November 11: Louis Armstrong Recorded the First of Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings, 1925
November 11, 2021
November 11: Louis Armstrong Recorded the First of Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings, 1925
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
- Chargers Thwart Divisional Foe on Thursday Night
- No. 18 UCLA Men’s Basketball Defeats Prairie View A&M 111-75
- 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
Black History December
Rapper Travis Scott Devastated by Eight Deaths at Houston Festival
November 11, 2021
Fans of the multiplatinum rapper, Travis Scott (born Jacques Berman Webster II), will immediately tell you that you must experience his live show.
November 10: Andrew Hatcher Became Associate Press Secretary to President John F. Kennedy, 1961
November 11, 2021
November 10: Andrew Hatcher Became Associate Press Secretary to President John F. Kennedy, 1961
Three Blacks Among New Staffers on Cal Atty Gen Bonta’s Exec Team
November 11, 2021
California Attorney General Rob Bonta last week announced the appointment of his executive team. Included are three African American attorneys with a range of administrative and litigation experience in the private and public sectors.
“Rethinking Reparations: A Collective Solution, Not Separate Settlements”
November 11, 2021
Even though it no longer appears as a major item of interest on the nightly news, the issue and pursuit of reparations remains a critical and urgent concern for African peoples throughout the world African community.
Former Michigan Theater to Become Black-owned Movie Studio
November 10, 2021
Construction is underway for what owners say is the first Black-owned television and movie studio in Michigan.
Yeezy Apparel to Pay $950,000 to Settle Consumer Protection Lawsuit
November 10, 2021
Yeezy Apparel LLC and Yeezy LLC, founded by singer Kanye West — now known as Ye — will pay $950,000 to settle a consumer protection lawsuit involving its alleged failure to ship items in a timely manner, District Attorney’s Office announced today.
Mourning Starts as Houston Officials Probe Concert Deaths
November 10, 2021
Investigators Sunday worked to determine how eight people died in a crush of fans at a Houston music festival, as families mourned the dead and concertgoers recounted the horror and confusion of being trapped in the crowd.
Cal-USC game postponed over positive COVID-19 test
November 9, 2021
California’s game against Southern California was postponed on Tuesday after a series of positive coronavirus tests in the Golden Bears program, the first major college football game to be rescheduled this season because of COVID-19.
November 8: Iconic Actress Alfre Woodard was Born, 1952
November 8, 2021
November 8: Iconic Actress Alfre Woodard was Born, 1952
November 7: Jimi Hendrix was Enters into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
November 7, 2021
November 7: Jimi Hendrix was Enters into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
November 6: Charles W. Chestnutt Receives Spingarn Medal, 1928
November 6, 2021
November 6: Charles W. Chestnutt Receives Spingarn Medal, 1928
COVID-19 scams target Blacks, other people of color FTC report reveals new and continuing financial fraud
November 4, 2021
Just as the annual holiday season of shopping and celebrating nears, a major federal financial regulator released new research detailing how communities of color not only are targeted by well-known types of predatory lenders, but new forms of fraud seek to exploit consumers in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Historical Impediments to Black Economic Growth
November 4, 2021
I recently had the honor of being present at the gubernatorial signing of a California State Senate bill authored by my friend, Senator Steve Bradford.
The Importance of Supporting Black Businesses 365
November 4, 2021
Did George Floyd’s last gasps for air breathe new life into Black organizations, Black businesses and the Black experience or did the knee on his neck traumatize a nation into a knee jerk mea culpa?