Our agency – the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) – recently paired up with the Los Angeles Sentinel for a unique partnership to broaden outreach to the communities that both we and the publication serve. This article and future features will share who the SCAQMD is and what we are doing, in collaboration with many others, to improve Southern California’s air quality.
One by one, they gathered. Stars of Broadway, film and TV, alongside music superstars and politicians alike to honor the 75th birthday of Dionne Warwick-mother, friend, humanitarian, and icon. Convened in secret, in the private dining room of Mr. Chow’s restaurant in New York, they waited for a woman who has achieved more in her 75 years than one could with two lifetimes. Born into a talented clan of musicians on December 12, 1940, by 1962 she was one of the 40 biggest hit makers of the entire rock era.
HIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately impact African-American and Hispanic communities, and in an effort to spread awareness and to educate the public about the disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The First Ladies Health Initiative recently kicked off “Doing It,” a CDC campaign focused on HIV and AIDS awareness.
For most 13 year-olds, daily routines consist of making plans on what to wear, what to do after school, and fitting in what to eat in-between. Dying after school isn’t usually a factor. Except for Harmony Samuels now 35, one day it was. That day began with a mother’s premonition and an ominous warning.
Reel Talk 12.17.15
Grammy Award winning, platinum-selling hip-hop trio Naughty By Nature are back in full force, announcing their 25th Anniversary Tour which is set to hit 26 major cities across the U.S. in 2016.
After kicking off the international leg of the tour earlier this month, the group will return to the states on January 27, kicking off in Greensboro, NC
Los Angeles City Council President Herb J. Wesson, Jr.’s annual Winter Wonderland community event got a little bit sweeter this year when he surprised 350 deserving families with a free, refurbished computer and four years of internet access.
The Spirit Awakening Foundation celebrated 20 years of serving youth in the Juvenile Justice System Dec. 5 at USC’s Bovard Auditorium with the Voices of the Unheard/Gratitude.
“The importance of what we do is to continue to grow by showing awareness of the issues juvenile justice youth face. We do profound work,” said Akuyoe Graham, founder of Spirit Awakening.
“It’s unfinished business, it’s fertile ground,” he explains. “The character continues to challenge me.”
Detective Chief Inspector John Luther also challenges his fans, who are sure to greet him warmly for this, his fourth run, in the two-hour special airing at 9 p.m. EST Thursday on BBC America.
As usual, “Luther” finds its hero possessed by a grisly murder case: a serial killer with a cannibalistic bent.
The defense rested Friday in the manslaughter trial of Baltimore police officer William Porter after a department captain testified Porter went beyond his duty to assist the driver of the police van in which Freddie Gray’s neck was broken.
On Thursday, December 10, a group of actors, film enthusiasts and fans gathered at the REDCAT Theater in downtown Los Angeles to discuss Black artistry and diversity in films with critically acclaimed director Ava Duvernay for the ARRAY at The Broad series.
Producers Barry and Fran Weissler and the Nederlander Organization announce that GRAMMY Award-Winner Brandy Norwood will play “Roxie Hart” when the production returns to Los Angeles at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. Chicago the musical will play a limited one-week engagement from April 26 – May 1, 2016.
Ebony Magazine held its annual Power 100 Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, Dec. 2 in Beverly Hills. Celebrities, politicians, activists and humanitarians from across the country came to celebrate the accomplishments of the influential list of 100 African American women and men.
Last Friday, thousands of fans gathered at the STAPLES Center for KIIS-FM’s iHeart Radio Jingle Ball Tour in downtown Los Angeles to see some of their favorite music artists perform. Presented by Capital One, the Jingle Ball concert brought some holiday cheer to the West Coast with performances by The Weeknd, Selena Gomez, One Direction, Tove Lo, 5 Seconds of Summer and more.
In his more than 20 years teaching Compton students Regis Inge has positively impacted countless lives, and for him that is more than enough reward for his work.