Brittney M. Walker
OW Staff Writer
Jan 13 2011

Maxine Waters wants more progress

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—In recognition of to the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, Congresswoman Maxine Waters says the controversial elections have hindered the progress of recovery in Haiti.

Jan 13 2011

Grandma’s cookies launched

LANCASTER, Calif.—The Lancaster Neighborhood Vitalization Commission recognized a group of young entrepreneurs who have started their own baking business called Grandma’s Sweets. Jacob Claypool (8), Glenn Claypool (15), Shaunice Thomas, Ava Claypool (17), Brent Claypool (11), and Abdeena Barrie (11), who are all a part of Future Business Initiative (FBI), came up with the idea and created a business plan, which was presented on Jan. 4 at the LNVC’s monthly meeting.

Jan 13 2011

Appreciation shown to Regina Brooks

LANCASTER, Calif.—For 13 years, Regina Brooks has serviced her community and families through child-care services. Now, after teaching preschool-age children through 10-year-olds a second language and helping families to get back on their feet, thankful parents have taken the time to recognize her relentless passion for children.

Chemina Hanley, who has watched her own children grow up in Brooks’ Family Daycare, says this woman is like no other she has ever met.

Dec 23 2010

Robinson Park Friends also cited

SUN VILLAGE, Calif.—On Friday night the founding members of the originally all-Black town and Jackie Robinson Park came together for an elegant evening to honor a tradition set by pioneers at the Fountain of Hope Awards Banquet.

Honorees included Bernyse Hunter, 97, who earned her Ph.D. at the young age of 91 and who was a member of the original Sun Village Women’s Club, and Olene Cleveland who has been serving hungry Sun Village residents for more than 20 years at her home and faith-based foundation, Love’s Open Doors.

Dec 23 2010

After death life begins again

Have you ever met someone and they thought out loud, “We must have met in a former life.” Perhaps you did, if they adhere to some African and Asian traditions. Reincarnation is a topic that remains mysterious and unclear, but the lingering thought of it teases us from time to time when we meet familiar faces or come in contact with an “old soul.”

Spirits revisiting the material world is not a New Age concept accepted only by spiritual gurus and hippies. In fact, many African brothers and sisters have deep roots in the subject.

Dec 16 2010

Lowell White, 68, takes a break in Florida

LANCASTER, Calif. — The Antelope Valley minister who rode his bicycle from Fairbanks, Alaska, to the Florida Keys has finally stopped pedaling and is now on vacation with his wife somewhere in San Marcos, Fla.

Lowell White, the 68-year-old “Spirit Rider,” reached his destination on Dec. 4, and was met by his wife, Evelyn.

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.