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Across Black America
Aug 16 2012

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

California
Compton rapper Game is the subject of a $250,000 lawsuit resulting from two canceled concerts in Beirut, Lebanon. The Crystal Group filed a lawsuit against Game in Manhattan Federal Court, claiming they wired the rap star $30,000 for a July 2011 performance in which he canceled. According to the lawsuit, the Crystal Group suffered massive damages when Game canceled at the last minute. As a result, the Crystal Group lost money on promotions, hotel and travel expenses, ticket sales and refunds. To make matters worse, the Crystal Group claims they agreed to reschedule the canceled show, only to have Game skip out on a second, makeup date in Dubai. The Crystal Group is suing Game, born Jayceon Taylor, and his touring company, BWS Touring, for breach of contract.
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The International Visitors Council of Los Angeles recently welcomed 20 talented musicians from Africa through the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program. These musicians are in Los Angeles to examine the use of Hip Hop to encourage social responsibility and civic engagement. During their stay they will have a unique opportunity to meet the culturally varied group Ozomatli, also known as “U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors.” Ozomatli is a seven-piece band that formed in Los Angeles and had long been a favorite of international audiences. The main purpose of the meeting with Ozomatli will be to examine the music scene of L.A. and the cultural influences that exist within the city. In addition, the visitors council has also arranged for the group to meet with American music producer Theron Feemster, who worked with such musical talent as Michael Jackson, Nelly, Mary J. Blige and JoJo.

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City warns dispensaries to close or pay fines and face jail time
City News Service
Aug 15 2012

New ordinance goes into effect

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The City Attorney’s Office announced today it is warning all marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles to close by Sept. 6, when a new ordinance goes into effect, or face court action and a $2,500 fine for every day they remain open after the deadline.

The office mailed letters to 1,046 suspected dispensary locations and to 728 landlords, warning they are also liable if dispensaries remain open beyond the deadline.

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Across Black America
Aug 9 2012

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


Arizona
Sisters Network Inc. has joined forces with Solis Women’s Health to provide free mammograms for women nationwide through Sisters’ Breast Cancer Assistance Program. The program provides free mammograms to all women and financial assistance for breast cancer survivors’ health-related expenses, including medical related lodging, co-payments, office visits and prosthesis. As part of the partnership, Solis will provide the mammogram screenings at their clinics located in Texas, Arizona, Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among African American women. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 26,840 new cases of breast cancer are expected to occur among African American women by the end of 2012. Sisters’ has provided more than 500 women with free mammogram screenings around the United States through the Breast Cancer Assistance Program.
 

California
The San Diego Music Thing (SDMT) conference is now in its fifth year drawing music industry professionals, talented musicians and aspiring professionals to San Diego. This year’s Music Thing will be held Sept. 14-15, with daytime events, including panels, mentoring, demo review sessions and an acoustic pool stage, held at the historic Lafayette Hotel in North Park. Featured speakers for the event include Chuck D from Public Enemy, Wayne Kramer (MC5) and Martin Atkins (TourSmart). The annual event is presented by the San Diego Music Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides experiential music programs to San Diego County schools via its Guitars for Schools Program, organizes the San Diego Music Awards show and provides professional development opportunities to the community’s musicians. Proceeds from both the San Diego Music Thing and the San Diego Music Awards benefit the Guitars for Schools Program. For more information, visit www.sandiegomusicthing.com.

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National Night Out fights crime
OW Staff
Aug 9 2012

Residents take back the streets

More than 500 residents participated in the Newton Police Division’s National Night Out, which included full barbecues, a low-rider car show, and Lucha Libre wrestling on the corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Main Street.

For more than 15 years, the Newton police division has participated in this countrywide effort to generate support for anti-crime programs and enhance the alliance between residents and police, said LAPD Capt. Jorge Rodriguez.

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Overcrowding is life-and-death issue
Cynthia E. Griffin
Aug 9 2012

Eric Walsh, chief of Pasadena Public Health Department

If you are one of five people living in a one-bedroom dwelling, you are living in a condition one local health official called severely overcrowded, and there are a number of ramifications that could potentially impact your life.

Dr. Eric Walsh, M.P.H., head of the Pasadena Public Health Department, talked about this and other urban environmental concerns at a recent Urban Issues Breakfast Forum, held at the California African American Museum.

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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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