Fired

Apr 20 2011

Forfeited national title

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Cal State Long Beach fired its cheerleading coach and forfeited a national title because nonstudents competed as part of the team, it was reported today.

Coach Eric Anderson was fired, according to a statement from CSULB's Associated Students Inc., which funds the Cheer Team.

"Ineligible members participated in the competition as official members of the team,'' ASI said in its statement. Anderson had been at the school for 10 years.

Mar 22 2011

Ken Simmons interim

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Los Angeles housing authority commissioners have fired Rudolf C. Montiel as president and chief executive officer of the $1 billion a year agency.

"In recent months, the board lost confidence in Mr. Montiel's ability to effectively lead HACLA through the next phase of its development,'' Rayman Mathoda, a member of the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, said of the Monday night vote to fire Montiel following a closed session.

Mar 7 2011

Sheen calls his firing "very good news"

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Actor Charlie Sheen officially lost his job today.

Warner Bros. Television announced in a one-sentence statement that the 45-year-old actor had been fired from the hit CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men,'' production of which has been on hiatus since Sheen was hospitalized after a marathon party at his home and entered rehab.

"After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen's services on 'Two and a Half Men' effective immediately,'' according to a statement from the production company.

Oct 28 2010

Muslims make him “nervous”

National
Juan Williams, a longtime NPR news analyst, was fired two days after claiming that Muslims make him “nervous” and “worried” on planes, when asked if the country was facing a “Muslim dilemma” on Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor.”

NPR announced that same evening that they were ending Williams’ contract with the company.

Oct 5 2010

$5,000 reward

LANCASTER, Calif.—Sheriff's deputies today announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever killed a 14-year-old girl and wounded six people at a Sept. 5 party in Lancaster.

Dominique Peatry of Lancaster was killed and two other females and four males, 13-26 years old, were shot near Nugent Street and Sixth Street East early that Sunday, Nicole Nishida of the sheriff's department said.

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.