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Our Features

Apr 17 2008

Man shot in front yard

Gunfire erupted in Watts Saturday, April 5, when a 43-year-old man was gunned down in the front yard of a residence in Watts.
Chris Tobias was shot and killed around 12:10 p.m. as he stood with several friends in the 2100 block of East 105th St. near Lou Dillon Avenue.
Tobias was with a group of friends when the gunman walked up to the group and began shooting, striking Tobias in the upper body. He then fled on foot.
Tobias was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

Apr 17 2008

Former Black Panther honored by UCLA Bunche Center

Each year, a preeminent leader in the African-American community delivers the Thurgood Marshall Lecture and Dinner at UCLA on Law and Human Rights. On Thursday, April 17, Elaine Brown, former Black Panther leader and an advocate for radical reform of the criminal justice system will deliver the 2008 lecture.
The event, which benefits the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and a program at 7 p.m.

Apr 17 2008

HELP FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSERS

The following numbers can be contacted for drug and alcohol assistance. Alcoholics Anonymous (323) 936-4343, Cocaine Anonymous (310) 216-4444, Narcotics Anonymous (323) 933-5395

Drug and Alcohol Assistance Facilities
A Home for Us Incorporated Family Services - 2918 W. Vernon Ave., Los Angeles (323) 497-8150, email: ahomeforus1@aol.com

Aegis Medical Systems - 614 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood, (310) 412-0879

Bridge Back - 1730 W. Vernon Avenue, (323) 299-8400

Apr 17 2008

April 17
Discussion Forum.

Radical Women will host a discussion on how feminists can increase their influence at the L.A. Social Forum scheduled in June at USC. Solidarity Hall, 2170 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. (323) 732-6416.

April 17-20
AKA Regional Conference. The Southern California Cluster of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, will host the 79th Annual Far Western Regional Conference. Pasadena Hilton, Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center. (626) 840-7637 or e-mail staciebolden@yahoo.com.

April 18

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Apr 17 2008

Company creates health-conscious body products

The difference between living in the Caribbean and in Los Angeles is more than a change of scenery. Shani Chen and Joseph Jones, co-founders of Oshune Body Care, found that out the hard way.
When the two business partners moved to Los Angeles, Chen said they began to struggle with severe dry skin. In the process of trying to come up with a solution they went back to the basics of their island upbringings.

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.