For decades Black communities have been disproportionately affected by mental health issues that have led to barriers in accessing decent and comprehensive healthcare.
Here are a few of the 2024 Allure Magazine Readers’ Choice Award winners, along with alternatives from African, Afro-Latino, and African American brands.
The 47th Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival took place on Sunday, Sept.ember 29, welcoming visitors to the iconic Watts Towers Arts Center Campus.
Virtual pre-k programs offer a lifeline to families who want their children to experience the benefits of a structured pre-k program but face barriers to traditional programs.
Within our country, there is a pattern of health factors and terms that are often used when explaining the lifestyle that many people of color have to endure. However, it is extremely difficult to fully understand the amount of health issues that women, especially women of color, potentially face.
Recently, actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer Marlon Wayans riveted a captive audience as the keynote speaker for the Hollywood & Mind “Spotlight on Hollywood, Black Representation and Mental Health” event at the NAACP Screening Room.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday to reduce oil and gas pollution — the Democrat’s latest move in an ongoing battle against the fossil fuel industry and its impacts on the environment and public health.
“It is like a dream come true that I never thought was possible,” said Fernando Pullum about his community center receiving a $10,000 grant from Band Together For Music Education recently in Leimert Park.
Nine UCLA students were recognized as Freedom Fellows at a special ceremony on Sept. 14 at the Los Angeles Black Worker Center in South L.A. The young adults were saluted for completing a 10-week program where they learned how to advance civic and economic justice for Black workers. The students received real-world training by working directly with activists and community organizers affiliated with Black Worker Centers throughout California. According to Saba Waheed, director of the UCLA Labor Center, the Freedom Fellowship is a program operating under the UCLA CARE at Work initiative. The students are recruited through the We Gone
ICEF Rugby students tell their story in the documentary “An American Rugby Odyssey: Fiji-NZ The Student Cut.” The documentary consists of footage shot by students when they traveled to New Zealand and Fiji in 2023.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor’s 2024 statistics, Americans spend an average of 322 hours a year on cooking- and that doesn’t even include grocery shopping. For many, it’s a far-off dream to have a private chef and reclaim hundreds of hours that could be dedicated to family, work, or travel. For some, however, hiring a private chef is not just feasible, but necessary.
Haywood Park Community Hospital was the closest hospital for many in Brownsville, Tennessee, a rural city in the western part of the state.
Los Angeles Football Club forward Kei Kamara is an elite and historic figure in the MLS. On June 22, he scored his 146th career goal, making him the second all-time leading scorer. He is among 11 players in MLS history to have over 100 goals.
Ron Finley, a South L.A. conservationist known for his renegade gardening, participates with more than 20 artists in the Getty’s region-wide initiative “PST ART: Art and Science Collide” with the Hammer presents “Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice.”
Stanley Jordan, the legendary jazz guitarist known for his innovative “touch technique,” recently brought his musical brilliance and passion for mentorship to South Los Angeles.