This Week in Black History (Jan. 21-26)
January 20, 2016
Weekly facts of Black History.
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
- 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
- Student Athlete of the Week: Koa Seymour
GRAMMYS
Natalie Cole: Still Unforgettable
January 13, 2016
Natalie Cole was an accomplished product of her deep-rooted musical heritage. A chart topping R&B crooner in the 70s, Cole went on to even greater popularity and accolade with her smooth transition to jazz and pop music standards-successfully reinterpreting American classics and singing the tunes that once made her father an international recording star.
The Unforgettable Natalie Cole Dies at 65
January 6, 2016
She was born Stephanie Natalie Maria Cole on February 6, 1950. Perhaps best known as the daughter of the legendary crooner Nat King Cole and his wife Maria Ellington Cole, and vocalist with the great bandleader Duke Ellington, Cole died at Cedars Sinai Hospital on Thursday, December 31 from ongoing health issues.
She was 65 years old.