Dorsey High School

Motivated Men of Dorsey to hold ‘Afternoon of Excellence’
Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
May 9 2013

Working to get others involved in educating young Black men

The Motivated Men of Dorsey High School is a nonprofit organization committed to community collaboration and social responsibility through its efforts to prepare the young men at Dorsey High School to be effective communicators, critical thinkers and life-long learners. As a collaborative of alumni, parents, faculty, staff and community members, the organization’s objective is to foster positive relationships with the young men in an effort to close the achievement gap, increase test scores, and lead them to a successful high school experience.

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A tale of two high schools, stakeholders and LAUSD
Cynthia E. Griffin
Oct 11 2012

With students underperforming academically, revisions are needed

Students, parents, teachers, and community stakeholders at Crenshaw and Dorsey high schools are fighting for the school’s existence and, according to Kokayi Kwa Jitahidi, community activist and co-founder of the Ma’at Institute for Community Change, they are determined that instead of continuing to make and break promises the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is going to step up to the plate and partner with the struggling inner city campuses.

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Two students shot at Dorsey High School
Aug 1 2011

Pellet gun

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A 15-year-old student was shot in the neck by a pellet gun and another male was hit in the elbow today at Dorsey High School, police said.

Police responded to a 911 call when an informant reported that someone shot two males on the football field in the 3500 block of Farmdale Avenue just before 5 p.m., said Los Angeles Police Sgt. Douglas Bowler. The 15-year-old student was a member of the Dorsey High football team and was taken to an area hospital for treatment, he said.

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Overflow crowd for downtown L.A. NFL stadium debate
Jul 29 2011

First time citizens would hear details of the plan

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Hundreds of people, including members of three high school football teams, dozens of construction workers and former Lakers star Earvin “Magic” Johnson, packed City Hall today for the first full council discussion of a proposed downtown NFL stadium.

The City Council chamber was standing room only by mid-morning, and about 200 people were forced to stand in the City Hall Rotunda and outside in a forecourt along Spring Street.

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Testing of Metro Expo Line begins today
Apr 4 2011

Neighborhood residents have objected to the new route

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Metro will begin testing a train car today along a portion of the new Expo Light Rail Line that is nearing completion between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City.

The train will run primarily along Exposition Boulevard from the 23rd Street Station near USC, according to Metro.

An empty Metro Rail train car will be pulled by a high rail vehicle from the Blue Line junction at Washington Street down Flower Street, then west on Exposition and Jefferson Boulevards. The procedure will include clearance and overhead testing.

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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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