By now, we have all heard about the passing of Dexter, the son of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King. He passed away at the young age of 62 from battling prostate cancer.
For the 74th consecutive year, the City of Los Angeles and Our Authors Study Club are uniting to present a variety of events to observe African American Heritage Month. Mayor Karen Bass assembled a committee headed by Public Works Commissioner Mike Davis and OASC President Lura Daniels-Ball to present free programs for all ages to be held at venues throughout the city. Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. is the honorary chair for citywide celebration, Wendy Raquel Robinson is the ambassador for the OASC Carter G. Woodson Oratorical Contest, and William Allen Young will serve as a contest judge. Activities kick-off on
Kareem Grimes will serve as an ambassador for this year’s annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF), February 6-19, in Los Angeles at the Cinemark Baldwin Hills & XD and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
Is it morning? Is it noon time? Is it evening? With people working all hours, sometimes what to do and when to do it might be blurred.
Theater, opera, and film director Kaneza Schaal says she loves making performances in every way there is to make performance. The director of the opera “Highway 1, USA,” scheduled to run at the Los Angeles Opera from Feb. 24 to March 17, believes opera is merely another type of her performative expression.
New report released by Mapping Black California in partnership with IECF presents a profile of the issues impacting the Inland Empire’s Black Community
Growing up in the Bronx, NY, Henson says the city had a reputation for being tough, but he remembers it being an amazing creative environment. Henson notes that New York was the birthplace of hip hop and says growing up in this burgeoning music scene allowed him the freedom to express himself artistically.
Dr. Claudine Gay’s tenure as President of Harvard lasted only six months. Why was she forced to resign? The top-reported line is her plagiarism (which has been conceded) and her not-so-robust statements to a Republican led U. S. House of Representatives committee against antisemitism on Harvard’s campus.
You don’t need a doctorate to achieve a high rank with Jesus. Although Moses had done many miraculous works, God shows us there are still many notable works to be accomplished. As a matter of fact, Numbers 12:3 tells us that Moses was very meek. He was humble. However, his meek, humble attitude served him well.
Mrs. Marguerite Hodge is truly a diva – dynamic, intelligent, victorious, and accomplished. The stylish and witty centenarian continues to garner accolades as she enjoys her 103rd year of life.
As Barbara Lee stepped off the stage following the first California Senatorial Debate, she felt good about the agenda and vision she articulated for the country.
She said “I shared my vision for this country – one where we as a country take a stand for unconditional peace, progress, and change. One where we center the voices of minorities in this country, and don’t just go along with the status quo that has promoted hate and racism for too long.”
In this month of invited meditation, making resolutions and deep reflection about ourselves and the state of things in the world, I turn to the teachings of our honored ancestors, founded especially in our sacred texts, the Husia and the Odu Ifa. And I always find in them a rich, ever ready and invaluable source for constant grounding, and for asking questions and seeking answers to the fundamental issues that confront African peoples and the world.
When I was running my event management company, I had the privilege for many years of working on two major celebrations honoring the memory of Dr. King. First, King Week under the direction of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles (SCLC-GLA); second, the Kingdom Day Parade with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).