African American Action Council

Parents, teachers come to the aid of Lancaster students
Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Jan 27 2011

Effort sparked by AAAC

LANCASTER, Calif.—Parents and educators united at an African American Action Council (AAAC) meeting recently hosted by Joshua Elementary School. Coordinated by Lancaster School District Curriculum & Instruction Director Brenda Smith, the purpose of the gathering was to address the needs of African American students throughout the school district. Smith is head of AAAC.

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Helping Black students succeed
Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 8 2010

A local group brainstorms on the achievement gap

Lancaster, CA - For years, educators have been tracking the Black-White achievement gap in the U.S. Though rates have improved for African American students, White students consistently achieve at a greater rate. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, as of 2007, the gap for Black and White students at the eighth grade level in the area of mathematics is at 31 points*, but in 1990 it was 33 points. In the area of reading, as of 2007 the gap persists at 26 points, while the rate was 29 points in 1992.

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Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.

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