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Apr 24 2008

Supervisor Burke honors Wyatt for his bravery

Kenneth Leo Wyatt, 48, was surprised and overwhelmed when Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke presented him with a special plaque Tuesday at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration.

Apr 24 2008

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” - Genesis 2:7, King James v ersion.

 It’s four o’clock in the morning, the milking machines at a dairy farm in Somewhere, USA are being attached to the utters of 700 cows to begin the day’s liquid harvest.. Most of the 700 cows are the offspring of natural birth, but many are the result of unnatural births by means of cloning.

Apr 17 2008

Activist say content is fed by
corporate greed

A television watchdog organization reported in a study that three music videos that air during the daytime or early evening hours are heavily laced with sexual imagery, explicit language, violence and drug use.
The three shows analyzed were �Sucker Free� on MTV and �106th & Park� and �Rap City� on Black Entertainment Television. The shows appeared during afternoon and early hours when children are usually home from school.

Apr 17 2008

Man shot in front yard

Gunfire erupted in Watts Saturday, April 5, when a 43-year-old man was gunned down in the front yard of a residence in Watts.
Chris Tobias was shot and killed around 12:10 p.m. as he stood with several friends in the 2100 block of East 105th St. near Lou Dillon Avenue.
Tobias was with a group of friends when the gunman walked up to the group and began shooting, striking Tobias in the upper body. He then fled on foot.
Tobias was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

Apr 17 2008

Former Black Panther honored by UCLA Bunche Center

Each year, a preeminent leader in the African-American community delivers the Thurgood Marshall Lecture and Dinner at UCLA on Law and Human Rights. On Thursday, April 17, Elaine Brown, former Black Panther leader and an advocate for radical reform of the criminal justice system will deliver the 2008 lecture.
The event, which benefits the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and a program at 7 p.m.

Across Black America

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

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”