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DAMIEN GOODMON
Transit provocateur Damien Goodmon is featured in the new LA Weekly People issue. Goodmon, as head of Fix Expo, has been calling for the under-construction Expo Line from Downtown to Culver City to be grade-separated (going above or below the street) at every intersection it crosses. In a flattering profile entitled “No More Mr. Nice […]
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DR. KWAKU PERSON-LYNN
Known for his way with students, Kwaku Person-Lynn is a native of Los Angeles, a husband, father of five sons and a grandfather of two. Professionally, he is an historian, musicologist, educator, author, filmmaker, and radio producer. He has published two books (e.g., First Word: Black Scholars, Thinkers, Warriors: Knowledge, Wisdom, Mental Liberation. New York: […]
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Nashville museum on African American influence in American music planned
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A new museum in the works for Nashville will aim to expand the public’s idea of what makes the town Music City. The National Museum of African American Music may sound counterintuitive for a city most closely associated with country music, a genre dominated by white performers. But supporters of the new […]
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DR. DAVID HORNE
Dr. David Horne is a tenured full professor of Critical Thinking and African History, and is the former chair of the Pan African Studies Department at Cal State University Northridge. He also teaches graduate public policy and introductory political analysis, and is the graduate advisor for the department. He is the original Executive Director of […]
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JEWEL DIAMOND TAYLOR
Speaker – Minister – Author – Life Coach – Workplace Training – Retreat Facilitator Taylor’s high-impact keynotes and workshops are empowering, effective, engaging, informative and memorable. Taylor, the Self-esteem Dr., is a leader and a thought provoking communicator. This “emotional intelligence” trainer is an awakening force. Her presentations provide insights to understand, observe and transcend […]
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Leila Lopes of Angola Wins Miss Universe 2011
Twenty-five year old business student Leila Lopes won the title of Miss Universe at last night’s pageant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Lopes, the first Angolan ever to walk away with the crown, handled the final question with poise and charm. Asked which of her physical traits she would like to change, she said she’d prefer […]
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DR, JESSE RHINES
JESSE RHINES, Author, (“Black Harvad, Black Yale” & “Black Film/White Money”) 10-years, Assistant Professor of Political Economy in the African American Studies Department. UC Berkeley PhD dissertation published as BLACK FILM/WHITE MONEY, 1996. Academic articles published on film industry and literary utopias’ approach to racial issues. 2008: Manuscripts seeking publisher are, one novel, LOVOLUTION, concerns […]
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MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS, Supervisor
Hon. MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS, Supervisor Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Second District Since he was overwhelmingly elected in November 2008 to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Mark Ridley-Thomas has distinguished himself as an aggressive advocate for the Second District’s nearly 2.3 million residents. He has promoted the district’s interest on a variety of […]
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New Oct. date set for MLK memorial dedication
WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizers have set a new date in October to dedicate the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial after Hurricane Irene forced them to postpone the event in August, days before 250,000 people were expected to attend. The memorial’s executive architect Ed Jackson Jr. told The Associated Press on Sunday it will now […]
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Setting Their Hair on Fire
First things first: I was favorably surprised by the new Obama jobs plan, which is significantly bolder and better than I expected. It’s not nearly as bold as the plan I’d want in an ideal world. But if it actually became law, it would probably make a significant dent in unemployment. Of course, it isn’t […]
