Juliana D. Norwood
OW Staff Writer
Sep 2 2010

Researchers don’t know why

According to a recent study by The Nielsen Company, which analyzes the cell phone bills of more than 60,000 people in the United States each month, African Americans talk and text significantly more than other races.

On average African Americans used more than 1,300 minutes of talk time per month. Hispanics were a not-so-close second with 826 minutes; Asians/Pacific Islanders were third with 692 minutes, and last were Whites with 647 minutes of talk time per month.

Sep 2 2010

Don’t be a baby-daddy, be a husband

BeyondBlackWhite.com, a Black women’s empowerment and relationship website, is bringing together top bloggers and journalists for the first online movement aimed at bringing attention to the ever-increasing instances of out-of-wedlock births - which they believe is a key factor in the emotional and economic enslavement that Black women and their children continue to experience.

Sep 2 2010

White Sox welcome new teammate

The Manny Ramirez era in Los Angeles officially ended Wednesday, when the Chicago White Sox acquired the slugger on a waiver claim, and the Dodgers did not receive any players in return.

The White Sox won the rights to Ramirez last Friday, giving them until Tuesday to make a deal.

Ramirez could have blocked being sent to the White Sox because he had a no-trade clause in his contract, but he declined to do so.

The White Sox will pay his nearly $4 million salary for the rest of the season.

Sep 2 2010

Black schools impact on the community

Five years after the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina a large percentage of residents are back to living life as they knew it before, but many more continue struggling to get back on their feet and are still looking for help wherever they can get it.
 
Some neighborhoods can luckily say they received that help partially because of the dedication of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the area.

Sep 2 2010

Innovative tutoring programs make difference

Caltech Y is a non-profit organization that was founded by Caltech students in 1916 and was formerly affiliated with the California Institute of Technology. The Y was organized to provide extracurricular activities planned and implemented by students in order to learn leadership skills and discover themselves. The mission of today’s Y remains the same—to provide opportunities that will prepare students to become engaged, responsible citizens of the world.

Aug 26 2010

Fundraising campaign features T-shirt sales, membership drive

The Center: South L.A. is a proposed center for the arts in Los Angeles that will offer a variety of creative classes in traditional and non-traditional dance, theater, drawing, painting, music, and arts and crafts, and will strive to make art accessible to everyone while simultaneously inspiring and educating young people in the community.

“Currently South L.A. is lacking in access to the arts… Compared to other areas in the city there is a lack of community-focused businesses and destination areas, especially along Western Avenue.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American issues and people making headlines throughout the country.

Alabama
The second annual Summit on Homelessness in Birmingham and Advocacy Training Institute held August 27-28. This year’s event was designed to bring attention to the civil and human rights injustices perpetuated in Birmingham and also to bring attention to the misplaced priorities of the political will of the city with regard to the implementation of the Birmingham Plan to Prevent and End Chronic Homelessness 2007-2017 specifically the building of permanent supportive housing for the chronically homeless was addressed.

California
Hundreds of African American Compton residents attended Project IMPACT and World Vision’s back-to-school celebration at Compton Community College, where children were given backpacks, pens, pencils, scissors, notebooks and binders, and the opportunity to register for tutoring. They were also given community resource information guides and a free health screening. “This is an event that is all about preparing our children for the future,” said Matt Harris, executive director and founder of Project IMPACT. “It’s a collaborative event that says that we’re just not looking to give out backpacks or a service, but we’re introducing them to community.”

District of Columbia
The Prostate Health Education Network Inc. (PHEN) will put a major focus on enhancing partnerships with churches in the fight against prostate cancer, when it hosts its “sixth annual” African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit” September 16 and 17, in Washington, D.C. The summit session on Friday, September 17th at the Washington Convention Center, when is part of the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference, will be entirely devoted to PHEN’s outreach efforts working with Black churches nationwide.

Georgia
Mary Pat Hector is not your average 12-year-old. She is founder and president of Youth in Action, a Stone Mountain-based organization committed to solving community problems. The group highlights such issues as child abuse and civil rights, while working to overcome youth and gang violence through peer counseling. On Aug. 28, Hector led two busloads of her peers and community activists to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the historic March on Washington. “A lot of people are forgetting the dream, and I think it’s very important for youth to get out there and honor his dream,” said Hector.