Gold Jeep Cherokee

Jul 1 2011

Apparent suicide

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A Canyon Country man who was sought in connection with the slaying of his wife was found dead on the outskirts of Las Vegas, the result of suicide, authorities said today.

The body of 59-year-old Dusan Klein was discovered by hikers Thursday evening, said Deputy Mark Pope of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Jun 29 2011

Renata died of asphyxiation

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A Jeep Cherokee belonging to a Canyon Country man whose wife was found slain along Big Tujunga Canyon road was found in North Las Vegas, but the man, who speaks with Czech accent, was nowhere to be found.

Dusan Klein, 59, has been sought since his wife, Renata, also 59, was found dead June 15 in the Los Angeles National Forest. A coroner’s spokesman said she had been asphyxiated.

Jun 18 2011

Husband still missing

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—The body of a woman found in the Angeles National Forest was identified today as 59-year-old Renata Klein, who has been missing since Saturday.

The body was found by public works employees about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday near Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road at mile Marker 8.95, according to a deputy at the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. The cause of her death was unknown.

Klein's husband Dusan, also 59, and the couple's 10-year-old, black-and- white cocker spaniel Cindy remained missing.

Jun 16 2011

Last seen June 11

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—The search continued today for a Santa Clarita couple who have been missing since Saturday.

Renata and Dusan Klein, both 59,  last spoke to friends about 7 p.m. Saturday, said sheriff’s Detective Diane Harris.

The couple left their home on Wildwind Road in a gold 1999 Jeep Cherokee with California license plate number 4FLN519. The Jeep has a rear window sticker with the words “American Travel.”

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.”