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May 15 2013

Produced “Sanford and Son,” “The Jeffersons,” and “Good Times”

Television and movie producer Norman Lear will receive a lifetime achievement award May 22 at the Playboy Mansion for his defense of values embodied by the Bill of Rights, the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation announced today.

The awards, begun in 1979 by Christie Hefner, honor people who help protect and enhance First Amendment rights in journalism, government, book publishing and education.

Apr 15 2013

Three postal centers open until midnight

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Note to procrastinators: Today is the deadline to file your taxes, so a handful of local post offices will be staying open late to ensure you can get them in the mail.

Three postal centers will be staying open until midnight to collect mail:
• in Los Angeles, at 7001 S. Central Ave.;
• in Santa Ana, at 3101 W. Sunflower Ave; and
• in Santa Clarita, at 28201 Franklin Parkway.

Anthony Asadullah Samad, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Nov 24 2011

Between the Lines

The most aggressive efforts began last week to dismantle the protracted assemblies of dissatisfaction in various cities around America. Certainly the most visible confrontation between the people and “the establishment” was in Oakland, California, but Occupy Oakland wasn’t an entrenched demonstration like Occupy Wall Street and Occupy L.A.

Mar 16 2011

Jeff Bridges, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa helped kick off the government-backed No Hungry Kid campaign at a South Los Angeles school today.

Anthony Asadullah Samad, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Dec 9 2010

Between the Lines

The biggest leak of confidential U.S. government papers is being debated in the public, and some are calling it a betrayal of the country’s security position, as backroom conversations show questionable practices of our government.

The Wiki-Leaks controversy has raised the question of whether government security is bigger than freedom of the press, or whether freedom of the press is bigger than government security?

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.”