Legendary music executive Berry Gordy was honored with a square on the corner of Sunset and Argyle, directly under the 6255 Sunset building that once housed his famed Motown Records once it moved from Detroit to Los Angeles.
On Thursday, February 22, at the California African American Museum (CAAM), the Black Business Association (BBA) honored five community champions of human rights, social justice, and economic empowerment.
Pastor J. Edgar Boyd and First AME Keep The Power of The Black Church at the Forefront of Political Action in Celebration of African American Heritage Month
On January 19, The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® Board of Directors confirmed Gerald Freeny as the first African American president of the organization. Freeny will provide leadership for the 130th Rose Parade® presented by Honda and the Rose Bowl Game® presented by Northwestern Mutual on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. He has already gotten to work for the 2018-2019 Tournament of Roses year, deeming “The Melody of Life” as the Rose theme.
Byron Reed is now at One West Bank a part of CIT Bank, which offers a wide range of banking products here in Southern California.
The city and county of Los Angeles are undertaking a historic effort to address homelessness across the region.
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon reappoints William A. Burke, Ed.D., to a Historic Eighth Term on the SCAQMD Governing Board
A summer of Peace, Hope and Unity
This past Sunday (Fathers Day) I was Blessed with the honor of receiving an award from the Mablean Ephriam Foundation for being a good father. Some even said I was a Great Father. While it is great to receive such an honor my children Taelor (23), Danny III (20) and Devyn and Bryce (twins 18) have enriched my life as much as I have enriched their lives. It starts with spending time with each other. All kids really want is your time and attention. Reading, telling stories and sharing quality time is what has laid the foundation for them not
Black female Congressional leaders slighted by organization
In a move that can only be described as historic and unprecedented, the Recording Academy (Grammys) and the Los Angeles Sentinel/Black Press reached a mutual understanding that signaled the end of an ugly era that saw media access being arbitrarily denied to the Black Press in general.