LaCora Stephens

News

LAEP Champions Early Education During Week of the Young Child 2025

Shelby Stephens, Contributing Writer April 2, 2025

For 40 years, the Los Angeles Education Partnership (LAEP) has been a nonprofit organization investing in the future of children and their families to advance educational equity. LEAP is deeply committed to addressing the critical early education needs across Los Angeles County through programs like Early Head Start (EHS) and Ready2Teach at zero cost. LAEP is the first nonprofit in Los Angeles to focus on educational equity.

Religion

Birdsong Shares Testimony of Redemption in New Book

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorNovember 22, 2017

Overcoming a disability takes lots of faith and determination. Fortunately, James C. Birdsong, Jr. possesses an abundance of both. Born with a speech impediment, unable to speak until the age of three, enrolled in special education classes and bullied throughout his youth are factors that could have led Birdsong into a pit of deep despair. But, his strong belief in God combined with commitment to succeed propelled him above his circumstances and placed him on a road to triumph. After completing high school, he graduated from college, now is working on his master’s degree, and also pursuing a career as

Movies Religion

Stephens Pushes Boundaries in New Film, ‘Dating and Waiting’

Brittany K. Jackson, Contributing WriterMay 10, 2017

LaCora Stephens is not only the creator and host of “The YES Show,” she’s recently morphed into the self-proclaimed, “Issa Rae of Christianity,” with her latest short film, “Dating and Waiting,” an intimate project that pushes the boundaries of what it means to be a Christian in today’s fast-paced world of dating. The romantic “dramedy” follows the lives of two sisters who are polar opposites and share their journey through abstinence in the 21st century. Stephens said the film is “really geared towards women in the struggle of abstinence,” noting the importance of encouraging women and men alike to honor

Videos

The Issa Rae of Christianity: LaCora Stephens Talks Film “Dating & Waiting”

L.A. Sentinel StaffMay 7, 2017

LaCora Stephens is not only the creator and host of “The YES Show”, she’s recently morphed into the self-proclaimed “Issa Rae of Christianity” with her latest short film “Dating and Waiting”, an intimate project that pushes the boundaries of what it means to be Christian in today’s fast-paced world of dating.

Reporter/Videographer: Brittany K. Jackson