South Los Angeles was bypassed as a Promise Zone designee in 2014, leading to significant disappointment and a new commitment not to have this community left out again. A collaboration of leaders and advocates came together to develop a thorough and compelling application for the latest round of designations as part of the Obama Administration’s Promise Zone Initiative.
Officers stationed at an Anaheim park to monitor a planned Ku Klux Klan rally called for backup as when the event turned violent. Additional units arrived at the scene 1 minute and 36 seconds after the first report of violence was received, police said.
Adai Lamar wakes up all of Los Angeles every weekday morning as the local voice of the nationally syndicated “Steve Harvey Morning Show”. She is funny, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and the consummate professional. But, for her interview with the Sentinel she told me she was a bit nervous.
City Councilman Curren Price, in partnership with LA Sanitation and Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD), announced today a $1 million investment to cleanup South LA streets. The local initiative is part of the Councilmember’s “Clean & Green” campaign—a multifaceted, 360-degree approach to combat the trash problem plaguing the District 9 community.
Six-time Grammy-nominated R&B singer, author, philanthropist and internationally renowned film star Tyrese Gibson joins Coca-Cola to help inspire and empower teens to strive for their highest potential through this year’s Coca-Cola Pay It Forward program.
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards showed the governors of the Academy Awards how nominations and wins are really suppose to go—with diversity. The wins of Queen Latifah, Viola Davis, Uzo Aduba and the entire cast of “Orange Is the New Black”, plus a two time win for Idris Elba showed that the SAG—union for actors—celebrated the diversity in last year’s entertainment.
We are a month into the New Year and sticking to New Year resolutions of a healthy lifestyle has either followed through or fallen off for some. Like many, I have committed to adopting a new lifestyle change of watching the things I eat and buy. However, the knowledge of what should be consumed and what not to eat can be tricky.
“America’s promise has always rung hollow in the the ears of African-Americans, but today the situation has grown even more dire. From the murders of black youth by the police to the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act to the disaster visited upon poor and middle-class black families by the Great Recession, it is clear that black America faces an emergency…
Democracy in Black is Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.’s impassioned response.Part manifesto, part history, part memoir, it argues that we live in a country founded on a ‘value gap’–with white lives valued more than others…
Whether discussing why all Americans have racial habits that reinforce inequality, why black politics based on the civil rights era have reached a dead end, or why only remaking democracy from the ground up can bring real change, Glaude crystallizes the untenable position of black America—-and offers thoughts on a better way forward”
Since the 2016 Oscar nominations have been announced on Jan. 14, the talks of the lack of diversity in the prestigious award show has been on the minds of some of Hollywood’s top actors, directors and media personalities.
This year the Chairman of the NAACP National Board of Directors, Roslyn M. Brock, will present the prestigious Chairman’s Award to individuals and organizations who have used their distinct platforms to be agents of change. The recipients are Brittany “Bree” Newsome; Justice League NYC; Concerned Student 1950 Collective at the University of Missouri, Columbia; The University of Mississippi NAACP College Chapter; Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III; Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley; Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, and Jussie Smollett. The presentation will take place during the 47th NAACP Image Awards, broadcast live on Friday, February 5 (9:00 p.m. ET/PT tape-delayed) on TV One, the civil rights organization announced today.
Authorities in Las Vegas say R&B singer Chris Brown won’t be charged with a crime based on a woman’s complaint about a New Year’s weekend altercation in a casino resort hotel room.
Natalie Maria Cole was laid to rest on Monday, January 11, 2016. Cole was celebrated by some of the biggest names in the music industry and hundreds of family, friends, and fans paid tribute to the singer during a three-hour service at the West Angeles Church of God.
Nearly two decades ago, a largely uninformed and misguided debate about “ebonics” gained national attention. (African American children, speakers of ebonics, are now referred to as Standard English Learners (SELs) because their home language differs from standard and academic English.)
Natalie Cole was an accomplished product of her deep-rooted musical heritage. A chart topping R&B crooner in the 70s, Cole went on to even greater popularity and accolade with her smooth transition to jazz and pop music standards-successfully reinterpreting American classics and singing the tunes that once made her father an international recording star.
Sweet doesn’t even begin to describe the endearing woman that is Alice Harris.
A community activist, Sweet Alice’s humble beginnings gave her the heart to love and help.