Hispanic

Oct 29 2010

Targets lone victims

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Con artists are targeting Spanish speakers in the San Fernando Valley in a lottery scam, police said today.

The scam starts with a pair of suspects approaching a lone victim saying they have a winning lottery ticket but can't claim the money because they are illegal immigrants, said Officer Gregory Baek of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Oct 28 2010

Removed GPS tracking device

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A “high-risk” sex offender who was paroled earlier this month removed his GPS tracking device in South Los Angeles and is being sought by authorities.

Valentino Rodriguez was paroled Oct. 4 and was living at 5819 E. Olympic Blvd. in East Los Angeles, according to the Sheriff’s Department. On Monday, he removed the tracking device at an Arco station at Century Boulevard and Main Street in South Los Angeles, sheriff’s officials said.

Rupa Dev | New American Media  |   OW Contributor
Oct 28 2010

Torlackson vs. Aceves

Editor’s Note: Next week, California voters will decide who will take over the daunting job of leading the state’s public school system. Larry Aceves, a Latino, is a former superintendent of districts in San Jose and the Central Coast. Tom Torlakson is an assemblyman from Contra Costa County who taught for 10 years in the 1970s and ‘80s. Both are Democrats. This interview is a round-up of questions posed by ethnic media editors and reporters.

Oct 6 2010

Two wounded

LANCASTER, Calif.—A deputy-involved shooting in Lancaster on Friday left two people wounded, one of them in critical condition, authorities said.

The shooting in the 43200 block of 18th Street West occurred about 12:47 p.m. Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Manny Otiko   |   OW Contributor
Sep 23 2010

Hispanic heritage month celebrated Sept. 15-Oct. 15

When 2nd Lt. Emily Perez was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, she became the first female African American officer to die in combat. Perez, an outstanding West Point graduate, was mourned by two communities because, while she looked like a Black woman, she came from a Black-Latino family.

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.”