Caribbean

May 12 2011

Police unsuccessful in finding next of kin

LAKEWOOD, Calif.—Lakewood Regional Medical Center is trying to locate family, friends or acquaintances of a man who is receiving care after suffering a stroke. Austin Small can remember his name, but little else. Police officials have been unsuccessful in finding out more about him.
Unclaimed. It’s an adjective typically ascribed to inanimate objects, not people.

Feb 10 2011

Festival showcases international movies

The 19th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), America’s largest Black film festival, scheduled Feb. 16-21, will showcase more than 150 new movies from Africa, the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, South America, and Canada. This event, established in 1992, also features 100 Black fine artists and craftspeople, poetry readings, fashion shows, free forums, and panels.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jan 27 2011

Annual conference to meet in L.A.

The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) preserves and promotes dance by people of African ancestry or origin, and assists and increases opportunities for artists in networking, funding, performance, education, audience development, touring and advocacy.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Apr 17 2009

Company creates health-conscious body products

The difference between living in the Caribbean and in Los Angeles is more than a change of scenery. Shani Chen and Joseph Jones, co-founders of Oshune Body Care, found that out the hard way.

When the two business partners moved to Los Angeles, Chen said they began to struggle with severe dry skin. In the process of trying to come up with a solution they went back to the basics of their island upbringings.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”