Black History Month: Sports Profiles
February 23, 2023
Isaac Murphy, Jack Johnson and Maggie Alphonsi made outstanding contributions in the fields of horseracing, boxing and rugby.
Breaking News
- Coliseum and SoFi Stadium Named Official Ceremony Venues for LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins Hires Police Chief William ‘Bill’ Scott as New Police Chief and Head of Emergency Services
- Celebrate Power of Moms at Mother’s Day Music Festival in South L.A.
- The DEI Deception: White Women Benefit, Black Americans Blamed
- National Japanese Museum Board Condemns Trump’s Attacks on Immigration, Civil Rights and DEI
- Kendrick Lamar enters BET Awards with a leading 10 nominations for the ceremony’s 25th anniversary
- Lawmaker from Detroit joins crowded race for US Senate
- Judge Says Former Disney Worker’s Racial Discrimination Suit Can Proceed
- Black Money Matters Podcast: Mortgage Forbearance for Wildfire Survivors
Black History
Burris Promotes Black History Through Creative Crossword Puzzles
February 23, 2023
Simon Burris is a brilliant historian sharing his vast knowledge of Black History by developing clever brainteasers, more commonly known as crossword puzzles. His creative and challenging games, which appear in the L.A. Sentinel Family section, are educating readers from ages eight to 80+ about the innumerable contributions of Black people.
Words of the Week – Unsung Biblical Heroes in Black History – Part III
February 16, 2023
Ebed-Melech demonstrates to us how far selfless care and concern will lead us. It is this kind of love and daring challenge that makes Ebed-Melech, a Black man, our Unsung Biblical Hero in Black History.
Black History Month: Business Profiles
February 2, 2023
Maggie Lena Walker (1864-1934) – Maggie Lena Walker was the first Black woman to charter a bank in the U.S., opening St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, where she served as president. After having three sons, she went to work part time as an agent for an insurance company, the Women’s Union, while attending night school for bookkeeping. She also volunteered at St. Luke and eventually worked her way up in 1889, to become the executive secretary-treasurer of the renamed organization, the Independent Order of St. Luke. Walker started publishing the St. Luke Herald in 1902 to publicize and promote the
L.A. Sentinel Goes One-On-One with U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
January 26, 2023
Last Friday marked two years of the Biden administration.
New Exhibit Afro-Atlantic Histories Opening December 11!
December 8, 2022
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Afro-Atlantic Histories, an exhibition that charts the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies in the African diaspora.
Entries Now Accepted for L.A.’s 2023 African American Heritage Guide
November 3, 2022
Our Authors Study Club, Inc. of Los Angeles (OASC) and Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) are planning for the 2023 African American Heritage Guide.
Happy Juneteenth, Los Angeles!
June 19, 2022
On this Juneteenth, I want to pay homage to past generations that paved the way for our communities to advance forward on a more dignified path. Let us take pause this Juneteenth to own our history. From the good, the bad and in between, it is through the trials and tribulations that the resilience of our human spirit radiates.
Student Athlete of the Week: Tamir Washington
June 16, 2022
During his sophomore year, Tamir Washington and his friend tried out for the boy’s rugby team at View Park high school on a whim.
March 15: Happy Birthday LAS!, 1933
March 15, 2022
The Los Angeles Sentinel, was founded, 1933 !
March 14: Fannie Lou Hamer, 1977
March 14, 2022
Civil rights legend, Fannie Lou Hamer, passed away in 1977.
March 13: “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man”,1954
March 13, 2022
Muddy Waters’ song, “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie man,” charted on the R&B charts, 1954
March 12: “Grazing in the Grass”,1968
March 12, 2022
“Grazing in the Grass”, a song that was inducted into The Grammy Hall of Fame was recorded by Hugh Masekela, 1968
March 11: A Raisin in the Sun, 1959
March 11, 2022
A Raisin in the sun, the first Broadway play produced by an African American woman debuted, 1959.
March 10: Harriet Tubman Passes Away at the Age of 93, 1913
March 10, 2022
After letting those around her know, “I go to prepare a place for you,” Harriet Tubman passed away at the age of 93, in 1913.