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Apr 10 2008

Macy�s celebrates Civil Rights and Fine Art

It is said that if you walk a mile in a man�s shoes, you will know the man. An exhibit viewing through this weekend at the Museum of African American Art at the Macy�s in Baldwin Hills gives viewers the opportunity to get to know 13 present and past civil rights greats by the footprints of their granite and bronze shoes donated to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic site in Atlanta.

Apr 3 2008

Morgan Tsvangarai likely new president

Zimbabwe�s The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has claimed an overwhelming lead in the country�s elections for president, claiming that Morgan Tsvangarai, 56, the MDC�S leader, has captured twice as many votes as current president Robert Mugabe.
MDC secretary-general Tendai Biti said that Tsvangarai had captured 60 percent of the vote against to Mugabe�s 30 percent.
Recent reporting of the voting indicated that 3 million excess ballot papers had been printed, fueling fears that the government might rig the vote.

Apr 3 2008

Medical services offered at MLK-MACC

Martin Luther King, Jr.- Multi-Service Ambulatory Care Center (MLK-MACC) will host an Open House on Friday, April 11 from noon until 3 p.m. for select specialty clinics, offering medical services to the public.
Services will include HIV testing, tuberculosis testing, and mammograms. MLK-MACC is located at 12021 South Wilmington Avenue in Los Angeles. For more information, call (310) 668-5552.

Apr 3 2008

Families to Amend Three Strikes reaches out to Governor

Families to Amend Three Strikes (FACTS) and supporters will assemble on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, to present Governor Schwarzenegger with simple solutions �to solve the critical problems of prison overcrowding and a debt burdened state.�
The group will meet at 12 noon in front of the Governor�s Los Angeles office at 300 So. Spring St. in downtown L.A.
A request by FACTS for a personal meeting with the governor has been requested. In the meantime, the message regarding a solution will be presented to his local office.

Apr 3 2008

Black women doctors seek to increase membership

The Association of Black Women Physicians (ABWP) announced Tuesday that they are expanding membership from its’ Los Angeles base to include African American women doctors, nationally.
Since ABWP’s inception, 26 years ago, the organization has provided free health services such as education, prevention, testing and health screening for diseases most prevalent in the African American community.

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.”