participating city premises, including elementary, middle, high school, junior and young adult categories. Local winners receive a certificate of recognition and a card $ 25 – $ 100 gift to be included in the manifest UDC Census and Social Media Competition winners.

Five national winners will be selected among the locals. national awards including a scholarship of $ 1,000, $ 500 gift card, laptop computers and Nintendo Wii Sports. "I'm anxious to test the ideas of creative talent," Mr. McKinley said. "I hope to see compelling viral campaigns that encourage young people to be civilly committed and convince parents to return their census forms," says director Porter Travis single, "Go Go Shorty, after the first song in Atlanta two weeks a line.

"I am honored to be part of this campaign and help judge the projects," cites Mumtaz, whose first single Do It Well featuring Snoop Dogg drops in April. "We all need to stand up and be counted in the census of 2010 and not wait to review the items, while helping to expose new talent." Diaspora Unity Coalition is an initiative of the National Coalition brings together organizations representing the Caribbean, Afro-Latino, African and African-Americans. In addition to urge blacks to mail their completed census to reduce the number of people in black, their goal is to show unity among blacks can be downloaded www.