Washington DC

Feb 28 2011

Washington, D.C.

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A North Hollywood High School team won the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's regional Science Bowl and will travel to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Science Bowl, April 28-May 2.

The school's Team A will advance to the national competition after coming out on top Saturday during the regional Science Bowl in downtown Los Angeles. North Hollywood placed third in the national competition last year.

Jan 21 2011

Urban Mobility Report

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—To the surprise of nobody who navigates Southland streets and freeways on a daily basis, Los Angeles ranks among the worst metropolitan areas in the nation when it comes to traffic congestion, according to a study.

The Urban Mobility Report by the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University found that the average motorist in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana region spent 63 hours sitting in traffic in 2009.

Jan 19 2011

Civility accord

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is scheduled to be among mayors introducing a civility accord today at the 79th winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C.

Villaraigosa is also scheduled today to participate in a Capitol Hill news conference with fellow mayors and Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, in support of the Community Development Block Grants program.

Jan 6 2011

Monument in Washington, D.C.

“Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!”

Dec 13 2010

Second consecutive NBA championship

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles Lakers were honored by President Barack Obama today at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington for winning their second consecutive NBA championship.

Laker players, coaches and trainer Gary Vitti took part in a service project at the club, continuing the Obama administration's practice of conducting a service project in conjunction with honoring a championship team.

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.”