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- Curren Price Hosts the Return of the Central Avenue Jazz Festival
- Countdown Begins to 2023 Taste of Soul Family Festival
- CUSD, NAF and RTX Open Career-Focused Academies at Centennial High School
- Minority Environmental Justice Orgs Want to Connect to Millions in EPA Funding for California
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Honors Mayor Karen Bass
- L.A. Chapter of Links, Inc. Holds 70th Anniversary Cotillion
- Los Angeles High Celebrates 150th Anniversary with Romans Block Party
- Sparks Celebrate Turbulent 2023 Season
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Speaks At Black Historic Spaces Event
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L.A. Chapter of Links, Inc. Holds 70th Anniversary Cotillion
The Los Angeles Chapter of the Links Incorporated recently celebrated their 70 Anniversary Cotillion.
Curren Price Hosts the Return of the Central Avenue Jazz Festival
After four long years, the 28th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival made its triumphant return to “The Avenue,” in-person on …
#WhereGirlsPlay at LA County Parks Initiative Empowers Young Girls to Enroll in Fall Sports
Building on the success of its first annual Girls Sports Day in June, LA County Parks continues its initiative to …
Partnership Launched to Put More Compton Trainees into Medical Professions
Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) joined partners at California State University, Dominguez Hills to officially sign the Memorandum of Understanding …
Countdown Begins to 2023 Taste of Soul Family Festival
In less than 30 days, the 18th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival takes place and hundreds of thousands of …
CUSD, NAF and RTX Open Career-Focused Academies at Centennial High School
On Wednesday, September 20, NAF, a national non-profit organization, together with RTX, the aerospace and defense company, and the Compton …
L.A.’s HBCU Virtual Internship Program Aims to Increase Number of Black Engineers
The City of Los Angeles HBCU Integrated and Interdisciplinary Virtual Internship Program is dedicated to African American students' academic and …
Thurmond Announces Campaign for California Governor
State School Superintendent Tony Thurmond has announced that he’s entering the 2026 race for governor of California.
HUD’s Region IX Co-Hosts House Party in Compton
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department recently sponsored a house party with the Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of Los …
Pasadena Unified Launches Black Student and Family Task Force
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD), in partnership with Equation 2 Success and the African American Parent Council (AAPC), announces …
Transformative Worker Rights Bill Package Ready for Governor’s Signature
The State Legislature has passed a package of bills introduced by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas that will better empower and protect …
National News
Film Academy Gifts Replacement of Hattie McDaniel’s Historic Oscar to Howard University
Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the most important moments in Academy …
Quavo Steps Up Advocacy Against Gun Violence After His Nephew Takeoff`s Shooting Death
The trauma Migos rapper Quavo suffered after witnessing his nephew Takeoff being gunned down last year is a disturbing sight …
California Hospital Medical Center Partners with Morehouse School of Medicine for Family Residency Program
Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) has announced a new partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine with the …
Entrepreneur Alicia Etheredge-Brown Empowers Women to Use Their Voices
Uplifting women, producing, managing artists, and creating businesses are some of the hats that Alicia Etheredge-Brown wears in her daily …
Entertainment
Film Academy Gifts Replacement of Hattie McDaniel’s Historic Oscar to Howard University
Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the most important moments in Academy …
Curren Price Hosts the Return of the Central Avenue Jazz Festival
After four long years, the 28th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival made its triumphant return to “The Avenue,” in-person on …
Quavo Steps Up Advocacy Against Gun Violence After His Nephew Takeoff`s Shooting Death
The trauma Migos rapper Quavo suffered after witnessing his nephew Takeoff being gunned down last year is a disturbing sight …
Ananda Lewis Featured in OWN TV’s “Rebuilding Black Wall Street.”
The Tulsa Race Massacre was an eighteen-hour ordeal occurring from May 31 through June 1, 1921. The mostly Black neighborhood …
Sports
Sparks Celebrate Turbulent 2023 Season
Although they did not reach the Playoffs, the Los Angeles Sparks franchise considers this season to be successful as they …
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Speaks At Black Historic Spaces Event
The Los Angeles City Planning Office of Historic Resources partnered with the Getty Conservation Institute to create the African American …
Student Athlete of the Week: Devin Brown
Senior Devin Brown is a captain of the Crenshaw girls flag football team. She has been with the team since …
#WhereGirlsPlay at LA County Parks Initiative Empowers Young Girls to Enroll in Fall Sports
Building on the success of its first annual Girls Sports Day in June, LA County Parks continues its initiative to …
Opinion
Conversations With Our Lord God Part 2 Jehovah’s Ministry
God (Jehovah) speaks now to Job after hearing the many addresses …
A Lesson In Adulting: The Kevin de León Conundrum
When I was told that Councilmember Kevin de León was involved with the square dedication for Willis O. Tyler, the …
Us In the Interest of Our People: Centering the Many Seasons of Our Struggle
As we of Us close out the month of our reflective commemoration and significant celebration of 58 years and 232 …
A New Charter for Justice and Prosperity in Los Angeles
While Los Angeles has a history of making positive advances for social justice we simultaneously have a legacy of anti-Black, …
Religion
Goodloe Joins Westmont College Board of Trustees
Marcus “Goodie” Goodloe, whose daughter, Hannah is currently a senior and will graduate in the spring 2024, has joined the …
Sausedo Receives Presidential Award at 88th St. Temple COGIC
Robert M. Sausedo, a minister at 88th Street Temple and president of Community Build, Inc. was awarded the Presidential Lifetime …
Dr. Creflo Dollar Urges Believers to Seek to Please God, Not Others
He’s the world-famous founder and senior pastor of World Changers Church International; a controversial preacher whose Prosperity Gospel has inspired …
Biddy Mason Wellness Center – A Healthy Resource for South L.A.
The Biddy Mason Community Wellness Center will be a health and medical resource for South L.A. residents. A ribbon-cutting ceremony …