Black Historymaker – The Honorable Nate Holden
February 22, 2024
Former L.A. Councilman Nate Holden also served as a California State Senator and as assistant chief deputy to a Los Angeles county supervisor, among many other titles.
Breaking News
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
- Student Athlete of the Week: Koa Seymour
- Where Art Meets Purpose: The Dancing Odyssey of Dwight Rhoden
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Hillery Advocates for ‘More Life’ in Campaign for L.A. Council District 14
February 15, 2024
After seeing the Los Angeles City Council District 14 be “taken advantage of for so very long” and the aftermath of the George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery killings that made downtown LA feel like a “war zone,” Attorney Teresa Hillery asked herself who was in charge. Displeased with her findings from her research. Hillery said to herself, “We deserve better, and I can give them better.”
Katina Holliday Hosts Daughters of Destiny Program with Panelist Blac Chyna
November 9, 2023
Katina Holliday, founder of Holliday’s Helping Hands (HHH), started Daughters of Destiny in 2021 after being inspired by running a weekly national prayer line with other women. Holliday created Daughters of Destiny to uplift communities of women by providing opportunities to connect them to Jesus.
L.A. Senior Noelle Nelson Named International Science Competition Finalist
October 19, 2023
Nelson is one of 15 finalists from across the world in the annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge competition. Nelson is in the running to receive $400,000 worth of prizes, including a college scholarship and a new science lab for her school.
L.A.’s HBCU Virtual Internship Program Aims to Increase Number of Black Engineers
September 28, 2023
The City of Los Angeles HBCU Integrated and Interdisciplinary Virtual Internship Program is dedicated to African American students’ academic and professional growth and helping increase their opportunities.
Soaring High for His Community Keeps ‘Superhero’ Williams Closer to His Mother Up Above
August 3, 2023
Yuri Williams, the founder of A Future Superhero and Friends, was inspired to create the nonprofit after he lost his mother, Lynda C. Hubbard, to cancer in 2009. He hosts toy and blood drives, helps bring forth supportive services to the unhoused and veterans and visits children with terminal illnesses–all while wearing a superhero costume.