Watts

Aug 5 2011

A total of 14 candidates have filed papers to replace former Councilwoman Janice Hahn.

  LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The City Council voted unanimously today to make $1.5 million available from the city's reserve fund to pay for a special election to replace former Councilwoman Janice Hahn.
  
Hahn resigned her 15th District seat in July after she was elected to
Congress.
  

Jennifer Thompson  |   OW College Intern
Jul 28 2011

Edna Aliewine 1921-2011

In remembrance of Edna Aliewine, founder of the Watts/Willowbrook Christmas Parade and co-creator of the Watts walk of fame, officials at Ted Watkins Park in Watts, have named one of their community rooms after her, and the recognition event is scheduled to take place Saturday at 11 a.m. as part of the grand re-opening of the venue.

The park is located at 1335 E. 103rd St., Los Angeles.

Aliewine, a long-time community activist died at her home July 5 of lymphoma. Funeral services were held at Praises of Zion Baptist Church in Los Angeles. She was 90.

Jul 18 2011

Affordable Care Act

Terri Schichenmeyer  |   OW Contributor
Jun 2 2011

Author: Tyrese Gibson

They say the economy’s getting better.

May 26 2011

To face Craig Heuy

Janice Hahn, 15th district council member, is heading into a runoff election in July for the 36th congressional district, and should she be elected to fill the seat, the Los Angles City Council can either appoint someone to fill her vacant spot or call for a special election.

Hahn is set to face Republican Craig Heuy, who scraped past by Secretary of State Debra Bowen by a mere 709 votes. The election is July 12, and the winner will serve until January 2013 in a seat vacated by longtime legislator Jane Harmon, who resigned.

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.”