A man for all seasons
Shirley Hawkins
Jun 12 2009

Activist Dr. James Mays dedicated to the community

For a man who has been cited for his community involvement by Presidents Ronald Reagan, George Bush, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Dr. James Mays, 67, is a doctor who remains humble and focused on servicing the South Los Angeles community.

Whenever a crisis emerges in South Los Angeles, Dr. Mays is a familiar fixture on the picket lines or speaking at a press conference about the issues of AIDS education, the downsizing of Martin Luther King Hospital, glaring health disparities, or substandard education.

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Leaving a legacy
Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Jun 12 2009

Organization pushes the importance African American fathers

During slavery, a black child was more likely to grow up with both parents than he or she is today.

That shocking statement from the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) in part underscores why the organization recently launched a campaign called “What’s Your Legacy” to encourage African American fathers between ages 18 and 40 to think about the benefits of marriage for their children.

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Farewell to Michael Byoune
Shirley Hawkins
Jun 12 2009

Hundreds gather to say ‘goodbye’ to victim of police gunfire

It was a death that stunned residents in Los Angeles and captured news headlines when 19-year-old Michael Wood Byoune was fatally shot on May 11 in the parking lot of Rally’s burgers at Manchester and Crenshaw Boulevards.

Byoune was allegedly slain by police gunfire as he sat in a friend’s car at the Rally’s hamburger stand at Manchester Blvd. about 1:40 a.m. Byoune was shot four times in what is being ruled an officer-involved shooting by an Inglewood police officer.

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Hampton honors Bishop Blake
Virgie W. Murray
Jun 12 2009

Rev. Charles E. Blake will be honored this week at the 94th Annual Hampton University Ministers’ Conference

The Most Rt. Rev. Charles E. Blake will be honored this week at the 94th Annual Hampton University Ministers’ Conference. held on the Hampton University campus in Virginia.

The 74th Annual Choir Director’s Organists’ Guild Workshop is held simultaneously, with Dr. Roland M. Carter as director. Dr. Carter is the professor of music at the University of Chattanooga in Tennessee, and the president of the National Association of Negro Musicians.

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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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