CEEM Hosts Black Excellence Weekend at L.A. County Fair
May 11, 2023
Cooperative Economic Empowerment Movement (CEEM) returns to L.A. County Fair on Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21, for its 4th annual Black Excellence Weekend.
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Kiana Webb
Businesswoman and Community Philanthropist Kiana Webb Talks McDonald’s ‘Next Generation’ Program
April 4, 2019
Although Women’s History Month has come to a close, women are still making powerful moves! In late March, the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper spoke with one extraordinary Black woman who is carrying the torch of her family’s legacy and creating a name for herself in the business industry.
McDonald’s Reinforces Commitment to Community Through 12th Annual Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour at the Taste of Soul Family Festival
October 17, 2018
Free concert series continues support for Ronald McDonald House Charities, introduces new scholarship for one HBCU student McDonald’s USA announced the return of one of its staple events, the 12th annual Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour. The free event, which features an award-winning line-up, will take place at the Taste of Soul Family Festival on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on the Brenda Marsh-Mitchell Gospel Stage, located on the corner of Crenshaw Blvd., and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Both national and regional artists will sing a wide range of gospel music. Los Angeles-area performers include recording
Black Inspirations of 2017
December 28, 2017
These Black men and women, through their passions, gave the community inspiration in 2017.
Holman UMC and South L.A. Community Help DSU Choir
March 29, 2017
Thanks to the generosity of Holman United Methodist Church and the South L.A. business community, the Delaware State University concert choir returned to their campus after being stranded three days in Los Angeles due to the blizzards on the east coast. Earlier this month, the 27-member choir flew to Los Angeles for a spring break tour and participation at the 11 a.m. worship at Holman United Methodist Church (UMC). Scheduled to fly home March 13, their flight was cancelled due to heavy snow and strong winds in the northeast, resulting in $5,000 in unplanned expenses to the university. Once Choir Director Lloyd Mallory, Jr., communicated