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Jun 8 2011

Trevor Harwell

FULLERTON, Calif.—A 20-year-old computer technician from Fullerton was arrested today on charges of implanting spyware on dozens of computers to secretly watch the owners via webcams.

Trevor Timothy Harwell is charged with a dozen counts of illegal computer access and fraud, according to Orange County Superior Court records.

Harwell was arrested at his home today, Fullerton police Sgt. Andrew Goodrich said. While working for Rezitech Inc., Harwell visited the homes of customers with Macintosh computers to service them, he said.

C. Alexander Haywood   |   OW Staff Writer
Jun 2 2011

Life after death

Wanda Crawford had already turned in for the evening when tragedy struck her family a fatal blow. Just a few short blocks away from home, her daughter, 24-year-old Crystal Crawford, suffered a gunshot wound to her head at point blank range, and was found sitting bloodied in the driver’s seat of her own vehicle. Despite several hours of intensive surgery, Crystal was pronounced dead the next morning.

Mar 10 2011

Established Maranatha Community Church

Celebration of life services for Billy G. Ingram, Ph.D., founder and pastor of Maranatha Community Church, will be held on March 19 at 10 a.m.

Ingram, 58, died on March 8 of a heart attack while sleeping. He was taken by paramedics to Kaiser Permanente on Cadillac in Los Angeles where he was declared dead.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jan 20 2011

Religious teen organization spreads the gospel

The Passion for Christ Movement (P4CM) is a grassroots ministry dedicated to helping Los Angeles County at-risk youth develop life skills and spiritual direction. The members of the movement are concerned with impacting the present generation to create a better future, and they offer their services to the community voluntarily.

P4CM has shared the gospel with people all over the world through their Internet testimonials and Ex-shirt campaign which is still going.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Aug 19 2010

A Christian’s argument to back the story of Jesus

Doubt. It’s a word charged with so many emotions, thoughts, concerns, and confusion. On the topic of Jesus Christ, evidence that argues for and against his existence, resurrection, and divine nature has been debated for centuries and in this age of doubt and reason, technological advancements, and monumental discoveries, questioning the Christ is dinner table talk.

Across Black America

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

California
Allied Integrated Marketing recently announced it is launching a new African American marketing division, Allied Moxy. The new division will create innovative campaigns that integrate publicity, promotions, digital and grassroots outreach to speak directly to the full diversity of African American consumers. Spearheading Allied Moxy are industry veterans Kim Walters and Gloria Jones. Walters will oversee national strategy from Los Angeles, while Jones will oversee regional/local strategy from Washington, D.C. Walters brings more than a decade of marketing experience working with entertainment companies such as Codeblack Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and A&E Lifetime Television, as well as consumer brands such as KIA and L.A. Gear and awards programs such as NAACP Image Awards and Soul Train Music Awards. Jones has been with Allied for five years running publicity and promotional campaigns for clients, including Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Relativity Media, and previously worked for WBDC-TV in D.C. and MTV Networks’ Nick @ Nite and TV Land.

 

Representing Los Angeles and Center Theatre Group, Tyler Edwards, a senior at the Orange County High School of the Arts, placed third at the national finals of the fifth annual August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre in New York City. “I am thrilled . . . I’m so glad that I took it for L.A. the first time we got up . . . that’s what we’re talking about!” said an elated Edwards following the competition. Edwards, an aspiring actor, describes the soaring, lyrical monologues found in the plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson as “very inspirational,” and said prior to the Los Angeles Regional Finals of the August Wilson competition, “I would love to share a bit of that inspiration with any audience, in hopes that they leave with more appreciation than they walked in with.”

 

Georgia
Bounce TV, the nation’s first-ever over-the-air broadcast television network for African Americans, will launch a second new original comedy series, “Uptown Comic,” on June 18, immediately after the series premiere of the just-announced sitcom “Family Time.” “Uptown Comic” is a half-hour series featuring stage and skit performances by some of the hottest up-and-coming comics in the country. The show is currently in production in front of a live studio audience at the longest-running African American comedy club in the U.S.—Uptown Comedy Corner in Atlanta. Actor and comedian Joe Torry (Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam) hosts. “Family Time,” a half hour situation comedy created by Bentley Kyle Evans ( “The Jamie Foxx Show,” “Martin,” “Love That Girl”) and produced by Evans and partner Trenten Gumbs is set to launch Monday, June 18, at 8 p.m. The series premiere of “Uptown Comic” will follow and be seen weekly at 8:30 p.m. (All Times Eastern.)