Dr. Haley Helps Medical Students Succeed While Embracing Antiguan Culture
First Place Winner for Original Hat purchased at Sika’s
Yesterday Dr. Haley went swimming with a stingray, but that adventure is merely a foot note to her daily exhilaration in building on the past success of the Educational Enhancement Department (EED) at the American University Antigua (AUA). The stingray provides a useful metaphor for Dr. Haley’s approach to…
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Founded in 1992 by then Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, the Empowerment Congress is a dynamic partnership among neighborhood groups, residents, non-profit organizations, businesses, religious institutions, and community leaders.
The Empowerment Congress is comprised of 2nd District stakeholders organized to engage their peers in efforts to improve their…
ContinueThis past Thursday I had an opportunity to meet one of Food Network's Cupcake War winner, Annette Starbuck at her bakery Goodie Girls for cupcake samples. Although the cupcakes were super yummy (I only had a tine bite), as luck would have it, Annette Starbuck was there in person. Yyaaayyy!!!! I watched the show and it is so nice to meet one of my favorite Food…
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I remember when I lived in a state that did not want to truly recognize King Day. But today, 20 years later, as Al Sharpton would say, most people in Arizona have to take the day off and think about why.
Images from the 27thAnnual Kingdom Day Parade honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Crowds lined the route, a few people deep at…
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DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
ANNUAL PARADE (KING & CRENSHAW BLVD)
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Miss Tatum's platform "The FIT Platform" combines 4 aspects of life (mind, body, mood and spirit) in order to live a whole-life fitness approach to a healthier lifestyle. This platform is a personal testament to what she was seeing in her personal life as well as her family and friend's lives, causing her to look outward to the African-American community as a…
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The importance of community and organization at a grass roots level is always the point of the Empowerment Congress, where a few thousand residents gather to learn more about their government.
But the message has a special resonance in 2012. Libya fell. Tunisia fell. Egypt fell. Syria may fall. In places where you have to put your life on the line for freedom,…
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BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREE
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"We do this to celelbrate the life and legacy of MLK."
More than 70,000 are expected to line the route which begins at Normandie, heads down King, left on Crenshaw to Leimert Park Village, said said Adrian Dove, CORE National Chairman, which organizes the parade.
KABC will broadcast live for two hours.
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"When you hunger for peace like there is one last piece of chocolate cake in the office kitchen & you're willing to choke a fool out for it...you will know peace." ~FoSho
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BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREE
The United States of America has honored only four men in history by declaring the…
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Lawrence Joe, staff member of the Los Angeles City Redistricting Committee, attended the January 7th Empowerment West Congress meeting to explain redistricting. As a result of 2010’s U.S. Census, the 3.8 million increase in the city’s population is unevenly distributed. Some areas decreased and some grew. The goal of redistricting is to equalize the numbers in all Council Districts to 252,847 people per district.
Another goal of redistricting is to group together ‘communities of…
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What does it mean to “invest in your neighborhood”? Instantly, finances probably spring into your mind. With the talk of money probably comes an immediate defense, “There aren’t any restaurants…”, “I don’t need a dashiki…”, “The best services are [location of your choice]”. I've spent a few weekends exploring my neighborhood and come to find that investment comes in many forms. The main one? Just being in my neighborhood.
Eating: Food choices are…
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Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council will be discussing the City Council Redistricting Process. Every 10 years the people of Los Angeles have an opportunity to shape district boundaries.
At Saturday's Town Hall meeting we will discuss how redistricting relates to our neighborhoods. Tuesday's hearing is an opportunity to provide testimony directly to the commissioners selected to draw the boundaries. It will be the only hearing conducted in Council District 8…
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I just read a snippet from an old article in Essence Magazine indicating that researchers have…
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Via Community Health Councils:
On Thursday, Jan. 5, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning will hold a scoping meeting on the Environmental Impact Report required for the Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market at Crenshaw and 52nd Street.
Click …
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Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree
Indulging in conspiracy theories has been a longtime tradition in…
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Let's get a Leimert Park delegation together - let me know if you're going and we can set up a place to meet there and/or carpool over.…
ContinueA number of upcoming neighborhood projects, as well as those that have started (e.g. Marlton Square), will probably be affected by the latest decision from the CA Supreme Court (thanks to today's Curbe- LA for reporting):
For a complete list of…
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