In November, voters have a crucial opportunity to reject Proposition 36, a misguided effort backed by major law enforcement associations and some players in the corporate retail lobby that will make our communities less safe.
You know what’s deep to me? The way we (most people) just repeat stuff without even thinking about what’s being said. Take for instance the “More Perfect Union” people.
Sometimes things happen around us at the speed of light and we can feel totally out of control. This past weekend, I had to travel to Vegas for a business conference and a drive that normally would take us less than four hours took approximately nine hours because of a truck on the 15-freeway going north had an explosion causing the whole freeway to shut down. We were at a loss because we had no idea what happened and how long the freeway was going to be closed. As we consulted with Waze, we were diverted to side streets and
My journey from a public health investigator to an advocate for comprehensive sex education has been deeply personal. Guided by my experiences at the Black AIDS Institute and as a Certified Health Education Specialist, my mission has been to create inclusive and honest conversations about health within Black communities.
This past weekend, our campus, region, state, and nation celebrated the 95th birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As the holiday approached, it is important to reflect on not just the personality of the man, but the principles he lived by.
Well, here we go again. Last week, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announced that he would be stepping down as head of the LAPD at the end of February.
TriceEdneyWire.com)- Black master teachers, including Brothers Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jerome Bennett Jr., Harold Cruse, Hoyt Fuller, John Henrik Clarke, and Sisters including Fannie Lou Hamer, C. DeLores Tucker, France Cress Wesling, and Myrlie Evers-Williams didn’t totally agree on every issue confronting Black folks. However, the one thing that they all agreed on was the absolute necessity for serious Black unity in this country and in the world. Their beliefs were based on the principle that Black unity was the most effective way to promote and protect our health, economic, cultural, political, educational, technological, and communication interest in
As a community service non-profit and faith leader in Los Angeles, providing comfort and joy to our community members in need is the essence of my work. During the holiday season, that work is always more important.
Recently, the U.S. Coast Guard seized a submarine carrying nine tons of cocaine with a street value of $239 million. I don’t know about you, but I really don’t think that building a wall is going to solve America’s love and lust for drugs both legal and illegal.
I want to start by expressing my weariness regarding the continuous reports on the state of Black America. It seems that year after year, these reports surface without any discernible progress from the previous ones.
Speaking before a group of pastors at a luncheon at Harold and Belle’s last week, health activist (and Sentinel columnist) Tony Wafford described the driving force behind his work in typically blunt fashion: “I don’t want to see Black people die,” he said.
While Los Angeles has a history of making positive advances for social justice we simultaneously have a legacy of anti-Black, anti-Indigenous and white supremacist discrimination that still stains our city today.
I know you’re wondering what I’m talking about. I’m talking about Joseph Abiodun Ladapo. Ladapo is the Surgeon General of Florida and Governor Ronald Dion DeSantis’ handpicked negro.
Mayor Tom Bradley was born December 29, 1917 to Lee and Crennder Bradley in Calbert, Texas.
On April 7th, the two youngest Black state representatives serving in the Tennessee legislature, Justin Jones, 27, and Justin Pearson, 28, were expelled from the body.