Pan-African Studies commemorated 50 years at Cal State LA with a ceremony honoring Black leaders and community members.  ... read more »

Centennial High School in Compton has rebuilt their football program with the hope to cultivate athletes and scholars. ... read more »

One of the premier career education programs on the campus of Los Angeles Trade-Technical College soon will be housed in a new state-of-the-art learning center at its downtown LA campus. ... read more »

This past week, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris delivered remarks at Spelman College, America’s oldest private, historically Black liberal arts college for women, as part of the school’s annual Homecoming weekend. Speaking to students from Spelman College and the Atlanta University Center, Harris emphasized the urgency of the current political moment, highlighted the importance of young women of color taking on leadership roles, and drew from her own experiences to suggest how young women can remain undaunted by the challenges ahead.  ... read more »

17th annual convention helps thousands of local, low-income students plan for college and maximize federal and state financial aid  The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, ... read more »

In an auditorium at the University of Southern California’s School of Architecture, students, faculty and the general public listened and participated in an interdisciplinary conversation between the School’s first black Dean, ... read more »

This is the story of Dr. Jeffery A. Clements who went on to become the first African American mechanical engineer to graduate from Cal State Long Beach and the obstacles he faced to get there.  ... read more »

Senior Travon Young is in his fourth season of varsity football with the View Park Knights. He put forth a strong effort on defense and special teams this season. ... read more »

– NBA and Kaiser Permanente to Donate $10,000 to the LeBron James Family Foundation – ... read more »

The birth of the #MeToo movement and the awarding of the Nobel Prize to he and Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad, who has detailed her life as an ISIS sex slave, illustrate that mentalities are slowly beginning to change and that there’s a gradual evolution in mindset, Dr. Mukwege said. ... read more »

To keep his skills up for baseball season, senior Charles Windom joined the Centennial Apaches football team. While being an avid member of the athletic department, Windom earned a 3.5 GPA. ... read more »

The UCLA Bruins found a glimmer of hope in their nightmarish season after routing California 37-7 on Saturday. In their first win of the season, junior wide receiver Theo Howard made two catches for 23 yards. ... read more »

Women jailed at Century Regional Detention Center should have a chance to learn skills for jobs in technology, building trades, culinary arts and other growth industries, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today.  ... read more »

Parents put away their car keys and the children walked, and rode their bikes or scooters to participate in this exciting event. ... read more »

High school students can register now for the free SAT-prep workshop to be held Saturday, November 10, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the conference center at Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Medical Offices, 3782 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008. The workshop provides instruction and tutoring for all sections. A 30-minute practice test will be held at 8:30 a.m. ... read more / view event »