City Attorney candidates meet
Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Feb 5 2009

Forum participants identify violence as key South L.A. concern

Los Angeles, CA – Violence is the biggest crime concern in South Los Angeles, and the way to deal with this issue is to utilize more law enforcement officers, education and intervention programs, and to look at eliminating crime on a block by block level.

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Child’s play
OW Staff
Feb 5 2009

HIV/AIDS performance educates and entertains

 Locke High School will play host to a National Black HIV AIDS Awareness event Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that will include an interactive educational theatrical performance called “What Goes Around.”

Members of the Kaiser Educational Theater will perform in the play which is designed to raise awareness about HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and help young people understand what are the best choices to make and how to do so.

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Housing ordinance explored
Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Feb 5 2009

Housing, foreclosure and transit oriented development

 Los Angeles, CA – Nearly 100 people turned out for a public hearing in South Los Angeles to discuss the future of affordable homes and livable neighborhoods.

The event was hosted by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Housing L.A., and the topics covered included housing, foreclosure and transit oriented development.

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Lorillard donates $1 million
OW Staff
Feb 5 2009

Tobacco company honors civil rights movement

 Greensboro, NC – Lorillard Tobacco Company has agreed to donate $1 million to the International Civil Rights Center and Museum to commemorate the unique role that Greensboro played in advancing the civil rights movement. The Center will be located in the original F.W. Woolworth building on downtown Greensboro’s Elm Street and will honor the sit-in of Feb. 1, 1960 that took place there, and other civil rights accomplishments.

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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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