Education

May 23 2013

Philanthropist gives money to help students

 

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
May 23 2013

Forum set at Brotherhood Crusade Center Tuesday

A forum hosted by students of Crenshaw High School will be held Tuesday, May 28, from 4-6 p.m. at the Brotherhood Crusade Youth Source Center, and will feature student input on the transformation taking place at the high school.

The forum is sponsored by Taking Action, Sierra Club and the Coalition for Educational Justice, all campus clubs, and will follow a march that takes place beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the flag poles on campus and ending at the Youth Source Center, 5415 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
May 16 2013

District adopts School Climate Bill of Rights

The Los Angeles Unified School District board voted Tuesday 5-2 to adopt the School Climate Bill of Rights, which consists of a resolution that bans “willful defiance” suspensions and directs LAUSD to enact common-sense approaches to school discipline and expand programs that support all students in becoming healthy, thriving adults.

May 9 2013

Aimed at underserved students

Qualified applicants for the Shawn Carter Scholarship must be a high school senior, college student, and/or between the ages of 18-25, pursuing studies at a vocational or trade school.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and complete the online application no later than May 31, 2013. (However, some sites say May 15.)

Apr 18 2013

Youth and adults can be treated at Jordan, Fremont

The Los Angeles Unified School District has opened two federally qualified health centers in the Southern part of the city including one in Watts at Jordan High and another at Fremont High.

The Jordan High School Wellness Center is located at 10110 S. Juniper St. and healthcare will be provided by the Watts Healthcare Foundation. The Fremont facility at 7821 S. Avalon Blvd. is staffed by UMMA (University Muslim Medical Association) Community Clinic employees.

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.”