May 13 2010

Brim’s oil on canvas work was chosen first of 28 other entries

Congresswoman Laura Richardson announced recently that Verbum Dei High School senior Terrell Brim was the winner of the annual 37th District Congressional Art Competition held at California State University Dominguez Hills.
Brim’s oil on canvas work was chosen first of 28 other entries, and will be displayed in Washington, D.C. for the year. He also recieved three plane tickets to Washington, D.C., so he and his family can attend the unveiling of his piece.

Joseph Wright  |   OW Senior Staff Writer
May 13 2010

The Showtime Lakers’ first NBA title

May 16 marks the 30th anniversary of one of the landmark sports events in Los Angeles history. On that Friday night in 1980, the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3-2 finals lead into Philadelphia in a quest to clinch the National Basketball Association (NBA) title. The culmination of the evening’s events would mark the first major accomplishment of a team that would be called “Showtime.”

May 13 2010

Budget battles key concern

The 47th Assembly District represents communities as diverse as South Los Angeles, Culver City, Palms and Koreatown. It is territory with almost equal percentages of European Americans (31 percent) African Americans (29 percent) and Latinos (25 percent).

The district also tends to be more well-to-do than many in urban Los Angeles with fewer single, female-headed households in poverty.

C. Alexander Haywood   |   OW Staff Writer
May 6 2010

Nothing but a re-run

Pressure groups, including Reverend Al Sharpton, have shown no fear of marching the streets in Arizona to protest the state’s new immigration law. The law requires police to ask for the identification of persons, who they suspect are in the country illegally. Set to take effect in late July or early August, activists claim that outrage over the law has “awakened a sleeping giant,” as rallies demanding federal immigration reform continue to sprout in cities across the country.

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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