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July 29, 2010 Bakewell Family to Buy ‘Watts Times’Publishers of two of Los Angeles’ most historic black newspapers — Danny Bakewell Sr., publisher of the Los Angeles Sentinel, and Melanie Polk, publisher of the L.A. Watts Times — announced they...
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July 29, 2010 THE NATIONPanel Charges Rep. Charles Rangel With Ethics Misdeeds; Trial Phase Next WASHINGTON (AP) — A House investigative committee on July 22 charged New York Rep. Charles Rangel with multiple ethics violations, dealing a serious blow t...
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July 29, 2010 BY PAUL SCOTT As the spotlight beamed down on my face, I could hear the producer counting down. Ten seconds to Armageddon, my first encounter with Sean Hannity — who I feel is Fox News’ epitome of evil. As I sat there waiting for th...
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July 29, 2010My Memories With the L.A. Watts Times BY MARSHALL LOWE Perhaps if I had been closer to what was happening, the announcement would not have had such a surprising effect. But then, it could have been even more surprising. I’ll just say ...
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July 29, 2010BY DARLENE DONLOE CONTRIBUTING WRITER This month’s movie offerings run the gamut. There’s a touching, off-the-beaten-path drama, a wild comedy starring a television star, a spy thriller, an action flick, an amazing animation, a docume...
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July 29, 2010 Commentary BY DR. ERIN MARCUS NEW AMERICA MEDIA It’s exceedingly uncommon for a healthy middle-aged man to walk into his doctor’s office and demand a colonoscopy. But even though he lacked a family history, Stanley Thornton, an Af...
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July 29, 2010 By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was direct, forceful and blunt when he said that the U.S. Department Agriculture does not tolerate racial discrimination. This was Vilsack’s widely circulated public...
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July 29, 2010PACE Presents Entrepreneur Training Program (PACE) — PACE will present an Entrepreneur Training Program on Saturdays, July 31 through Aug. 28, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The program will be held at the PACE Business Development Center, ...
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July 29, 2010 BY ATTY. WILLIAM HAYES Estate planning is the process of making sure that you as an individual, or you as a family member, have a plan for how your assets are going to be managed and distributed in the event of death or disability. This...
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July 29, 2010 Compton High to Host 1973 Class Reunion The Compton High School Class of 1973 will present a 55th birthday celebration Aug. 20 for the members and friends of its graduating class. The event will take place at The Reef on the Water re...
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July 29, 2010 New Guidelines Aim to Reduce Repeated C-Sections WASHINGTON (AP) — Most women who’ve had a C-section, and many who’ve had two, should be allowed to try labor with their next baby, say new guidelines. The July 21 announcement by the...
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July 29, 2010 By BRAD PYE JR. Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond. How about the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 22-year-old rookie right-hander Kenley Jansen? Jansen just arrived from the m...
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July 29, 2010 NOMINATIONS — Nominees for the 20th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards were announced at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in Los Angeles recently. Pictured: Actor Quinton Aaron, actress Kim Coles, community activist Willis Edwards and Ebony Reperto...
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July 29, 2010 ART• The California African American Museum (CAAM) will present “How We Roll,” an exhibition featuring African Americans in skateboarding and surfing. “How We Roll” takes the viewer through an historical step-by-step fantastic voya...
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July 29, 2010 BY CHRISTINA HOAGAP WRITER(AP) — After living about two decades on the streets of Skid Row, Sheila Nichols was dying.Her body had withered to 61 pounds, ravaged by a heavy-duty crack cocaine addiction, hepatitis, HIV, and late-stage syphil...
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July 29,2010BY CHICO C. NORWOODSTAFF WRITEROn Dec. 19, 1827, the Spanish slave ship Guerrero was headed to Cuba to sell off its human cargo when it encountered the British warship Nimble. A firefight ensued and the Guerrero ran aground and sank off the co...
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July 29, 2010 BY MELANIE POLKPUBLISHERTransitions provoke reflection. In preparation for the last edition as publisher of the L.A. Watts Times, I was flooded with memories covering 34 years in the newspaper business. I can still remember the look on my m...
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July 22, 2010 BY SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER AP WRITER (AP) — State health officials want women in their childbearing years and seniors to get immunized against whooping cough as California’s epidemic grows. As of July 16, at least 1,496 cases of whoop...
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July 22, 2010 BY PAUL SCOTT The NAACP recently passed a resolution against the Tea Party’s racism. Of course, the Tea Partyers, vehemently, denied the accusation. “Me a racist ... forgetaboutit. I brought the first pair of Air Jordan sneakers whe...
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July 22, 2010 California Education Funders Forum Scheduled (CEFF) — The next California Education Funders Forum will take place Aug. 11, with a forum from 9 a.m. to noon, and lunch from 12:30 to 2 p.m., at the California African American Museum, 6...
