On Sunday, March 16th, 2025, Ilm Foundation hosted its 25th annual Humanitarian
Day (HDAY), an annual event dedicated to serving the underserved. Held at Gladys Park in Skid Row, sponsors, vendors and volunteers gathered to provide essential items, as well as eye, dental and health screenings, to those in need.
On Sunday, March 16th, 2025, Ilm Foundation hosted its 25th annual Humanitarian Day (HDAY), an event dedicated to aiding the underserved of Los Angeles. Held at Gladys Park in Skid Row, sponsors, vendors and volunteers gathered to provide essential items, as well as eye, dental and health screenings, to those in need.
Two Black women breaking barriers in the corporate world, Polished Consulting is redefining organizational performance in the corporate world by bridging effective leadership and wellness. Founded by Sherica Hymes and led alongside Roquita Coleman-Williams, this boutique consulting firm guides every member of the team, from an executive to an employee, to redirect their clients to success.
As AI and technology continue to reshape our world, alarming disparities remain in gender and racial representation – Black women hold 2% of technology roles and women earn only 18% of new computer science degrees. Dedicated to changing this, Black Girls Code, in partnership with GoldieBlox, has launched a new season of Code Along Jr., an initiative designed to empower the next generation of technologists with the skills and confidence needed to thrive in a field where Black women have long been underrepresented.
A surge in the number of pets adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to major increase in business at veterinary hospitals, causing longer wait times, staff shortages and frustrated pet owners, officials from a Southland veterinary hospital company said today.
As a young teen, Worthington met woods during a First Tee and Woods Foundation event. Woods helped the young man with his swing and provided the kind of confidence that helped Worthington qualify to play for the PGA Championship in 2016.
A year ago, in a quick fix reaction to the pandemic, the FDA released emergency guidance that lowered the standards for germ-fighting products like hand sanitizer in order to get more on the market. This led to an ongoing wave of hand sanitizers that both smell horrible and seem to do virtually nothing. Now, a year later, city streets are refilling, businesses are starting to operate at full capacity, and we have a more reliable supply of hand sanitizer. Yet, businesses are still providing questionable products, and we are even seeing reports of products with toxic carcinogens steadily pop up.
The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing additional steps to end discrimination and bias in the housing market. “More than 50 years since the Fair Housing Act’s passage, access to wealth through homeownership remains persistently unequal,” administration officials stated. “In his first week in office, President Biden issued a memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address discrimination in our housing market.”
The unsheltered have been part of the most susceptible demographic to coronavirus, due to being exposed to the elements with no permanent protection to take refuge. July 6, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti held a conference “Confronting the Crisis,” announcing the opening of a bridge home shelter in San Pedro. Monetary resources are being funneled to areas that are imperative to fighting a global pandemic, L.A. County disclosed a commitment to testing site funding.
According to the following statistics, the economic condition of America’s Black community is in dire straits:
Malcolm Ali talks about being denied red carpet access from the NAACP Awards.
Photographer Malcolm Ali explains the relationship between the black press and the Grammys.
Although many American families have modest financial means, there is nothing small about their hopes. Owning a home has long been an important part of the American Dream.Just as a college education can open doors to America’s middle class, a home is more than just where families come at the end of the day. It is also where children are raised, memories are created and – how historically most American families built wealth.