Jan 31 2008

President/CEO, Los Angeles Urban League

 This past week the teachers and parents of Crenshaw High voted in favor of the school entering the Innovation Division of Los Angeles Unified School District - LAUSD’s effort to place select schools on a pathway toward localized governance and control.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Jan 31 2008

Local artist opens studio for business

 Graffiti does not normally lead to creation of an arts-related business, but in Patrick Johnson’s case it did. But it was not the type of business one would expect such as a tagger-turned-fine artist.
 

Jan 31 2008

M.A.M.A. targets battered women

 “I was in a bad relationship, and I prayed to get out. God said ‘don’t worry, I got you, help this other lady,’” recalls Los Angeles resident Arlene Dyer.
 

Jan 24 2008

Themes and slogans can take one off track in doing what is most important, being correct.

While doing research for a doctorate at UCLA, most of the literary investigation was done at their world renowned Research Library, the Music Library, the African Studies Library, and the African American Studies Library. The focus was on Afrikan world music and Afrikan world history. My first priority was to find as many works by scholars of Afrikan descent as possible. 
 

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