OW Staff
Apr 18 2013

BET, AEG offer educational program

A total of 40 students will be selected to participate in an AEG and BET Networks education initiative, Next Level, conducted in partnership with the GRAMMY Museum.

Youth 16-18 years old will participate in a free, three-day educational and empowerment program for Los Angeles-area high school students who are interested in careers in the music industry during the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE, June 28-30.

Apr 18 2013

Will premiere at dedication

Eleventh graders Te’Ahnna Wallace, right, and Quron Clarks will dance in the premiere of a new performance piece, “Pacific Cinderella,” at the dedication ceremony for the new Los Angeles County High School for the Arts theater, May 2, on the campus of Cal State University, Los Angeles. The building will be named in honor of school co-founder Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson.

Apr 18 2013

Hip Hop artist MC Lyte will be among speakers

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority will hold its 61st western regional conference Friday, April 19, to Sunday, April 21, under the theme “Uniting Communities for Growth, Partnerships and Service.” The event will be held at the Torrance Marriott South Bay Hotel at 3635 Fashion Way in Torrance.

The community is invited to attend the free public meeting on Friday, April 19, 7:30 - 9 p.m., which will highlight the sorority’s activities around the world.

Apr 18 2013

Watts-Willowbrook Conservatory and Youth Orchestra

The Watts-Willowbrook Conservatory (WWC) and youth orchestra begins its fourth year, serving youngsters from the South Los Angeles/Watts/Compton area.

Beginners, intermediate and advanced students are welcome to participate in the program, and youth must be ages 7-18 to participate in the 10-week session. The cost is a $10 registration fee, and instruments are available for loan.

April 18 is the final day to sign up for the new session.

Enrollment applications available at The Watts-Willowbrook Boys and Girls Club.

Apr 18 2013

Had been serving as interim CEO since March 2011

Keith Curry, Ed.D., who is currently the interim chief executive officer of the Compton Community College District, has been appointed to that position on a permanent basis by state Special Trustee Thomas Henry in consultation with El Camino College Superintendent/President Thomas Fallo. The four-year contract was approved at the Compton College April 16 board of trustees meeting, and is effective July 1.

Curry has been serving as the interim CEO since March 2011 and previous to that was the El Camino College Compton Center dean of student services beginning in 2006.

Apr 18 2013

Youth and adults can be treated at Jordan, Fremont

The Los Angeles Unified School District has opened two federally qualified health centers in the Southern part of the city including one in Watts at Jordan High and another at Fremont High.

The Jordan High School Wellness Center is located at 10110 S. Juniper St. and healthcare will be provided by the Watts Healthcare Foundation. The Fremont facility at 7821 S. Avalon Blvd. is staffed by UMMA (University Muslim Medical Association) Community Clinic employees.

Across Black America

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

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.