The Los Angeles Lakers hosted a field day and backpack giveaway for students from Crete Academy and Carr Elementary School. Showtime Laker Michael Cooper was a surprise guest, giving youth advice while joining in on their field day activities.
Los Angeles High School senior Ka’yon Richardson wants to leave his mark this season. He has helped the Romans to a 2-3 overall record.
Dave Harris is a storyteller whose words transcend the stage, challenging societal norms and inviting audiences into profound reflection. Whether through plays, films, or television, his fearless approach to writing is rooted in vulnerability and a deep interrogation of race, class, and identity.
From there, Byrd said she booked talent for a few smaller awards before landing at the BET Awards. “I’ve been on 25-years of BET,” she said. And Byrd acknowledged that she would not have been able to do it without the support of a good team.
Byer chuckled at poking a little fun at the West Coast, and she is naturally funny. But when it comes to doing comedy professionally, Byer does have a process. “The way I write jokes is I either come up with a premise or punchline, and then I talk on stage to see what happens,” she said.
The Sean Mason Quintet will perform on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa.
Mel’s Fish is winding down and expanding its reach with the new name – Mel’s Farmhouse – and including healthier fare and fresh farm foods.
The Los Angeles City Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (L.A. Civil Rights) will co-host a cleanup event with Council District 10, L.A. Sanitation, and the family of late L.A. City Councilmember Tom LaBonge.
Hertz “Naz” Nazaire was an immigrant, and artist and a sickle cell warrior. His journey was recently on display as a traveling exhibit, The Nod to Naz, at the Marriot in Torrance, CA.
The African American Cinema Society (AACS) at USC has emerged as the only club that caters specifically toward Black filmmakers.
Six Los Angeles area NAACP branches, the Los Angeles Urban League, Brotherhood Crusade, National Action Network and other long-time civil rights leaders announced their staunch opposition to the Costly Restaurant Ordinance proposed by the L.A. City Council.
“An Evening with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson” book tour at the Ebell of Los Angeles was a night of inspiration, marking the historic achievement of the first African American woman to sit on the Supreme Court.
The Watts Towers Arts Center Campus announced the lineup for its annual two-day entertainment extravaganza featuring jazz, drum-based music, poetry and dance from around the world.
City National Bank today announced it has increased its Ladder Up Home Loan Grant to as much as $50,000 in majority Black or Hispanic census tracts within the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Patricia Ann Auzout Clarke peacefully entered eternal rest on Friday, September 6, at the age of 77.