BBA pushes procurement opportunities
OW Staff
Nov 11 2010

Summit recognizes companies

The Black Business Association (BBA), the oldest minority business organization in the state of California held its annual Procurement Exchange Summit and Awards Luncheon Thursday at the Sheraton Gateway LAX Hotel in Los Angeles.

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Aaron Shannon Jr.’s killers found
Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 11 2010

Two suspects detained for Halloween shooting

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Two reputed gang members were charged Friday with the Halloween-day killing of Aaron Shannon Jr., 5, who was shot while showing off his Spider-Man costume in the backyard of his family’s South Los Angeles home.

In addition to murder, Marcus Denson, 18, and Leonard Hall Jr., 21, were each charged with two counts of attempted murder for the Oct. 31 shooting in the 1000 block of East 84th Street. Hall is alleged to have fired the fatal shot, according to prosecutors.

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Easy money
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 11 2010

The new generation’s lack of work ethic

Today it amazes me how my generation has such a negative attitude towards hard work (and sometimes any work at all). With unemployment nearing the heights that it was during the Great Depression, and with it being especially detrimental in the African American community one has to wonder how much of this is because of our attitude towards doing the jobs that are probably the easiest to get.

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Harris vs. Cooley
Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 11 2010

Recount possible?

LOS ANGELES, Calif.,—The race for attorney general between Kamala Harris and incumbent Steve Cooley has left everyone on the edge of their seats, watching and waiting for the official results to come in. As of Wednesday, Nov. 10, Harris is behind but only by a fraction: Harris 45.8 percent; Cooley 45.9 percent.

As the rest of the numbers slowly trickle in and the numbers are obviously very close, the chance of vouching for a recount becomes greater and greater.

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Motivated Men of Dorsey to hold ‘Afternoon of Excellence’
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
May 9 2013

Working to get others involved in educating young Black men

The Motivated Men of Dorsey High School is a nonprofit organization committed to community collaboration and social responsibility through its efforts to prepare the young men at Dorsey High School to be effective communicators, critical thinkers and life-long learners. As a collaborative of alumni, parents, faculty, staff and community members, the organization’s objective is to foster positive relationships with the young men in an effort to close the achievement gap, increase test scores, and lead them to a successful high school experience.

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