It’s been 35 years since the reporting of the first case of HIV in America and it saddens me to say it, but this nation was late at best, in answering the call to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic. What is even more egregious is the deafening silence when it came to supporting HIV education, prevention and care in all communities but even more so in the Black community.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Explorer Program is a unique and challenging opportunity that allows young men and women (ages 15-21) to be an integral part of the Department’s operations and experience what a career in law enforcement is like.
Growing up poor can be an isolating and scarring experience that affects many, but is discussed amongst few.
In Kevin Powell’s new autobiography, “The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood”, he takes the reigns and gives his first-hand account of what it’s really like living in and escaping poverty, in hopes of healing and connecting others.
After 20 years, 17 All-Star nominations, 5 Championships, and 2 Olympic gold medals, the 2007-08 NBA season MVP Kobe Bryant announced his retirement on Sunday via a poem published in The Players Tribune. “You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream/And I’ll always love you for it,” Bryant stated in a poem titled “Dear Basketball.”
Every year the Los Angeles Auto Show draws in thousands of Angelinos who are car enthusiasts and hopeful automobile owners. This year’s auto show opened on November 20th and premiered some of the popular U.S. automakers’ key models.
Let’s talk TV and Big Screen in African American Entertainment
Black History in a daily nutshell.
Receiving a college education is a major step for students of color. As a fellow Historically Black College (HBCU) alum, I including many others fell in love with the HBCU experience when we saw shows like “A Different World” and “The Cosby Show”.
Officials at FOXX Media Group LLC in conjunction with Foxx Follies Films said they are happy to announce that its award-winning web series, “The Club,” starring actor Tommy Ford, launched on November 17.
Meagan Good is a fighter. No, not the type that’s pulling weaves and throwing drinks on reality TV, she’s been fighting for her career. It’s far from easy to transition from being a child star to a well-respected actress, and equally as hard to make a shift from a sex symbol to a leading lady.
Compton Mayor Aja Brown was invited back to the White House recently to participate in a discussion on legislative priorities aimed at helping to make the American middle class stronger. She was one of 27 state and local elected officials to attend the meeting. Topics discussed ranged from issues such as paid sick and family leave in all states, minimum wage increases in communities around the country and the President initiative called “My Brother’s Keeper”, a national call to action to close opportunity gaps faced by young people, including young men of color.
LOS ANGELES – University of California (UC) President Janet Napolitano met with ethnic media from Black, Asian, Latino, Native American and Indigenous communities during a press roundtable to dialogue about how to expand their enrollment in the UC colleges and universities.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a motion by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, co-authored by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, that requires the County Arts Commission to establish an advisory group of diverse arts leaders who will work with arts institutions to develop recommendations for ways to enhance the participation and leadership of individuals from underrepresented communities in the arts. The Commission is to report back to the Board with proposals that would lead to more diverse arts boards, staff, audience members, and programming at appropriate arts institutions.
Producer/songwriter/director/author/singer Kashif makes his first live appearance at the Catalina Jazz Club tonight – Thursday, November 12. Billed as an “Intimate Evening with Kashif,” his rare performance celebrates the release of TV One’s “Unsung/Kashif.” Radio personalities Melanie Comarcho and Adai Lamar of KJLH will host the event.
Westside Coalition for an interfaith memorial for members of their community who passed away while they were homeless during this year.