Crenshaw

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Mar 17 2011
Panel of young experts

Students from Locke High School, shown above making their presentation on developing organic leaders, were part of a panel of young experts presenting original research on inner city education.

Called the Council of Youth Research, the program is operated by UCLA’S Institute for Democracy, Education and Access, and gives high school students the training and opportunity to produce university-level research. Locke was joined by teams from Crenshaw, Manual Arts, Roosevelt and Wilson.

Mar 10 2011

Looking at the Williams' decision

A team of Locke High School students, above, present their findings on developing organic leaders during the annual youth research presentations held by the UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education and Access. They were joined by their counterparts at Crenshaw, Manual Arts, Roosevelt and Wilson, and they all made presentations on the state of Education in California under the auspices of the Council of Youth Research. This is an organization that gives high school youngsters the training and opportunity to conduct university-level research.

Jan 7 2011

Gang-related

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—A male was shot to death in a gang-related attack in Inglewood, police announced today.

The fatal shooting occurred around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 10900 block of South Crenshaw Boulevard, said Sgt. Brian Spencer of the Inglewood Police Department.

Officers arriving on the scene found the victim lying on the sidewalk near the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and 109th Street, Spencer said.

Nov 18 2010

Band competition

High steppin’, quick steppin’ flashy moves and grooves, as well as music that will blow your socks off are among the sights and sounds spectators will enjoy Saturday, when the annual Battle of the High School March Bands returns to the Home Depot Center. The Southern Show style competition, which begins at 5 p.m., and features four local bands—Crenshaw, Inglewood, Compton and Centennial—competing against each other and two bands from out of state—James S. Rickards High School of Tallahassee, Fla. and Stephen F. Austin High School in Houston, TX.

Oct 21 2010

News briefs

President Barack Obama had signed H.R. 5450 to rename the Crenshaw post office in honor of Los Angeles’s first African American mayor.

The post office will be renamed the “Tom Bradley Post Office.”

“I am pleased that the president signed this bill to rename the Crenshaw post office in honor of a person who dedicated his life to public service. The Tom Bradley Post Office will serve as a testament to his unprecedented years of dedication to the city of L.A.,” said Congresswoman Diane E. Watson, (D-CA).

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.”