All things afrolicious, from African hair scarves to organic beauty products, filled the room as hundreds of Black women came out the Los Angeles Convention Center to celebrate the fourth annual Afrolicious Hair Expo on Sunday, Nov. 8.
It’s evident that taking care of your skin is a major factor to looking healthy and refreshed. We see it all the time on television with creams and serums being used to vitalize our skin. That’s why it’s majorly important to know the ingredients in your skincare.
Russell Simmons hasn’t slept much since news broke in mid-October that users of his RushCard couldn’t access their own money and were locked out of their accounts, due to a computer glitch, leaving some unable to make rent payments, pay utility bills or buy groceries for their families.
This week in black history November 5
Beverly Johnson rose to fame in August of 1974 when she made history as the first African-American to grace on the cover of Vogue magazine. The multi-talented supermodel/actress/businesswoman/author has enjoyed an enduring career which has included writing several books and starring in her own reality-TV series, “Beverly’s Full House.”
The attorney for a Black firefighter who was awarded by a jury $1,015,266.93 plus attorney’s fees in 2013 says that her client is formally offering to reduce his award by $500,000 in exchange for property to permanently establish a community center in South Los Angeles.
A year ago, Matthew Durousseau was a quiet high school sophomore from South Central Los Angeles earning C’s and B’s on his report card. His protective single mother, Debbie Waggener, did most of the talking for him in conversations and never let him walk to the park or the movies by himself.
Black America needs more good news and positive news. Too often headlines in American media have the proclivity to focus only on the negative when it comes to the life-experience of Black Americans and other people of color communities.
October 3rd marked the 20th anniversary of the culmination of the O.J. Simpson double murder trial. That trial ended in Simpson being found not guilty for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown-Simpson, and Ron Goldman, a waiter at Brentwood (CA) restaurant Mezzaluna
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Board of Directors honored the legacy of Chairman Emeritus H. Julian Bond at a memorial tribute October 16 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Bill Gross, and his wife, Sue, have committed an additional $500,000 to eligible Charles R. Drew University’s Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing students. The contribution increases The Sue and Bill Gross Nursing Endowment to $2 Million. Last year, their initial $1.5 million gift was the largest individual contribution awarded to the University’s Nursing School since its opening in August 2010.
USC announced on Monday, October 12, that it has fired head coach Steve Sarkisian. This move comes one day after athletic director Pat Haden placed Sarkisian on an indefinite leave of absence. The sports outlet SB Nation is reporting that a source close to Sarkisian says he has checked himself into a residential treatment facility. USC announced the firing of Sarkisian on its athletic website under the heading “Sarkisian Terminated As USC Football Coach.” “After careful consideration of what is in the best interest of the university and our student-athletes, I have made the decision to terminate Steve Sarkisian, effective
Straight ahead, smooth and funky are just a few adjectives being used to describe the upcoming Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival (Oct. 9-11) that will feature a diverse group of singers and musicians including Diane Schuur, Nona Hendryx and dozens of other award-winning, ground-breaking female artists from around the country.
Santa Monica College is pleased to host a screening of Bill Duke’s latest documentary Light Girls Tuesday, Oct. 20. A separate Q&A discussion with Duke – the film’s creator, director, and producer – will be held Thursday, Oct. 22.
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