South LA

Sep 6 2011

“Snipe King”

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—An accused Hawthorne pimp who calls himself  “Snipe King” had his street name tattooed across the chest of a teenage runaway he allegedly forced to work for him, a prosecutor said today, but the defense countered that no evidence supported kidnapping and other charges.

Aug 26 2011

Weapon recovered

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The police officer wounded during a confrontation in a South Los Angeles neighborhood underwent successful hand surgery today, as police continued to search for at least one suspect in the case.

“The officer underwent very successful hand surgery this morning and we expect him to have full recovery with therapy down the line,” Dr. Gudata Hinika, chief of trauma at California Hospital Medical Center said.

Hinika also said the officer was awake and alert and in good spirits.

Aug 23 2011

Mother, son in critical condition

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Detectives sought the public’s help today to locate the female driver who struck and critically injured a 45-year-old woman and her teenage son as they were crossing a street in South Los Angeles.

The hit-and-run crash occurred about 11:33 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of 80th Street and Western Avenue, according to Los Angeles police.

A woman driving northbound on Western Avenue hit the woman and her 17-year-old son as they were crossing the street in the crosswalk, according to police.

Aug 23 2011

Left Louis Brown with brain damage

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry and police announced a $50,000 reward today for information leading to the conviction of the driver who struck a South Los Angeles man June 5, leaving him brain damaged.

A Jeep Grand Cherokee, variously described as tan, brown and silver, struck Louis Brown, 61, who was walking north as he crossed East 43rd Street near South Central Avenue about 4 p.m. that Sunday.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Aug 4 2011

New maps still pose problems

The process of redrawing the political lines for congressional, as well as the state assembly, senate and Board of Equalization districts is winding down, and the Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) now awaits comments from the public on the final preliminary maps.

CRC will vote on the maps Aug. 15.

The African American Redistricting Collaborative will hold a meeting this evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the West Angeles Villas to discuss the maps, answer questions and provide direction on what comments residents should forward to the commission.

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.