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Chevrolet, NNPA Offer Summer Internship: Discover the Unexpected Fellowship
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Chevrolet, NNPA Offer Summer Internship: Discover the Unexpected Fellowship

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMediaMarch 9, 2024

The importance of diverse storytelling has never been more evident, and Chevrolet, in partnership with the NNPA, is committed to empowering the next generation of storytellers. By offering this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the DTU Fellowship seeks to make a lasting impact on both the individuals selected and the media landscape. The application window for the DTU Fellowship closes on April 1, 2024.

L.A.’s Finest Create Pressure Fitness Club at Tuskegee University
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L.A.’s Finest Create Pressure Fitness Club at Tuskegee University

ShaVon Luckey, Contributing WriterDecember 21, 2023

Pressure Fitness Club is an inclusive fellowship at Tuskegee University, which fosters an outlet for self-improvement, community, and health. Founded by president and certified personal trainer Jade Chandler, a graduating senior majoring in Marketing at the university and born and bred in Pasadena, the club established its roots on the legendary campus.

Wellness Day for LAFD South Bureau Restores First Responders
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Wellness Day for LAFD South Bureau Restores First Responders

Yumiko Whitaker, Contributing WriterJune 29, 2023

On Wednesday, June 21, Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC) hosted the Los Angeles City Fire Department’s South Bureau for a day of self-care. Battalion staff from the Harbor area, South Los Angeles, Mid City and Century City — 26 stations in all, streamed in and out between emergency calls to become better equipped to serve community residents.

Lura’s Kitchen Joins Effort to Save CCCF Bell Tower Overlooking Los Angeles
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Lura’s Kitchen Joins Effort to Save CCCF Bell Tower Overlooking Los Angeles

Sentinel News ServiceJune 15, 2023

Lura’s Kitchen, Inc., a multi-generational California benefit corporation founded on the principle of “doing business while doing good,” announced that they are launching “Madear’s Old Fashion Gourmet Teacake Mix Sales Campaign,” with a mission to help restore the tower of the historical Congregational Church of Christian Fellowship (CCCF) in South Los Angeles. Just in time for Juneteenth, Lura’s Kitchen will donate 20% of the proceeds from the sale of its teacake mixes and cookies through the end of June 2023, joining the effort to save the CCCF Bell Tower that overlooks L.A, a symbol of hope in the Los Angeles

New Children’s Book, ‘I Love My Daddy,’ Further Dispels Myths about Black Fathers
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New Children’s Book, ‘I Love My Daddy,’ Further Dispels Myths about Black Fathers

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentMay 24, 2023

The stereotype of the absent Black dad remains quite ubiquitous in popular culture. It often takes the form of a dysfunctional family unit, but in recent years, studies have proven that the stereotype is nothing more than a myth. That legend is further vaporized in the new children’s book, “I Love My Daddy,” by Maryland social worker and military veteran Juanita Banks Whittington.

Black History Month: Business Profiles
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Black History Month: Business Profiles

Brian W. Carter, Contributing WriterFebruary 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

Nonviolence is the Solution
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Nonviolence is the Solution

Rev. James Lawson Jr., Contributing Opinion WriterJanuary 28, 2023

Violence promotes more violence. Hatred and fear destroy a sense of community and truth. The time is now to engage in a national dialogue on the necessity of nonviolence for the very survival of our society.