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Carletta Cole’s Nonprofit Helps Caregivers Receive Care

September 8, 2022

Caregiver Safe Place, Inc. was created to help caregivers get respite care and a little TLC. There is a job that millions of people do every day and it mostly goes unnoticed or acknowledged—caregiving. ... read more »

March 15: Happy Birthday LAS!, 1933

March 15, 2022

The Los Angeles Sentinel, was founded, 1933 ! ... read more »

March 13: “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man”,1954

March 13, 2022

Muddy Waters' song, "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie man," charted on the R&B charts, 1954 ... read more »

February 28: Making History – Terrence Blanchard is the First Black Trumpeter and Composer at the Metropolitan Opera

February 28, 2022

Terrence Blanchard, 59, is the first Black Trumpeter and Composer to have his work performed at the Metropolitan Opera. ... read more »

February 27: Susan Rice Was the First African American Woman to Serve as US Ambassador of United Nations, 2009

February 27, 2022

In 2009, Susan Rice was appointed by former President Barack Obama as the first African American woman to serve as the United States Ambassador of the United Nations. ... read more »

February 26: Jackie Robinson Became the First African American to Play Major League Baseball, 1947

February 26, 2022

Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play Major League Baseball, joining the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 5, 1947. ... read more »

February 25: Kenneth Hahn Was the Only Elected Politician to Meet Martin Luther King Jr., 1961

February 25, 2022

Kenneth Hahn was the only elected politician to meet Reverent Martin Luther King Jr. at the airport when he visited Los Angeles in 1961. ... read more »

February 24: Tarana Burke Founded the #MeToo Movement, 2006

February 24, 2022

Tarana Burkę founded the #MeToo movement in 2006, creating a hashtag and a voice to the many untold stories of victims of sexual assault. ... read more »

Louisiana Army National Guard’s First Black Woman Pilot

February 24, 2022

A woman who was once rescued from the Superdome on a helicopter during Hurricane Katrina has gone on to become the Louisiana Army National Guard's first Black female pilot. ... read more »

February 23: Zaila Avant-Garde Became First Black Contestant to Win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, 2021

February 23, 2022

After almost 100 competitions, Zaila Avant-Garde, 14, became the first Black contestant to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee ... read more »

February 22: First Black Barbie, 1968

February 22, 2022

The first Black Barbie doll, Christie, premiered in 1968 in response to the Equal Rights Movement. ... read more »

February 21: First Black Billionaire – Robert Johnson, 2001

February 21, 2022

Robert Johnson became the first African American billionaire when he sold his cable television station, Black Entertainment Television ... read more »

February 20: Sharon Jackson-Lee is One of the Longest Serving African American Women in Congress, 1995