Apr 1 2010

Urban League pushes job creation plan

The National Urban League (NUL) projects it will take $150 million to adequately address the issue of Black unemployment in America.
That is the finding released as part of the NUL’s 34th annual State of Black America (SOBA) report last week.
According to Valerie Wilson, vice president of research at the Urban League, this plan is not a first for the 100-year-old civil rights organization.

Apr 1 2010

Foster care contract ended

Los Angeles, CA - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 yesterday to cut ties with a foster care monitoring agency that was responsible for supervision at a home where 2-year-old Viola Vanclief was beaten with a hammer and died as the result of her injuries on March 4.
Vanclief died of blunt force trauma from a hammer, the coroner’s office determined. Her foster mother, Kiana Barker, 30, told authorities she accidentally hit the child with a hammer while trying to free her from a bed frame in which she was trapped, according to coroner’s records.

Apr 1 2010

A few anti-health reform protesters yelled the N-word

A few anti-health reform protesters yelled the N-word at Georgia Congressman John Lewis, a noted civil rights activist, as well as other members of the Congressional Black Caucus as they entered the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. recently. Other legislators were also spat on, including State Representative Emanuel Cleaver and openly gay lawmaker Barney Frank, who was called “faggot.” Police arrested one of the perpetrators, but no charges were filed.

Apr 1 2010

Broke the law by spending millions of taxpayer dollars

Los Angeles County prosecutors are trying to determine, if district supervisors, including Mark Ridley-Thomas, broke the law by spending millions of taxpayer dollars on projects without a public vote or discussions.
Each year the supervisors receive $3.4 million to spend at his or her discretion, according to a District Attorney spokesperson. Ridley-Thomas allegedly spent $25,000 to buy a place in "Who's Who in Black Los Angeles,”  said the DA’s office.

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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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