Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) presented a $500,000 check to Brotherhood Crusade on Oct. 30 for its groundbreaking Trauma-Informed Anti-Recidivism Initiative.
The California/Hawaii NAACP Conference recognized former Assemblyman Dr. Mike Davis at its recent conference held at the LAX Marriott Hotel.
Vietnam veteran Thomas Carroll faced two fights: one for his country and one for civil rights. Serving during this era, he grappled with fighting for freedoms abroad while freedom wasn’t fully available at home. Like many Black service members, his experience included resisting injustices that followed him and the Black community at large. Carroll enlisted in the Navy in 1964, studying avionics and aviation firefighting in Memphis, Tennessee. Traveling with a White-passing Navy recruit revealed the contrast in treatment. “We took a cab to the YMCA. They gave him a room, but told me they didn’t have any,” recalls
Danny J. Bakewell, Jr., executive editor of the Los Angeles Sentinel and president of The Bakewell Company, is one of three new members appointed to the Philanthropic Foundation of California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH).
Over 430 Angelenos attended the Cool LA Heat Relief for Seniors events on Oct. 30 and 31 for a chance to receive a free portable air conditioner courtesy of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the Los Angeles Department of Aging, in partnership with the Offices of Los Angeles City Councilwoman Heather Hutt, 10th District, and Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, 8th District, respectively.
Kyle Patterson is the regional manager for the Local 323 of the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters, a union representing 12 states west of Colorado with a little over 90,000 members.
L.A. native Brenton Guy shares his journey to becoming the Director of Support Services at SoCalGas.
The Black Education Expo (BEE), founded by Victoria Williams, presented a powerful intersection of education, entrepreneurship, STEM, and community building, designed to uplift and empower K-12 students and families from communities of color.
With over 30,000 youth in the foster care system annually, Los Angeles County has an urgent need for advocates to ensure that its cases receive necessary help with education, mental and physical wellbeing, and safe and stable placement.
This election, he has warned, is about the economy. Freedom. Stopping Project 2025 and the MAGA extremes.
The Los Angeles Chargers looked to get back to their winning ways after suffering a two-point loss to the Arizona Cardinals on October 21 and they accomplished just that.
The UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), and domestic violence service providers collaborated on a new study examining the ongoing trauma impacting survivors of domestic violence (DV) and their children in the Antelope Valley (AV).
NBA star Russell Westbrook continues to assist the youth throughout Los Angeles with his Why Not Foundation. In September, Westbrook held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for his newly renovated Westbrook Academy campus.
The Center of Mental & Spiritual Wellness, Compton’s wellness co-working space, presents “Grounded Visions: Glow in the Dark Paint & Sip” —an inspiring collaboration with What’s Ya Vibe? that celebrates ancestral honor.
Jimmie Herron shares a special history with the L.A. Sentinel, some good, some bad, but he wants to add one more piece to the puzzle.