Stockton

Gregg Reese  |   OW Staff Writer
Jul 28 2011

Eugenics movement flourished in the ’40s and ’50s

This month, North Carolina is inching toward making restitution for a shameful part of its history as its Eugenics Task Force began hearing testimony from some of the men and women who endured irreversible surgical sterilization as part of a state-sponsored policy, which lasted from 1929 until 1974.  

During that time span, the Eugenics Board of North Carolina (EBNC) neutered about 7,600 people, some as young as 10 years old, in an effort to rid the populace of characteristics and traits determined to be detrimental for the betterment of society. 

Apr 21 2011

Education does pay

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Millions of dollars would flow back into the economy of the Greater Los Angeles area if just half of the high school students who dropped out last year completed their education, according to a study released today.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan statistical area was among 16 MSAs in the state analyzed by the nonprofit Alliance for Excellent Education, which studied the economic returns lost as a result of young people leaving school early.

Mar 24 2011

Cathy Huang of Stowers Elementary School

ALHAMBRA, Calif.—Cathy Huang, a sixth-grader from Stowers Elementary School in Cerritos, won the Los Angeles County Elementary Spelling Bee today, beating out 24 fellow champions from school districts and charter schools by correctly spelling sequester and legitimize.

Justin Woo, a fifth-grader from Oak Mesa Elementary School in La Verne, finished second in the bee held at the Almansor Court Conference Center in Alhambra.

Both qualify for the state bee, which will be held April 16 at the San Joaquin County Office of Education in Stockton.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Mar 12 2009

Founder and President, Legacy Ladies Inc.

 Los Angeles, CA -- Jaqueline Castillo, philanthropist, founder and president of Legacy Ladies Inc., was born in Stockton Calif. The sparsely populated town was too small for her big dreams, so upon graduating from high school, the young visionary moved to San Francisco where she would begin her career. Though she received many accolades in the corporate world working with NBC, CBS, and FOX, Castillo was not satisfied.

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.