Young actor Adrian Kali Turner (profile) was selected to address a group of elementary school graduates at the Graduation ceremony for Columbia Elementary School. He was chosen for his positivity and talent as an actor. Take a look at the Press Release below about the event and Adrian’s current projects.

On May 22, 2010, Adrian Kali Turner will serve as the keynote speaker for the Columbia Elementary School Graduation. The school is located in Decatur, Ga.

When asked why Adrian was selected as speaker, school administrator Alfreda Canty responded, “we thought that kids could be best inspired by hearing and seeing one of their own.” “I have followed Adrian’s career and know him to be a very positive kid.” “After seeing his performance in My Name is Khan, I knew that I wanted him to address my students.”

Adrian Kali Turner is a 12 year old actor, who is a product of the Fayette County School System. Adrian has appeared in tv shows iCarly, Yo Gabba Gabba, Chuck, Lincoln Heights, Flash Forward and the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards. He has a key role in the blockbuster Bollywood/Hollywood film, My Name is Khan. Adrian will be appearing in the soon-to-be-released feature film, Bad Teacher, starring Cameron Diaz, Jason Segal and Justin Timberlake.

Several of our YBStarz were listed in the Tennessee Tribune under Rych McCain’s 5th Annual Hollywood’s 10 Most Talented Youth List on December 10th! Out of the 10 young talents listed, 9 of them are our very own Young Black Starz! How great is that! Rych McCain’s list include Keke Palmer (profile), Rhyon Brown (profile), Yara Shahidi (profile), Kwesi Boakye (profile), China Anne McClain (profile), Bobb’e J Thompson (profile), Paige Hurd (profile), Justin Martin (profile), and Scotty Noyd Jr. (profile). Take a look at the write up by clicking on the attached photo.

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A Press Release for Alana Ethridge’s (profile) recent US Ambassador selection for the Youth Venture organization has been added. She attended their National Youth Venture Summit in Boston from June 26th – June 29th. Check out the press release HERE. Alana is also working on her own show pilot! More details will be shared once received.

Jamia, who plays Ana Hamilton in the top rated soap “The Young and the Restless,” will be performing during the seventh inning of the Dodgers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks game this Monday, June 1st at 7:10 pm. There will be a Live Webcast of the show that you can watch HERE! Jamia will be performing “God Bless America.”

Soap Opera Digest recently interviewed Jamia about working on Y&R, school and family, among other things. See some below, click the link at the bottom to read the full interview.

Dymond Jazzel has been pretty busy lately! Recently, Dymond did an exclusive interview with Shanika Abron of JustNika.net. In the interview Dymond talks about her success, her new record deal, and plans for her 12th birthday party. You can read the interview by visiting Just Nika and clicking on Interviews at the top of the site.

Dymond and her sisters (The Cruz Girls) also did a photo shoot with Styleyes Photography. The pictures can be found on the girls official Myspace at Myspace.com/TheCruzGirls. The Cruz Girls all appear in the video “I’ll Be In The Sky” by artist B.o.B. The video premiered as a new joint on 106 & Park on February 7th. The video can be seen via YouTube HERE.

Also, Dymond recently taped an episode of The Maury Show for Maury’s Most Talented Kids! The episode will air on March 3, 2009. Make sure you all check out your local listings for show times. Be sure to vote for Dymond when the episode airs!

Thanks to Ashley for the updates!