Student Athlete of the Week: Anthony Torrence
November 21, 2024
King/Drew senior Anthony Torrence is one of four captains of the football team. He has helped the Golden Eagles reach the CIF City Section Division I Semifinals.
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
- 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
- Where Art Meets Purpose: The Dancing Odyssey of Dwight Rhoden
Jesus Christ
Ask Dr. Jeanette – Not By The Hair of My Chinny Chin Chin
May 2, 2024
The short story about the “The Three Little Pigs” is packed with lessons for life.
Words of the Week – Jesus Got Up! When Will You Rise Up?
April 17, 2024
Resurrection Sunday is a launchpad for a season of personal renewal and societal revival!
Words of the Week- Love and Sin, Both are the Answers!
August 3, 2023
Often, we hear people say, “if God is such a loving God, why does He allow bad things to happen?” The answer: He loves us so much that He gave us freewill and He won’t intervene unless we include Him in our affairs.
Words of the Week – It’s All Possible for Them That Believe
July 13, 2023
Jesus is never too busy or preoccupied in His own glory or from sitting at the right hand of the Father to not come down and see about His sheep! He may not come when you want Him, but He’s always on time.
Words of the Week – Poor Lives Matter, Too
July 6, 2023
The church must do more than pray. We must advocate for better policies to serve the poor, no matter what race, ethnicity, or gender.
Pastor Collins and Calvary Baptist Aim to Meet Needs of the Community
May 18, 2023
To the Rev. Dr. Hosea Collins, the definition of ministry is simple. He says, “Ministry isn’t ministry if it isn’t serving the needs of people.”
Words of the Week – Dealing with Tomorrow
May 17, 2023
Scripture: Mark 9: 2-5 We are five months into the year 2023. We have experienced four months of His grace, His love, His forgiveness, His healing, His comfort, His mercy, His peace that “passeth all understanding,” His blessings “seen and unseen,” acknowledged and ignored; blessings we know about and blessings we never saw coming, nor going. Blessings of trouble that did not come our way! Blessings of pain and hurt that did not come our way! It could have been me: killed by the rock dropped on an unsuspecting woman’s car windshield! It could have been us caught in a
Words of the Week – Avoid the Temptation of Debt
May 4, 2023
The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” One of the greatest challenges in the Black community is managing debt. The Black community has one of the lowest credit scores in the country. The way to avoid the temptation of credit card debt, pay day loans, and borrowing money from family and friends is to develop
Brown Shares Keys to ‘Escaping Dogs’ in Life and Enjoying Rest in Christ
March 16, 2023
When Elder Dewitt Brown describes “animals,” he’s not just talking about four-legged furry creatures, but also two-legged human beings possessing meanness beyond measure. Brown details his journey to flee from this environment in “Escaping the Dogs of Mississippi,” a memoir outlining how he survived the racism of the deep South and went on to achieve rest in the Lord.
Let Us Not Leave Christ Out of Christmas
December 22, 2022
Recently, we celebrated our youngest grandchild’s birthday and what a festive occasion it was, presents, cake, ice cream and a wonderfully good time.
Words of the Week – Remember Your Faith
May 25, 2022
Scripture: II Timothy 1:5 (NLT) Here, the Apostle Paul is sending a gentle, yet encouraging word and reminder to his “son in the faith,” Timothy, to remember his faith. It’s a personal letter from one who generally wrote epistles and it gives us a unique and private perspective of the feelings and insecurities that both men happened to share. They were close in their relationship – close in comradeship, close in ministry, close in their feelings about Christ! They were close! They had cried together when they parted – these two men were close. Paul had circumcised Timothy so he
Words of the Week – We Have Trust Issues
January 5, 2022
We have to trust God no matter the circumstance or situation because He is always working things out in our favor when we acknowledge and seek Him.
Words of the Week – Jesus Was Born For Such Times As These
December 15, 2021
An examination of the times in which Jesus was born, will provide insight and eyesight to how God is still with us during this tumultuous season
Words of the Week – Protests, Vigilantes, Guns and the Courts!
November 17, 2021
As a nation, we are sorely divided. Will America survive as a democracy? As it was with Moses in battle, who among us will help lift up the hands of “Lady Liberty?”