McDonalds

Oct 25 2012

Fun and food on the menu

The McDonalds restaurant on Century Boulevard and Western Avenue will celebrate its grand re-opening Friday from 2:30-5 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting, food, drinks, fun activities for the family and an opportunity to visit these McDonald’s characters including, Ronald McDonald, Grimace, Birdie and Hamburglar.

The first 200 in-store customers and the first 200 drive-thru patrons will receive a Special key tag gift.

Ann Brown  |   OW Contributor
Apr 26 2012

More than 33,000 locations

Chicago native Don Thompson is now CEO of McDonald’s, the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast-food restaurants. He recently accepted the position as the former Vice Chairman and CEO Jim Skinner retired after 41 years with the corporation. Prior to this, Thompson had been president and COO of the chain, which has more than 33,000 locations serving approximately 68 million customers in 119 countries each day.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 11 2010

Organization prepares teens for higher education

 Jack and Jill of America Inc. is a non-profit organization that was founded by 20 African American mothers in Philadelphia in 1938. The purpose of the group was to encourage their children–especially those in racially isolated environments–to interact with each other and prepare to be leaders.

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.