The Community Action League

Group meets to begin Section 8 review
Cynthia E. Griffin
Nov 22 2012

First in a series of private and public gatherings

In accordance with a settlement worked out between the city of Lancaster, The Community Action League (TCAL) and the NAACP regarding Section 8 Housing, community activists held an informal gathering Tuesday to begin discussing how to implement an agreement that will enable all parties to work together to deal with problems within the program.

Called the Community Working Group, the purpose of the organization is to identify issues of concern to residents, and then to begin to develop proposals and initiatives to work on these concerns.

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Parris nominates Harvey to replace Ron Smith on Council
Cynthia E. Griffin
Nov 22 2012

City Council expected to vote Dec. 11.

The Lancaster City Council is expected to vote on Dec. 11 on whether to appoint Cassandra D. Harvey to the council to replace Ron Smith, who was elected to the California State Assembly.

If approved, Harvey would be sworn in and take the seat that day and finish out the remainder of Smith’s term until April 2014.

She would also be the first African American woman to sit on the city’s governing body.
Harvey was nominated by Mayor R. Rex Parris.

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Disposition of Section 8 settlements now with the judge
Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Feb 9 2012

Lancaster is lone holdout

PALMDALE—An agreement reached in a discrimination lawsuit between city officials and representatives of Antelope Valley residents who are part of the Section 8 Choice Voucher program is now in the hands of the federal judge overseeing the suit. 
 
The agreement was reached last week, a week after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a similar agreement.

The judge will now have an opportunity to vet the settlements, and when approved, they will go into effect immediately. 

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Lancaster election
Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Jan 26 2012

Be inclusive, leaders tell candidates

African Americans are the third largest ethnic group in the city of Lancaster. At 19.2 percent of the population (29,263 people), they trail Whites (56.5 percent) and Hispanics (36.5 percent).

Like Black communities around the nation, Lancaster residents experience highs that they applaud and challenges they feel need addressing. As the April 10 elections draw closer, some key community leaders spoke out about what they want from the candidates.

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Section 8 inspector funding suspended
Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Dec 29 2011

Supervisors seek to unravel housing complaints

The Antelope Valley has been battered by negative press regarding complaints of discrimination and abuse of power on part of authorities in Section 8 housing. A lawsuit was filed by a local organization, The Community Action League (TCAL) in conjunction with the local chapter of the NAACP brought the concerns to light.

Since the issue was made public, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors decided to suspend funding for Section 8 investigators for both Palmdale and Lancaster until a thorough investigation was completed. 

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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.

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