Antelop Valley Union high School District

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 11 2010

Special education and prejudice in AV schools

PALMDALE, Calif.—On Saturday night at Palmdale’s Brunswick Vista Lanes, parents from all over the Antelope Valley shared their horror stories of prejudice within the local school districts. Led by Palmdale resident and The Community Action League (TCAL) member, Cynthia Beverly, the parent group (called Only One Way Up) not only told their stories, but also proposed solutions.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Oct 21 2010

nMothers plan to meet

LANCASTER, Calif.—As previously reported, mothers in the Antelope Valley are beginning a movement for school district reform. Headed by Cynthia Beverly, a mother of four, the group of parents and community members are demanding the Antelope Valley school districts properly educate their children.

According to the mothers’ reports, their African American students are being mistreated and improperly instructed throughout the valley, particularly students in special education.

Marisol Aguilar  |   OW Contributor
Sep 30 2010

Once a big attraction, Antelope Valley is now losing families

In addition to facing budget cuts, four districts in the Antelope Valley are also being impacted by a dilemma that could potentially have even more long-term effects—a decline in student enrollment.

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.