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BellSouth Celebrates Black History Month Celebration includes dynamic speakers, African-American Newspapers exhibit, and musical performances ATLANTA, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS) is celebrating national Black History Month with a series of events in February to commemorate the numerous contributions made by African-Americans throughout history and to the present day. In doing so, BellSouth reinforces its on- going commitment to diversity and to fostering an inclusive work environment for all its employees. "Our nine-state region has experienced vibrant growth and become home to many different people, languages and cultures," said Valencia Adams, BellSouth's chief diversity officer. "At the heart of our mission to create shareholder value is a set of lasting values and behaviors: respecting people, serving our customers and communities ... excellence, integrity and mutual trust. Understanding the past can go a long way toward helping us bring about a new sense of understanding and create the kind of society in which we would all like to live." Led by its employee networking group, the BellSouth Network of African American Telecommunications Professionals (BNAT), BellSouth is celebrating Black History Month with a series of events and activities. "And while we work to promote diversity each and every day of the year, February is one of several months of the year that's set aside as a special time when we're able to highlight the numerous accomplishments made by a particular community -- in this case, African-American," said Adams. BNAT is one of BellSouth's six employee-led networking groups. Employee networking groups are a major component of BellSouth's inclusion strategy. These organizations provide employees with opportunities for personal and career development. At the same time, they enhance the collective understanding of the diverse concerns, perspectives and needs of our employees, communities and marketplace. The five other groups are: BellSouth Women's Networking Alliance, BellSouth Alianza, which focuses on Latino employees, NewANGLE (New Associates Networking for Gay and Lesbian Equality), the Inter-Tribal Council of BellSouth Employees focuses on Native American employees, and PACE (Pan-Asian Council of Employees). Black History Month Events Mia Redd, director of Community Affairs - CARE, USA speaks on CARE's involvement in global relief efforts around the world on Feb. 11 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. at 675 W. Peachtree St. in the Vail Auditorium. The Ben Hill Anointed Voices Choir will also perform. Alexis Scott, publisher - Atlanta Daily World newspaper will discuss "News and history since 1928" on Feb. 17 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. at 1155 Peachtree St., second floor in the Campanile Auditorium. Atlanta History Center Exhibit on African-American newspapers will be on display. Celeste Jonson of Celeste Jonson International, Inc. speaks Feb. 23 on "D.A.R.E. to Succeed: Continue the Legacy of Greatness" from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at 725 W. Peachtree St. (Midtown II building) Auditorium. Sol Factor Jazz Band will perform. Represent your HBCU (Historically Black College/University) and/or Greek organization affiliation by wearing hats, t-shirts, or other gear. Ike Harris, president - BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Group speaks on "What Black History means to me" on Feb. 28, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. at 675 W. Peachtree St. in the Vail Auditorium. Harris is this year's co- executive sponsor of BellSouth's UNCF (United Negro College Fund) employee campaign. Soloist Cynthia James will also perform. About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company headquartered in Atlanta, GA and a parent company of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data provider. Backed by award winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available in the market. Through BellSouth Answers(R), residential and small business customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial up and high speed DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also offers online and directory advertising through BellSouth(R) RealPages.com(R) and The Real Yellow Pages(R). More information about BellSouth can be found at http://www.bellsouth.com/ . DATASOURCE: BellSouth Corporation CONTACT: Angela Brooks of BellSouth Corporation, +1-404-249-2365, or Web site: http://www.bellsouth.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/095650.html

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