C. Alexander Haywood   |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 21 2010

The one-drop concept is still a confusing reality

“You see, unfortunately, I am not Black. There are lots of different kinds of blood in our family. But here in the United States , the word “Negro” is used to mean anyone who has any Negro blood at all in his veins.”
—from Langston Hughes’ “The Big Sea,” 1940. 
 

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 15 2010

Feds remind American families about tax credits

Recently, administration officials Jared Bernstein, chief economist to Vice President Joe Biden, Michael Mundaca, assistant secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy, and Brian Deese of the National Economic Council, discussed ways American families can benefit from Recovery Act tax credits, as they file their 2009 tax return.
President Barack Obama has allotted $160 billion in Recovery Act tax credits that will primarily benefit working families and small businesses. 

Apr 15 2010

City of Inglewood reward

The City of Inglewood is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Crystal Crawford on May 31, 2009 .

Apr 15 2010

Jail cell versus the classroom

It brings me to tears sometimes thinking about how many naturally gifted Black men there are who could have been the next Ben Carson or the next Thurgood Marshall or even the next Barack Obama, but can’t because they are serving maximum sentences in prison.
In 2000, there were 791,600 Black men in prison compared to 603,032 in college. By contrast in 1980, there were 143,000 Black men in prison and 463,700 in college. This is an appalling statistic, and it makes me wonder how this happened.

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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