Lee Jackson
May 22 2008

It’s easy, cheap and fun

 Walking as exercise is one of the easiest and inexpensive ways to get and stay in shape.

May 8 2008

Snooped through the medical records of celebrities, politicians

A former UCLA Medical Center employee accused of snooping through the files of celebrities said she was ‘just being nosy’ when she allegedly looked up the private medical records of stars and elected officials.

May 8 2008

300 investigations dismissed

LAPD officials said that after an investigation of more than 300 complaints of racial profiling, none were found to have merit.

May 1 2008

Avoided paying more than $15 million in income tax returns

 Actor Wesley Snipes was sentenced Thursday for three years misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns--the maximum requested by federal prosecutors.

May 1 2008

NEW YORK - Queens judge Arthur J. Cooperman acquitted three detectives charged in the shooting of Sean Bell, who died on his wedding day in a hail of 50 police bullets two years ago.

 The judge said Friday that prosecutors had failed to prove their case and that wounded friends of the slain man had given testimony that he did not believe. Cooperman said he believed that one of Bell’s friends had a gun.

Apr 24 2008

County officials to track down 10 most wanted for child support

 County officials recently announced that they will launch a new program aimed at tracking down the worst offenders who have not made child support payments.

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.”