Students from around the county will participate in the Los Angeles BizCamp Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge July 18, beginning at 9 a.m., and the top three students will split $2,250 in prize money to use to help with their education or launch a business.
Author Archives: Cynthia E. Griffin
Posted inHealth
HIV testing should be part of the dialog
Friday is National HIV/AIDS testing day and what better time to quickly review your HIV IQ.
Posted inEducation
LAUSD targets young men of color
“Stop doing everything for us; let us struggle some.”
Posted inBusiness-OW
Minority firms to be recognized
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center in Los Angeles will host its 19th annual awards reception from 6:30-8:30 p.m. this evening at the City Club.
Posted inBusiness-OW
Mayor details strategies for economic development
Vowing to ensure that the future of economic development in Los Angeles comes to South L.A. and not through it, Mayor Eric Garcetti Tuesday laid out plans he said will help preserve and bring business to the community.
Posted inEducation
Administration eases student-loan debt
According to a report released last week, “Taking Action: Higher Education and Student Debt,” California has more people with federal student debt than any other state in the nation—just over 4 million student loans valued at $103.42 million. Many of these college graduates are struggling to balance their current living needs with repaying this debt.
Posted inFeature, Feature
Making sweet sounds of music
When Hannah Innis was in second grade her parents, Rodney and Karen, asked her public school if she could join the orchestra. To their disappointment, they found out that the earliest their talented cellist could be part of the orchestra was third grade.
This experience reminded the Los Angeles couple that the public school music programs at their childrens’ schools were not very aggressive.
Posted inNews
Garcetti to speak at upcoming meeting
Mayor Eric Garcetti will be the keynote speaker at the June 17 general luncheon membership meeting of the Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce, and the public is invited to ask their questions about business concerns.
Posted inEducation
Summer offerings increase at schools
School is out and selected students at local public campuses have an opportunity to attend summer session.
Posted inLocal Politics
Crenshaw Chambers solicits questions for mayor
Mayor Eric Garcetti will be the keynote speaker at the June 17 general luncheon membership meeting of the Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce, and the public is invited to ask their questions about business concerns.
