Honor Roll

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Aug 23 2012

All of Me mentoring program grooms young leaders

Foundation for Second Chances (FFSC) is a community-based organization that utilizes hands-on education, mentoring, health awareness and community service to maximize the potential of youth.

Second Chances’ goal is to make sure that children are given all that they need to thrive. This includes a quality education, nutritious food and exercise, a safe and nurturing environment and the chance to give back to their community.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Aug 16 2012

Nonprofit educates the community about Jazz

The Living Legend Foundation is a nonprofit organization created with the purpose of educating youth about influential Jazz and Blues greats.

The Foundation, is an outgrowth of the Jammin’ Foundation founded by Dahle Scott McDuff, a noted world-class Jazz singer. The Jammin’ Foundation was started in an effort to promote literacy and leadership in youth through music, math, art, and science.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Aug 9 2012

Organization will hold backpack giveaway for youth

Since Dec. 13, 1997, the mission of the African American Firefighter Museum (AAFFM) has been to collect, conserve and share the heritage of pioneering African Americans in the fire service.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Aug 2 2012

Nonprofit fights bullying in schools

Founded by Elissa Kravetz, The Farley Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading a message of love, kindness and inclusion in schools and camps throughout the country, is on a mission to help make the ever-increasing trend of bullying a thing of the past.

This nonprofit has been in the making ever since Kravetz was first bullied in the seventh grade.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jul 26 2012

Giving back in a non-judgmental way

Love of God is a non-church-affiliated, Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization providing home-cooked meals, clothing and toiletries to homeless men, women and children. The organization works in Los Angeles and Orange County with eight projects that serve up to 750 people per project.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jul 19 2012

Approach combines home school with charter school

Started in Los Angeles in 2011, the Micro Learning Center is a school based around a small-group learning environment designed to foster high academic engagement and performance among African American males, beginning initially in elementary school and ultimately expanding to middle school and high school.

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.