Mike Davis

Mar 12 2009

Voters headed to the polls March 24

 Los Angeles, CA -- With days left before voters go to the polls to determine who will finish out the unexpired 26th district state senate term of Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, competition in the race is settling down between two main contenders with several others likely to make a strong showing and possibly even force a run-off in the heavily Democratic district.

Jan 22 2009

Assumes chair of Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media committee

 Sacramento, CA – Assemblyman Mike Davis (D-Los Angeles) was appointed by Speaker Karen Bass as the Chairman of the Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media for the California State Assembly.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jan 15 2009

No free pass for the 26th District Senate contenders

 Here’s a political trivia quiz for the voters who will decide who’ll fill the vacated twenty sixth district state senate seat formerly held by Mark Ridley-Thomas. What does the district encompass? What committees does the senator sit on? Did you receive a newsletter, e-letter, bulletin, or attend a townhall or meeting from the senator telling you what legislative bills, motions, hearings, initiatives he introduced or passed? Did he invite you to a community event, activity, or meeting to give you an update on his legislative actions?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jan 8 2009

No free pass for the 26th District Senate contenders

 Here’s a political trivia quiz for the voters who will decide who’ll fill the vacated 26th district state senate seat formerly held by Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas.

What does the district encompass? What committees does the senator sit on? Did you receive a newsletter, eletter, bulletin, or attend a townhall or meeting from the senator telling you what legislative bills, motions, hearings, initatives he introduced or passed? Did he invite you to a community event, activity, or meeting to give you an update on his legislative actions?

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.