African American Dance

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jun 7 2012

Custom-designed programs for at-risk students

Theatre of Hearts Inc. is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit corporation, founded in 1987 by Shiela Scott-Wilkinson. Her vision was to promote understanding between people through cultural and artistic forums, and to empower local communities through education in the arts.

Theatre of Hearts uses a number of educational arts programs to reach both the youth in the community and educators as well.

Feb 3 2011

Central Avenue Dance Ensemble performs

The Central Avenue Dance Ensemble presents a retrospective of African and African American-inspired social dances from the 1800’s through today called “The History of Black Dance in America,” Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Crozier Visual and Performing Arts Theater in Inglewood, 124 N. Grevillea Ave. The event is also a fundraiser for the Crozier Middle School “Gents” character-building program. Tickets are $25 for preferred seating, $20 general, and $15 for seniors and students with ID.

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.