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U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $9.5 Million in Workforce Development Grants

Sentinel News ServiceAugust 27, 2015

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently announced $9.5 million in grants to 19 projects in 13 states selected to help train a new generation of skilled workers and support long-term careers in the public transportation industry. The announcement was made at the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC), and the grants are provided through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA)

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National

Black Designer Lights Up GM

Freddie Allen, Senior Washington CorrespondentAugust 26, 2015

Since 2012, Davis has led the exterior lighting and design studio for the automaker’s North American division, the team responsible for the exterior lighting for every brand under the General Motors’ umbrella.

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Legends

This Week in Black History (August 27)

Amen Oyiboke, Staff WriterAugust 26, 2015

  August 27    1963- W.E.B. Du Bois, scholar and founder of NAACP, died in Accra, Ghana. August 28 1955- 14 year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped and lynched in Money, Mississippi, for allegedly whistling at a white female at a local grocery shop. August 29 1962- Malvin R. Goode becomes the first African American television news commentator when he began working at ABC. August 30 1983- Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first African American US astronaut enters. August 31 1935- In Beaumont, Texas, American professional baseball player and manager Frank Robinson was born. He was the first

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National

March, civil disobedience planned next month in Ferguson

Jim Suhr and Jim Salter, Associated PressJuly 29, 2015

A silent march and a day of civil disobedience are among the events being planned for next month in Ferguson to mark the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer, an event that galvanized the “Black Lives Matter” movement.

Bob Johnson launches the Urban Movie Channel
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Bob Johnson launches the Urban Movie Channel

Kam Williams, Contributing WriterJuly 23, 2015

Robert L. Johnson is the founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies, an innovative business network that owns and holds interests in businesses operating in hotel real estate, private equity, consumer financial services, asset management, automobile dealerships, sports and entertainment, and video lottery terminal (VLT) gaming.

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EntertainmentMusic

Miguel’s ‘Braveheart’ Reflects His Life

Associated PressJuly 15, 2015

“Too proper for the black kids, too black for the Mexicans,” Miguel sings on the song, “what’s normal anyway.”
The R&B star, who is black and Mexican, explores his racial identity and more on the track, which he calls “the spine” of his new album, “Wildheart.”

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This Week in Black History (July 9)

Amen Oyiboke, Staff WriterJuly 9, 2015

1955- E. Frederic Morrow was appointed as an administrative aide to President Eisenhower and became the first African American to hold an executive position in the White House staff.

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Religion

Call 2 Worship

June 24, 2015

National Kidney Foundation for Southern California holds a free ‘Keep Healthy’ Kidney Screening on June 27, at 9 a.m., at St. John’s Well Child and Family Center, 818 W. 58th St., in Los Angeles. Clinician consultations, preliminary health surveys, and health checks will be offered. To pre-register, call (800) 747-5527, extension 543. Ward A.M.E. Church hosts a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop on June 27, at 10 a.m., at 1177 W. 25th St., in Los Angeles, said Pastor John E. Cager III. Counselors will be on hand to assist struggling homeowners. The public is invited to attend. To register, call (855) 286-4912,

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Religion

United Methodist Men honor Lindo as ‘Man of the Year’

Sentinel News ServiceJune 17, 2015

Author and theologian Dr. Osmond A. Lindo Sr., will be honored as ‘Man of the Year’ during the Fathers’ Day Dinner and Concert on Sunday, June 21, at 4 p.m., at Hollypark United Methodist Church, 13000 South Van Ness Avenue in Gardena. Dr. Lindo, author of the recently published book, ‘Real Men Read Jesus’ Parables’ will receive the award from the United Methodist Men of the Western Jurisdiction. Larry Dozier, president of United Methodist Men for the Jurisdiction, said that Dr. Lindo was selected because of the work that he has done to lead men to Christ, much of which

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Religion

The Voice of Our Fathers!

Rev. Dr. D. Najuma Smith-PollardJune 17, 2015

Proverbs 4:1 – “Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.”  When I was a child, I was a bonified ‘Daddy’s Girl.’ Even though I did not grow up with my father in the home, Richard W. Smith was regularly in my life. In my eyes, he was a hero and no man could compare to him. One very vivid childhood memory, was at about the age of 12, Dad took me to see the movie ‘Tap,’ with Gregory Hines. It was a very happy and exciting day, me and my Daddy, out on a date.