Omni Los Angeles Hotel

Nov 24 2011

Holiday Mixer upcoming

The Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual “Peace and Prosperity Holiday Mixer and Toy Drive” Dec. 8 at the Omni Los Angeles hotel, from 6-8:30pm. The event will benefit Parents of Watts, and toiletries will be given away to people connected with the Union Rescue Mission. Members are free with a toy donation, and $10 without; non-members $15 with a toy donation and $25 without. Reservations required by Dec. 6 call (323) 292-1297.

Jun 2 2011

An explosion of opportunities

More than a hundred business professionals attended the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce (GLAAACC) spring membership mixer supporting African American-owned businesses through networking, education, community involvement and legislative advocacy.

May 6 2011

Salute to Kathy Ireland, Jan Perry

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—YWCA Greater Los Angeles (YWCA GLA) is proud to present the 2011 Phenomenal Woman Awards Luncheon, Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza.

The event will honor supermodel and international business mogul Kathy Ireland , CEO of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, with the 2011 Phenomenal Woman of the Year Award and Los Angeles Ninth District Council President Pro Tempore Jan Perry with the 2011 Phenomenal Community Leader Award.

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.