Trendsetting. Pioneering. Elegant. Iconic. The year was 1973 when Eunice W. Johnson, wife of Ebony Magazine founder John H. Johnson and founder of Ebony’s Fashion Fair show, introduced Fashion Fair Cosmetics to the world.
Surpassing all expectations, the Brotherhood Crusade raised a whopping $1.2 million announced President/CEO Charisse Bremond-Weaver during the organization’s 55th Annual Bremond/Bakewell Pioneer of African American Achievement Awards Dinner.
Again, this year we wish for Africans everywhere throughout the world African community “Heri za Kwanzaa. Happy Kwanzaa.” And we bring and send greetings of celebration, solidarity and continued struggle for an inclusive and shared good in the world.
When the public steps into Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen again, they’re going to have the restaurant they’ve been asking for according to Greg Dulan. The restaurateur and James Beard Award finalist stands ready to present a new soul food restaurant experience to Los Angeles.
It was around 1685-1531 B.C. when the king of Egypt directly spoke to the midwives. We don’t hear too much about midwives today; however, there are those who still deliver babies.
For over 30 years, I have owned a company that started as an event management firm. I was blessed to work with some of the best companies, organizations, and individuals helping them with various events. I especially appreciated when I was able to work with groups that not only held an amazing event, but their main goal was to party with a purpose. Their desire was to raise funds and awareness to help others.
Kwanzaa is a time of celebration, remembrance, reflection and recommitment. It requires these practices throughout the holiday. But the last day of Kwanzaa is dedicated to deep reflection, meditation on the meaning and measure of being African and how this is understood and asserted for good in the world in essential, uplifting and transformative ways.
It has been one year since Karen Bass was sworn in as mayor of Los Angeles. The first woman to hold the position and the second African American to hold the office (Mayor Tom Bradley was the first).
Council President Pro Tem Marqueece Harris-Dawson along with Martin Muoto, founder and CEO of SoLa Impact; and Sherri Francois, executive director of SoLa Foundation held a groundbreaking for the SoLa Tech and Entertainment Center last week.
A powerful display of unity unfolded on Monday, Dec. 11, as more than 200 community members from South Central Los Angeles and clergy leaders from across Southern California united for “Prayers for the Ninth,” an evening dedicated to showing solidarity for LA City Councilmember Curren Price.
Nearly everyone has been touched by cancer. For some of us it may be a family member, friend, or coworker. Others have experienced a heartbreaking diagnosis themselves. During the last few years, I helped my friend and hair stylist navigate the healthcare system after she found a lump in her breast.
The Taste of Soul is a visual presentation of the unity in Black culture, and it highlights the shared contribution to the evolution of America. The TOS VIP Lounge worked as an oasis for international public figures and local dignitaries that fight for change on the frontlines in Los Angeles.
In November 1971 Damita Jo Freeman and her dance partner, Don Campbell, were having fun at clubs like Maverick Flats in Los Angeles when she and Campbell auditioned for a new show called Soul Train, created by Don Cornelius, that would forever change their lives. Damita has written a book titled “Are You That Girl on Soul Train?!”
City National Bank will sponsor the Brenda Marsh-Mitchell Gospel Stage at the 18th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival.