TNBA Bowlers roll into Southern California
OW Staff
May 20 2010

Tournament runs 10 days

The nation’s second largest bowling organization is coming to Southern California, beginning May 21, for 10 days and there are a number of events that are open to the general public.

The National Bowling Association, (TNBA), which was born in 1939 in Detroit out of the inability of African Americans to join the American Bowling Congress, expects an estimated 8,000 bowlers and convention delegates to arrive in Southern California to participate at tournaments and a variety of other events.

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Taking care of FAMLI
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
May 20 2010

The Foundation for Arts, Mentoring, Leadership and Innovation

Torrence Brannon-Reese worked for L.A. Bridges, a campus-based prevention program focusing on middle-school youth who were particularly vulnerable to school violence, for 10 years before its funding was pulled.

Realizing that the need still existed prompted Brannon-Reese to start his own organization which strives to accomplish those same goals with a staff of volunteer mentors.

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CAAM Exhibit
OW Staff
May 20 2010

Sculptures, paintings, photographs, assemblages and other works

The California African American Museum, CAAM, will feature sculpture, paintings, photographs, assemblage and other works like those shown above in a limited-run exhibit in downtown at the 7+FIG Art Space.

On view through July 30, at 735 S. Figueroa St., the show features pieces from members of the California Artist Coalition of Los Angeles.

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Proposition 13 put on the ballot by the state legislature
Joseph Wright  |   OW Senior Staff Writer
May 20 2010

Limits property taxes

Heading into the June 8 elections, voters must be aware of the following facts:
• This new Prop. 13 initiative, in addition to continuing to limit property tax increases, provides that construction to seismically retrofit buildings will not trigger reassessment of property tax value. It sets state-wide standards for seismic retrofit improvements that qualify. Its fiscal impact includes minor reductions in local property tax revenues related to the assessment of earthquake upgrades.

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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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