Years of collaborating with faith and municipal leaders to reduce homelessness resulted in the Rev. Kelvin Sauls being recognized by the Los Angeles Housing Services Authority (LAHSA) and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass on Friday, June 23.
Apostle I.V. Hilliard came home to the Faithdome on Sunday, June 25, to celebrate the iconic church’s 50th anniversary and to remind those in the sanctuary and streaming the service online that faith opens the door to miracles.
Dr. William “Bill” Burke earned national attention on June 27 when he became the first African American to receive the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
An estimated 30,000 Haitian children live in hundreds of orphanages where reports of forced labor, trafficking, and physical and sexual abuse are rampant.
Juneteenth celebrations were in full force this week in communities throughout the country. Interestingly, January 2023 marked the 160th anniversary since the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Lincoln, which people believed freed slaves throughout the nation. And yet, for all of its celebratory flare, the presidential order only partially achieved what it was lauded for.
We recalled “the good ole days” when kids who had a beef with each other fought it out – by hand. They exchanged punches and bruises, exhausted themselves, made up, and shortly were friends again. They lived to fight another day, and as years passed, looked back on the disagreement and laughed about it as a learning experience.
After 47 seasons, the Denver Nuggets won their first NBA title Monday night at Ball Arena, beating the eighth-seeded Miami Heat 94-89, winning the title in five games.
The national tour of Broadway’s “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical” made its California debut this week, arriving as a poignant, posthumous celebration following the rock music icon’s death last month. “Tina” opened in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre on Wednesday, June 14, steps away from her Hollywood Walk of Fame star and where she recorded for Capitol Records. It plays there until July 9, followed by two weeks at Segerstrom Center the Arts in Costa Mesa and stops in San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose later this summer. “We have always wanted to put audiences in the