Rejoicing and praise will be front and center on the Brenda Marsh-Mitchell Gospel Stage at the 19th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Crenshaw Blvd., from Obama Blvd. to Stocker Ave.
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove presented a check for $1,666,279 on Oct. 1, to Butterfly’s Haven, a local shared housing nonprofit dedicated to providing safe housing for unhoused young women and their children.
Hate crimes have been an alarming and persistent issue in Los Angeles County and beyond. However, with dedicated efforts from 211LA’s Anti-Hate Programs, led by director Yolie Anguiano, the community is gaining critical resources to report these incidents and receive support. This initiative is part of the larger “California vs. Hate” campaign, aimed at reducing hate crimes, building community trust, and providing services to those targeted.
Warren G. Wilson, a groundbreaking Los Angeles news reporter, Wilson passed away on Sept. 24 in Oxnard, CA. He was 90 years old.
For decades, the Brotherhood Crusade has been a beacon of light to communities-in-need. On Saturday, Oct. 5, the organization continued its legacy by partnering with Golden State Food Foundation by donating 50 brand-new bikes to youth at its annual Build a Bike giveaway on the Los Angeles Sentinel parking lot in South L.A.
The 19th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival is less than 10 days away and excitement is building because Tiffany Haddish is the celebrity chair and Eric Benét headlines the Radio Free 102.3 KJLH Music Stage.
A federal judge on Friday denied a request by a Black high school student in Texas for a court order that the student’s lawyers say would have allowed him to return to his high school without fear of having his previous punishment over his hairstyle resume.
When London Breed was elected as San Francisco’s first Black woman mayor, it was a pinch-me moment for a poor girl from public housing whose ascension showed that no dream was impossible in the progressive, compassionate and equitable city.
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.
The Los Angeles Rams had a strong offensive campaign in their 19-24 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford had 260 passing yards in the contest, 36 more yards than Packers signal-caller Jordan Love.
The Crenshaw Cougars football team ended their Homecoming game with a victory after defeating the Dymally Challengers 35-0. The Cougars won their first Coliseum League game of the season in the contest.
Ta-Nehisi Coates always writes with a purpose, so naming his latest collection “The Message” is nothing if not on-brand. But what’s the actual message? Consisting of three pieces of non-fiction, the book is part memoir, part travelogue, and part writing primer. It covers his recent trips to Dakar, Senegal; Columbia, South Carolina; and various cities and towns in the Middle East.
Mariah Carey relishes the fact that she has become culturally synonymous with Christmas — thanks in part to the longevity of her iconic song “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and its ubiquity every year when the holidays roll around.
Former Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell, who also spent four years as county sheriff, was named on Oct. 4 as the next chief of the LAPD, taking over a department that will deal with major security issues in the coming years as the region hosts the Olympics, a Super Bowl and the World Cup.
The Los Angeles Chargers held a 10-0 first-quarter lead against the back-to-back defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, but it was not enough. They could not snap a five-game losing streak against its AFC West foes.