Soul and R&B Icon, Bill Withers, Passes at 81
April 9, 2020
The singer and songwriter has left a catalogue of music that will never die.
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
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Civil Rights Leader and Icon, Joseph Lowery, Passes at 98
April 2, 2020
Lowery made great strides for equality and civil rights, which was fortified by his Christian beliefs.
Metro Ensures Health and Safety of Public and Agency Workforce During COVID-19 Crisis
March 26, 2020
Metro takes precautions to keep public and staff safe during the global pandemic.
Reps. Bass, Davis, Urge College Institutions to Sympathize with Vulnerable Students at Youth Congressional Caucus
March 19, 2020
As schools and colleges close nationwide due to the Coronavirus, foster youth and international students face possible homelessness, hunger and more.
Words of the Week – Use This Time to Seek Him
March 18, 2020
There are times when we’re allowed to go through great trials and tribulations — not to bring harm or kill us, but to edify. The coronavirus has thrown the world into a tense ball of fear and if you are listening to or watching popular media, it isn’t ending any time soon. This has put us all in an uncomfortable place of being confined at home. Our lives have been disrupted in a huge way like never before — no work, no play, no socializing. We live in a culture that thrives on the very things we can’t do right
Model, Businesswoman and Author B. Smith, Passes at 70
February 27, 2020
She was a trailblazer in and throughout multiple lanes leaving a lasting legacy.
A Chat with Entertainment Guru Chip Hurd
February 20, 2020
The television icon and director talks to the Sentinel about her career in front and behind the camera, and working on “The Passion Play.”
Author and Historian, Blair Imani Sheds Light on Great Migration
February 20, 2020
This book takes a deeper look, exploring multiple viewpoints during a key point in Black History.
Tonya Butler Appointed Chair Position at Berklee College of Music
February 6, 2020
She will be the first African-American and woman to hold the position.
Words of the Week – Wake Up Call
January 29, 2020
Death can come swiftly leaving no goodbyes to those left behind. On Sunday, Jan. 26, nine people left this world in a freak helicopter crash. Among the nine was NBA icon and athlete, Kobe Bryant, and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. The rest of the passengers included: John Altobelli, Kerri Altobelli, Alyssa Altobelli, Sarah Chester, Payton Chester, Christina Mauser and pilot, Ara Zobayan. These moments leave many with grief and questions that sometimes go unanswered. Why did this happen? Why did they have to die? These are questions countless that people ask around the world every day as people do die
NextGen Bus Plan to Improve Transit System
January 16, 2020
Metro held online briefing to explain new initiative to change bus services throughout L.A. County
Black Inspirations of 2019
December 26, 2019
These Black men and women, through their passions, gave the community inspiration
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Has A Long Legacy of Black Santas!
December 19, 2019
Seeing a Black Santa at the local mall has become tradition.
Mothers In Action’s Annual Thanksgiving Feed Brings Holidays To Seniors in L.A.
November 28, 2019
The annual event continues to feed senior citizens throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
Sitting at a Table of Thankfulness
November 27, 2019
“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” -Matthew 26:26-29 What is