Joseph Wright  |   OW Senior Staff Writer
Jun 3 2010

Actor known for comic timing, troubled adult life

Gary Coleman, the diminutive actor who came into the consciousness of the television viewing public as a precocious child with phenomenal comedic timing, died recently at the age of 42 in Provo, Utah, after falling on his head at his home and sustaining a brain hemorrhage.

Joseph Wright  |   OW Senior Staff Writer
Jun 3 2010

Teams battle for NBA title for 12th time

For the second time in three years and the 12th time overall, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics will compete against each other in the National Basketball Association Finals.

For the Celtics, it is a quest for the franchise’s 18th league title. For the Lakers, it is an opportunity for revenge, as the Celtics defeated them in six games in June 2008. Boston trashed Los Angeles in the sixth game, 131-92. It was the most lopsided margin ever in a title-clinching game.

Jun 3 2010

100th birthday celebration

Lee Wesley Gibson, who celebrated his 100th birthday recently at the Proud Bird Restaurant with more than 200 family members and friends, stands by a poster depicting photos of him when he was a Pullman Porter, which was displayed in the lobby at his birthday celebration in Los Angeles. He is currently the oldest living Pullman Porter.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Jun 3 2010

Next decision expected at summer’s end

At a public meeting about the Exposition Lightrail line that drew an overflow crowd exceeding 150 people to the Dorsey High School cafeteria, the most vocal sentiment about a new settlement forged by the Exposition Light Rail Authority and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) seemed to be anger that officials do not seem to listen to community concerns.

Honor Roll

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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