Tyson Foods Names Justin Whitmore as First Chief Sustainability Officer
May 11, 2017
New Position Created to Deliver on Tyson’s Holistic Sustainability Strategy
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Century City Deltas Register 1,000 New Youth Voters
May 3, 2017
The Century City Alumnae Chapter (CCAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., recently registered and pre-registered more than 1,000 youth to vote in Los Angeles County under a program designed to inform and engage high school students in the Los Angeles United School District about voting and the legislative process.
FREE TAX HELP FOR QUALIFYING TAX PAYERS
March 13, 2017
Mar. 14-Apr. 15 Free income tax preparrotion assistance will be available to low-to-moderate income residents of Los Angeles and South Bay communities starting March 14, 2017, again this tax season, from tax preparers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. KDS/KC VITA Site Tue., March 14, 2017 – Sat., April 15, 2017; Hours:Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30-9:00 pm; Saturdays Noon – 4:00 pm.Individuals making up to $62,000/yr. are eligible to participate at 2017 VITA/TCE sites.Hawthorne Senior Center, 3901 W. El Segundo Blvd. in Hawthorne, CA 90250. For more information, please call (310) 339-0794
Delta Authors on Tour in the Farwest Region Hosted by Inglewood Alumnae Chapter
February 2, 2017
The event will feature national, regional and local authors
Wattstar Entrepreneur Collaborative Certifies 28 Entrepreneurs Committed to Watts/Willowbrook Economic Development
October 13, 2016
Major Banks vow to assist in financing start-up projects
Cathy Hughes Receives Double Honor at 4th Annual Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame
August 24, 2016
Cathy Hughes was recently announced as Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame 2016 Hall of Fame inductee
Sonshine receives Communicator Award for Social Media Campaign
July 5, 2016
Simone Cook, the agency’s Social Media Manager, lead and developed the campaign
Simone Cook, an accomplished Social Media Manager and Account Coordinator at Sonshine Communications, was recently honored by the 22nd Annual Communicator Awards with an Award of Distinction for her development of the “Healthy Meme, Healthy Me Challenge.”
Primary Roundtable added to Autism Conference
April 14, 2016
A special session was added to the groundbreaking Tools for Transformation conference hosted by the Special Needs Network, Inc. (SNN). The Presidential Primary Roundtable took place on Friday, April 8 at the California African American Museum. Areva Martin, SNN president, spoke about this year’s conference.
Minority-Owned Security Firm Chosen For Construction of New Kaiser Facility
March 16, 2016
National Eagle Security, Inc. hopes this opportunity will generate more jobs within the community
NAMC Southern California Chapter Names New President
February 24, 2016
The Southern California Chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMCSC) has named Sharon Coleman as the new president. Coleman is the founder and CEO of Coleman Construction, Inc., a major contracting firm in Los Angeles. She has over 28 years of experience in building, developing, and managing governmental, commercial, and industrial projects in Southern California, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, and Washington. Coleman has worked on more than 300 projects totaling in excess of over $50 million. Expressing enthusiasm about her plans for the organization, Coleman said that she aims to maximize the chapter’s visibility and viability within the community
Bethune-Cookman Names Communications School in Honor of Link Dr. La-Doris McClaney
November 5, 2015
On Thursday, October 22 , Bethune-Cookman University (“B-CU”) in Daytona Beach, Florida, held a naming ceremony for the School of Communications and Performing Arts in honor of their distinguished alumna and charter member of the Beverly Hills West Chapter, The Links, Inc., Dr. La-Doris McClaney. Dr. McClaney earned a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Science from Shaw University before attending graduate school at Pepperdine University where she earned a Master of Public Administration. She achieved her Doctorate in Humane Letters at B-CU while starting a real estate firm that under her leadership and entrepreneurial vision has grown to become a
Advocates and Victims Talk Prison Pipeline Among Women of Color
August 26, 2015
This past Saturday Congresswoman Karen Bass, of the 37th District of California, hosted an important discussion shedding light on the mass incarceration of girls and women of color and its’ social implications following exposure to sexual abuse.