Antelope Valley

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 7 2011

New study says racial identity is important

A recent study from Michigan State University, says that Black people who have a stronger sense of ethnic identity are happier overall than those who are not.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 7 2011

New softball team beats out USC and UCLA

LANCASTER, Calif.—It’s only been September since the women’s softball team of the University of Antelope Valley has been practicing together. But even in that short time, they’ve seen some lows but also some unexpected victories.

Apr 7 2011

Urges Supreme Court to uphold women’s rights

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) strongly supports the class-action lawsuit brought by female Wal-Mart employees. This case represents the largest such gender lawsuit in history and highlights Wal-Mart’s systemic discriminatory practices.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 6 2011

Film on the subject provokes discussion in the AV

PALMDALE, Calif.—“Waiting for Superman,” a riveting new documentary on the state of learning in America, is being screened in theaters all across the country. The film’s impactful message about hope, poverty, and education recently caught the attention of Antelope Valley residents, including parents and teachers.

On Tuesday (March 29) night at the Palmdale Learning Plaza, the League of Women Voters of the Antelope Valley hosted a screening and a subsequent discussion of the controversial film.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Mar 31 2011

Restaurateur takes healthful cooking—and dining—to a new level

PALMDALE, Calif.—On Palmdale Boulevard, Charmene Vega, creator of Mama Vega’s Salsa and owner of Mama Vega’s Bistro, is truly practicing cooperative economics. The 10-year business owner and entrepreneur has taken her creative genius to a new level of innovation and economic conservation.

After departing from her location at the local Kaiser Medical Center, she opened shop inside an established restaurant.

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.