The Children’s Center of the Antelope Valley and the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) have incorporated the museumwide show BLOOM 2013 into this month’s Young Artist Workshop. Students of this free workshop learned about composition and color while arranging a collage bouquet from images of flowers and other sources of natural beauty.
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Palmdale will host Neighborhood Watch orientation at City Hall
Palmdale’s public safety and community relations department will hold a Neighborhood Watch Orientation presentation for property owners and residents Tuesday, July 9, at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, at 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B.
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Supreme Court takes hits on two race-conscious decision
Two U.S. Supreme Court decisions this week have raised criticism from the Greenlining Institute, which refers to itself as “a racial justice institute that works to bring the American Dream within reach of all, regardless of race or income.”
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Inner City Youth Orchestra sets concert
The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles will present “A Season Ending Concert,” featuring such compositions as “The Big Country” by Jerome Moross, “Procession of the Nobles” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and “Symphony No. 5” by Ludwig Van Beethoven. An added portion of the concert will be a “A Tribute to Michael Jackson,” featuring three of his hits: “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough,” “Man in the Mirror” and “Billie Jean.”
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Dunbar Hotel reopens—again—after a $30-million renovation
The famous Dunbar Hotel at 42nd Street and Central Avenue reopened Wednesday, aiming to recapture the grandeur of 70 years ago when it was a destination point for Black Los Angeles. The old hotel, which was the only first-class facility in town that accepted African Americans, has undergone a $30-milllion renovation to emerge as Dunbar Village, an 83-unit mixed-use development for seniors and low-income residents. Rent will range from $437 to $875 per month.
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CC-OPS, Black Business Association to honor STEM leader Mary Ann Mitchell
CC-OPS, along with the Black Business Association, will host a reception celebrating the life and legacy of CC-OPS founder Mary Ann Mitchell and other women leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The event will be held at Maverick’s Flat, 4225 Crenshaw Blvd. today, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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Singing a song for the unsung
Winners of the Ford Freedom Unsung Award were announced on June 18 at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live in Los Angeles and included such organizations as the Gang Alternatives Program, Jenesse Center Inc., New Directions for Veterans, A New Way of Life Reentry Project and Starting Over Inc. In the Community category, the award recipients were Wilfred “Bill” Coggins, Rita Hall, Sherri Pegues, Areva Martin and William Allen Young; in the Education category, the recipients were Angela M. Evans, Haywood Galbreath…
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Sheriffs, other groups to hold first Unsolved Homicide Summit
Every year hundreds of people in Los Angeles County become victims of murder and many of their cases go unsolved. This year San Pedro-based Justice for Murdered Children and Malibu-based Justice for Homicide Victims have joined with Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca to do something about it.
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Metta world Peace to speak at social work gala
Professional basketball player Metta World Peace will speak at the 7th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health gala dinner about his personal struggles with mental health issues during childhood and how psychiatric counseling has helped him cope with life.
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CC-OPS, Black Business Association to honor STEM leader Mary Ann Mitchell
On Thursday, June 27, 2013, CC-OPS, a Culver City information technology firm, along with the Black Business Association, will host a reception celebrating the life and legacy of CC-OPS founder Mary Ann Mitchell and other women leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The event will be held at from 5:300 to 7:30 p.m. at Maverick Flat, 4225 Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles.
