Latino

May 12 2011

Aid for at-risk youth

Watts Village Theater Company (WVTC) will celebrate 15 years of serving youth in the Watts and South Los Angeles area by hosting the WVTC Coming of Age fundraiser Monday at the California African American Museum, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Apr 18 2011

Record 61,515 applied

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—UCLA offered admission to 15,560 prospective freshman for fall 2011, out of a record 61,515 applicants, the university announced today.

Of the admitted applicants, 44.9 percent are Asian/Asian-American, 32.1 percent are white, 15.5 percent are Latino/Chicano, 3.4 percent are Black and 0.6 percent are Native American.

The prospective freshmen have an average GPA of 4.3.

Mar 28 2011

Attacked two Hispanic men

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 30-year-old Costa Mesa man was behind bars today on charges of punching two men in front of a Costa Mesa convenience store in what prosecutors allege is a hate crime.

Chad Martin Jurjaks is charged with two felony counts of hate crime battery causing injury, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. He also faces a sentencing enhancement for criminal threats in 2006, which is a prior strike.

Mar 10 2011

Hispanic/Latino students

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles chapter of the nonprofit Hispanic Public Relations Association announced today the start of its 2011 scholarship program application period, which runs through May 6.

Five $2,000 scholarships are available for undergraduate students pursuing a degree in public relations and related communications fields. In addition, one recipient will receive the Esther Renteria Community Service Scholarship of $1,000 for exemplary service to their community.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Jan 27 2011

Hollywood by Choice

It’s being called the “most dangerous show for teens” by the Parent’s Television Council (PTC).

MTV’s ‘Skins’ is under fire for its so-called “racy” content, and some say it borders on child pornography.

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.”