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Aug 5 2011

Revitalization of Crenshaw Corridor

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The city’s General Services Department began demolition on a South Los Angeles shopping center the city has sought to tear down and redevelop since the Bradley administration.

Officials hope the demolition of Marlton Square, formerly known as Santa Barbara Plaza, will finally lead to the 20-acre site being redeveloped after decades of starts and stops. The shopping center is near the intersection of W. Martin Luther King Jr. and Crenshaw boulevards.

Aug 4 2011

African American talk show hosts

Over the years, a number of African Americans have had the opportunity to entertain television audiences with talk shows. Below find the list of who did what and when.
 
Tyra Banks – The Tyra Banks Show - 2005-2010
Wayne Brady – The Wayne Brady Show – 2001-2004
Les Brown – The Les Brown Show – 1993-1994
Tempestt Bledsoe – The Tempestt Bledsoe Show – 1995
Whoopi Goldberg – The View – 2007 – Present
Arsenio Hall – The Arsenio Hall Show – 1989-1994

Anthony Asadullah Samad, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jul 7 2011

Between the Lines

The nation’s second largest market is called, among other things, the “City of Dreams.” Whatever you want, whatever you can think of … you can get it here in Los Angeles. Everything except one thing—a National Football League team.

Lisa Olivia Fitch  |   OW Contributor
Mar 31 2011

Moving from ‘double outsider’ to CEO

In the corporate world—the land of office supplies, paper cuts and ink stains—there has long existed a glass ceiling. At first glance, the mailroom clerk sees the CEO chair within her grasp, just up the ladder of success. But, alas, there is an invisible barrier. Maybe they are not the “right” race or sex. Or both.

Many Black women who aspire to one day furnish an executive corner office are faced with a “double outsiders” status in today’s organizations.

Anthony Asadullah Samad, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Feb 17 2011

Between the Lines

The voter revolt that is going on in Los Angeles’ 8th Council District turned serious last week, when several political and community heavyweights came out against incumbent councilman, Bernie “Daddy Bear” Parks.

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.”