The West Adams Leimert Park Family Source Center, a vital community resource dedicated to uplifting and supporting families in the Los Angeles area, has been serving the community since February 1, 2024.
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.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. It is even more common as men age. It affects almost 1 in every 8 adult men.
Cedars-Sinai is opening free vaccination clinics to help Angelenos stay healthy throughout flu season. Vaccination clinics are scheduled through November across Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles Comic Con returned on Oct. 4-6, reinforcing its status as L.A.’s largest event for comics, animation, sci-fi, and pop culture. With over 125,000 attendees, the convention was lively and filled to the brim with star power, creatives, and fans.
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.
Compton Unified School District member Satra Zurita and some residents of the city of Compton are looking to fight breast cancer by donating their time walking for a cure.
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.