Baldwin Village

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jul 26 2012

Homeowners association to put surveillance cameras in place

Since the start of summer, while many families are enjoying vacations, time off from school, and great weather, the residents in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles are enduring a spike in property crimes, ranging from home burglaries to vehicle break-ins. The community has banded together and partnered with the Los Angeles Police Department to remedy the problem through the Baldwin Hills Surveillance Project.

Oct 14 2011

One person was killed, one person wounded

BALDWIN VILLAGE - One person was killed today and another was wounded in a shooting in the courtyard of an apartment building in the Crenshaw district.
 
Skipp Townsend, community interventionist identified the deceased as Thurmond Price who was in 20's.
 
The other young man who was wounded is undergoing surgergy and was identified as Dwayne Rodgers.
 

May 26 2011

Follow-up on 2006 action

In the wake of a predawn raid accompanied by flash grenades, tear gas, rubber bullets and conducted by a joint task force of federal, state and local law enforcement officials last Thursday, a spokesperson for the United States attorney general’s office said 21 alleged members and associates of the Black P-Stone gang were arraigned in federal court and trial dates have been set.

Across Black America

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

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”