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Health

Autism Clinic For South LA

Princess Manasseh Sentinel InternOctober 10, 2013

Areva Martin (Courtesy of the Special Needs Network) About 1 in every 88 children in America is diagnosed with Autism. A complex neurological disorder that causes difficulty in social interaction, affects verbal and non-verbal communication skills, and causes repetitive behavior; diagnoses of Autism have increased ten-fold over the past forty years.In the African American community these diagnoses often come one to two, even up to six years later than they do for white children. In a race where early detection is key, one to two years can mean the difference between spending K-12 in special education classes and matriculating into traditional

National

The Black Women’s Agenda Honors Five Agents Of Change At 36th Annual Symposium & Awards Luncheon

Sentinel Wire ServiceSeptember 26, 2013

Black Women’s Agenda Honors Five & Inducts Congresswomen as Honorary Members – As part of its 36th Annual Symposium held in Washington, DC, The Black Women’s Agenda, Inc. (BWA) welcomed several U.S. Congresswomen into the Organization last night as honorary members. BWA President Gwainevere Catchings Hess (left) is pictured here with U.S. Representatives (left to right) Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio); Donna Edwards (D-Maryland), and Barbara Lee (D-California) during the candlelight induction ceremony. The organization also honored five “agents of change” during its Awards luncheon. BWA was established in 1977 to help advance the rights of Black women (Paul Morigi/AP Images). (PRNewsFoto/The

Opinion

Emmett and Trayvon: How Racial Prejudice Has Changed in the Last 60 Years

Elijah Anderson Special to the SentinelJuly 25, 2013

Separated by a thousand miles, two state borders, and nearly six decades, two young African- American boys met tragic fates that seem remarkably similar today: both walked into a small market to buy some candy; both ended up dead. The first boy is Emmett Till, who was 14 years old in the summer of 1955 when he walked into a local grocery store in Money, Miss., to buy gum. He was later roused from bed, beaten brutally, and possibly shot by a group of White men who later dumped his body in a nearby river. They claimed he had stepped

Religion

Call 2 Worship – July 11

Cora Jackson-Fossett (Religion Editor)July 11, 2013

Second Baptist Church hosts its 2nd Annual Yard Sale sponsored by the Men’s Breakfast Club and Trustee Ministry on July 13 at 9 a.m., in the Henderson Community Center parking lot, 911 East 25th Street. Call (310) 720-0646 for information. New Revelation Missionary Baptist Church presents a 75th Birthday Celebration for Pastor William Turner, Jr., on July 13 at 5 p.m., at 855 North Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena. Tickets are $75 and tables are $500. For information, call (626) 795-0827. Brookins Community A.M.E. Church observes Annual Missionary Day on July 14 at 9 a.m., at 4831 South Gramercy Place

Local

Prominent Endorsements Power Price into Primary

KENNETH MILLER Sentinel Staff Writer [email protected] & By Katherine Williams Sentinel Contributing Writer [email protected]February 28, 2013

President Barack Obama and Senator Curren Price Gov. Jerry Brown, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Rep. Karen Bass among influential elected backing the State Senator for 9th District City Council Fueled by a bevy of powerful political endorsements led by Gov. Jerry Brown, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsome, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Congresswoman Karen Bass, State Senator Curren Price steams into the March 5 primary race for Los Angeles City Council 9th District. Price’s endorsements include a who’s who list of current and former elected officials, union organizations, clergy and the majority of sitting state senators; Congresswoman Diane Watson (Ret.),Congressman

Legends

Mothers

Yussuf Simmonds (Managing Editor)May 23, 2012

Mothers “They were Mothers to us all” CORETTA SCOTT KING: When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was felled just before he was to lead a protest march, in Memphis in 1968, his wife Coretta Scott King, despite her grief, continued his work by leading that said march. She established the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in his name and turned his burial place into a national shrine. She took the torch that he had lit, brightened the flame and became the First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement. She took their children: Dexter, Martin III, Yolanda and Bernice, and

Exclusive

Mayor confirms his commitment to jobs in South L.A.

Sentinel News ServiceMay 3, 2012

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (center) meets with (L to R) Greg Irish, Charisse Bremond-Weaver, Timothy Watkins and his assistant. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, working with a recommendation from the Community Development Department (CDD), has taken the bold step of funding a myriad of agencies whose work focuses on much-needed services in communities where unemployment runs rampant. With the summer fast approaching, focusing services on out-of-school summer youth is critical, notwithstanding the already-high school dropout rate. It is all part of a comprehensive program that was funded for out-of-school youth in 2011 and it seemed to have had a measure of success; hence

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Supervisor vows to seek justice for Ujima Village

Yussuf Simmonds (Managing Editor)January 5, 2012

SSupervisor Mark Ridley Thomas The warning sign What once was … Supervisor vows to seek justice for Ujima Village Before Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was elected to the 2nd district, contaminated soil was unearthed at Ujima Village; now he’s taking the lead to see that justice is done. By Yussuf J. Simmonds Brandon Brooks and Joy Childs contributed to this article. The story of Ujima Village is riddled with twists, turns, inconsistencies, allegations and hearsays. But there are certain facts that are undisputed–sound and solid. Exxon-Mobil was the last commercial owner of the property. It was previously used as a storage

Local

The Brotherhood Crusade: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Pamela Johnson, Special to the SentinelNovember 3, 2011

Will Downing The Story continues as Will Downing Serenades Attorney General Kamala Harris as the recipient of the Bremond-Bakewell Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Starting in 1975, the Brotherhood Crusade’s annual award has became an much anticipated event in the Los Angeles community, and beyond. This year, the honoree will be California’s first African American Attorney General, the Honorable Kamala Harris and Will Downing will provide the entertainment. But how did it all get started? Charisse Bremond-Weaver, the current president and CEO remembers the days when the Brotherhood Crusade met in her family’s living room. The times were explosive.

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