Roosevelt Dorn

Stanley O. Williford  |   OW Editor
Oct 13 2011

Organization has assisted thousands of students and others

If you or someone you know has been blessed to be one of the more than 18,000 youths who have been helped by the 100 Black Men of Los Angeles’ Young Black Scholars (YSB) program over the past years, you understand the importance of the organization’s 30th anniversary gala on Oct. 21.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jan 13 2011

Electorate surprises some in unofficial Inglewood election results

Retired police chief James Butts appears to be in the lead in the race to become Inglewood’s new mayor ahead of incumbent Daniel Tabor according to the unofficial election results released by the Inglewood city clerk’s office yesterday. The tally reported that Butts was leading the race with 56 percent of the vote, compared to 44 percent for Tabor.

There were still more vote-by-mail and provisional ballots that had yet to be accounted for, which left Tabor still very confident that the pendulum could still swing in his favor.

Cynthia E. Griffin  |   OW Managing Editor
Sep 2 2010

Budget, stabilizing city first issues

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—With 100 percent of precincts and absentee ballots counted, Councilman Daniel L. Tabor has apparently won the run-off election for mayor.

He collected 64.9 percent of the 3,853 vote cast compared to 35 percent for Councilwoman Judy Dunlap.

Cynthia E. Griffin  |   OW Managing Editor
Aug 26 2010

Holiday, malaise could tell the story

This has been a tough political year for the city of Inglewood.

In January, three-term Mayor Roosevelt Dorn, who had been in office since 1997, resigned amid charges by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office of conflict of interest and misappropriation of public funds.

Two months later City Administrator Tim Wanamaker abruptly resigned, after only two years on the job. Then a month later, Jeff Muir, Inglewood’s chief financial officer (CFO) gave his resignation.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
California
Yvette Hollingsworth was recently named chief compliance officer for Wells Fargo & Co. Hollingsworth, who most recently served as managing director and global head of operations compliance and financial crimes compliance & risk management for Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank, will begin her new role on June 1, 2012. Hollingsworth will be based in San Francisco, and will report to Caryl Athanasiu, executive vice president and chief operational risk officer in the corporate risk group. As chief compliance officer, Hollingsworth will be responsible for ensuring that all areas of the company meet compliance management responsibilities and abide by all applicable laws and regulations. Her team will continue to provide independent oversight of business-based compliance management activities.
District of Columbia
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Los Angeles attorney Paul Watford to serve on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals: “It is great news that the Senate has confirmed Paul Watford, an exceptionally talented attorney, to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has a breadth of experience as a former prosecutor and a top appellate litigator and will make an excellent addition to the federal bench. However, I am very disappointed that more of my Republican colleagues did not join us in backing this highly qualified nominee.” When Watford is sworn in, he will be only the second African American serving on the Ninth Circuit.