Dr. Gloria J. McNeal, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 17, 1947, revered as a leader in nursing education and healthcare innovation, passed away on May 31 following a brief illness.
Dorsey High School welcomed home recording artist and producer extraordinaire Mustard, who recently visited the campus. After accepting a recognition award from the alumni association, he discussed plans to develop a recording arts workshop at Dorsey.
The Major Taylor Cycling Club Los Angeles will hold a fundraiser to aid the track team at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles.
Audubon Magnet Middle School and Obama Global Preparatory, both located in South Los Angeles, will begin hosting the first cohorts of The USC McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative program this month as school opens in LAUSD.
LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan stresses the importance of Black history and culture. Irvin Davis, an educator and assistant football coach at Dorsey High School, recently outlined the new initiative to the L.A. Sentinel.
Kayvon Thibodeaux, a first-round draft pick of the New York Giants in 2022, has partnered with Chase Bank to provide a financial literacy workshop for the students at Dorsey High School.
Desegregation and school busing has always been a complex and controversial issue in the Black community of Los Angeles. Since the LAUSD instituted school busing, magnet and integration programs in the 1970s, many Black parents have felt that they needed to have their children bused to predominantly White areas to receive a better quality of education or to learn in a safer environment.
On Tuesday, January 24, Compton Unified School District hosted its First Annual Black Student Achievement College and Career Conference. This monumental event, held at the Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center, was planned, organized and executed by Dr. Shaunte Knox, CUSD director of Black Student Achievement. The conference was an overwhelming success. Over 300 students participated from Compton High School, Dominguez High School, Centennial High School, Compton Early College High School and Enterprise Middle School. More than 30 mentors and presenters attended and represented a wide range of career professions such as law enforcement, aerospace engineering, fire service, probation, law, education,
The Dorsey High School Alumni and Friends Organization will host the Dorsey High School 85th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Dorsey High School, located at 3537 Farmdale Avenue, in South Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Unified School District’s Black Student Achievement Plan presented “Black Excellence Undenied,” a six-day symposium for administrators, teachers, parents and community members.
In the classroom of Dorsey social studies teacher and assistant football coach Irvin Davis are a series of file cabinets each filled with lessons. The lessons pertain to Black History and they touch upon several topics and figures. Creating these lessons has been a passion project for the duration of Davis’ career. When significant events happen, he makes it a teachable moment for his students with the hopes of empowering them. “I was inspired to give students a positive reflection of their history,” Davis said. “I wanted them to know about all of the outstanding accomplishments of Black people around
Kenny Allsup, a neighborhood legend has passed away at the age of 79. He sponsored the Rancho Track Club Youth Organization for 45 years.
The Dorsey high school football team will play against Hamilton high school this Friday. This will be their first time playing without legendary coach Paul Knox since 1984.