Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award winner
OW Staff
Jun 10 2010

Advocate for academic enrichment

Sandra P. Daley, associate chancellor at the University of San Diego was recently awarded $25,000 by the California Wellness Foundation, and honored as a 2010 Champions of Health Professions Diversity. Daley advocated for academic enrichment programs that targeted disadvantaged youth in middle school and beyond. She along with Stanford University’s Ronald D. Garcia, and U.C. Berkeley’s Jeffrey S.

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Temptation Ali-Ollie Woodson passes
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jun 10 2010

Creator of hit “Treat Her Like a Lady”

Ali Ollie Woodson, lead singer of the Motown quintet the Temptations, died of cancer recently in Los Angeles. He was 58.

Woodson was born as Ollie Creggett, on Oct. 12, 1951 in Detroit. He sang with the Temptations from 1984 to 1986, and then again from 1988 until 1996, when he began performing as a solo artist. Woodson also worked closely with Aretha Franklin and Bill Pinkney of The Drifters.

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Election results
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jun 10 2010

Los Angeles County

Governor
Democratic Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown - 84.1 %
Republican Meg Whitman - 64.2 %

Lieutenant Governor
Democratic Gavin Newsom - 54.7 %
Republican Abel Maldonado - 43.2 %

Secretary of State
Democratic  Debra Bowen - 100 %
Republican Damon Dunn - 74.3 %

Controller
Democratic John Chiang -100 %
Republican Tony Strickland - 59.8 %

Treasurer
Democratic Bill Lockyer - 100 %
Republican Mimi Walters - 100 %

Attorney General

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NFL’s Mike Haynes reveals personal struggle at Relay for Life
Joseph Wright  |   OW Senior Staff Writer
Jun 10 2010

Former L.A. Raider is a cancer survivor

Recently, on a warm day at Griffith Park, former Los Angeles Raiders and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Mike Haynes found himself talking about a subject he never imagined would impact him. He did so while serving as keynote speaker for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

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Motivated Men of Dorsey to hold ‘Afternoon of Excellence’
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
May 9 2013

Working to get others involved in educating young Black men

The Motivated Men of Dorsey High School is a nonprofit organization committed to community collaboration and social responsibility through its efforts to prepare the young men at Dorsey High School to be effective communicators, critical thinkers and life-long learners. As a collaborative of alumni, parents, faculty, staff and community members, the organization’s objective is to foster positive relationships with the young men in an effort to close the achievement gap, increase test scores, and lead them to a successful high school experience.

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