Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Mar 11 2010

Declines to resign

David Paterson, 53, has accomplished new strides in New York. Not only is he the first African American governor of New York, he is also the first blind governor in the nation.
Paterson has been legally blind since he was 3 months old, when an untreated ear infection spread to his optic nerve rendering him completely blind in his left eye and with 20/400 vision in his right eye.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Mar 11 2010

Assemblyman Mike Davis honors entertainers

Assemblyman Mike Davis recently honored entertainers Nancy Wilson and Stevie Wonder at the annual Living Legends ceremony, at the California African American Museum.
“Nancy Wilson is one of the last great voices of the golden era. She is to music what rice is to gravy and what ice cream is to apple pie,” Davis said. “Stevie Wonder is the eighth wonder of the world. He is a musician unmatched. His contribution to the world of music has taught each of us the beauty of this art as a powerful form of communication,” Davis said.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Mar 11 2010

Twenty athletes, nine medals

The crowds have gone. Athletes have packed up equipment and themselves and headed back home to their regular lives. News crews have reported their last stories. The 2010 Vancouver Olympics are over, and people are left talking about the winners, the losers, and the stories in between.
For athletes of African descent participating in the winters games, there were some triumphs and some disappointments.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Mar 4 2010

El Camino College Compton Center program offers guidance with living, education and work

The El Camino College Compton Center yesterday hosted an orientation to discuss the Youth Empowerment Strategies for Success (YESS) program.
The goal of YESS is to prepare foster youth to live independently and self sufficiently, once they are emancipated. 
Through the program, youth are given guidance in education that help them graduate or earn college credit. They are also taught every-day life skills and given job training.
The purpose of this extra assistance is to stop so many foster youth from ending up homeless, unemployed and incarcerated.

Honor Roll

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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