compton

Jun 4 2012

No injuries reported

COMPTON, Calif.—A two-alarm blaze roared through a commercial building in Compton last night, quickly forcing firefighters to go into defensive mode to protect surrounding structures, a Downey dispatcher said.

The fire was reported at 9:26 p.m. at an apparently vacant building in the 500 block of East Rosecrans Avenue, said a dispatcher for the city of Downey, which handles calls for the Compton Fire Department.

Jun 1 2012

Shooting under investigation

COMPTON, Calif.—Authorities today identified a man who was fatally shot in an unincorporated county area near Compton.

The shooting occurred about 3:40 p.m. Thursday in the 14000 block of Parmelee Avenue in unincorporated Rosewood, said Deputy Guillermina Saldana of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.

Andre Deon Jones, 42, of Compton died a few minutes later at a hospital, said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
May 24 2012

Financially strapped schools look for budget solutions

According to a financial watch list released earlier this month by the California Superintendent of Public Instruction, school districts in the Antelope Valley, Los Angeles, Compton, Hawthorne, Inglewood, and Lynwood face the possibility of not being able to meet their obligations in the next three school years.

Apr 26 2012

Program aims to improve academic achievement through aviation recreation

To address the historically low math and science test scores in the Compton area, Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum (TAM) is launching Aero Squad Summer of Flight, the first of three 10-week classes annually, which will use actual flight time and pilot training to encourage students to explore math, science and engineering while improving their attitudes toward school.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 26 2012

Free touring, boating and submarine ride

The Center for Environment, Commerce and Energy (CECE) recently established a partnership with the Greater Union Baptist Church to operate an environmental tour called the “Compton to Catalina Program,” which takes students and other young people from Compton to Catalina Island.

The CECE and the California Center for Economic Initiatives (CCFEI) are also partnering under the Compton to Catalina program to expose Compton youth to boating and to provide young adults with technical training in boat repair and maintenance.

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.