Features

Apr 24 2008

County officials to track down 10 most wanted for child support

 County officials recently announced that they will launch a new program aimed at tracking down the worst offenders who have not made child support payments.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Apr 24 2008

Disability insurance offers peace of mind

 

Apr 24 2008

The Upper Room Church of God, 404 W. 108th St., schedules its Annual Women’s Weekend, April 25-27.

The event begins on Friday at 7:30 p.m., with Mattie Bobo, first lady of Jesus Christ Faith Center, as the guest speaker.

Gail Choice  |   OW Contributor
Apr 24 2008

Standing United

The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications recently held its NAMIC-Southern California West Coast Creative Summit, the trade organization’s signature conference series focusing on the content development aspects of the television industry, in Beverly Hills.

Apr 24 2008

Mary Ida Vandross, mother of the late R&B legend Luther Vandross, died last week of natural causes, the industry has learned and reported by Urban Network.vvv

She was 82. Mary Ida outlived all four of her children, as well as her only grandchild. She was prominently features in the promotional campaign for Luther's posthumous music releases and on-hand to accept the number awards, namely for his  grammy-winning project dance with My Father. 

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.”