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Living a Life of Love and Struggle: Keeping the Faith and Holding the Line

Dr. Maulana KarengaJanuary 4, 2024

As the edges of the years meet and merge and this year becomes the next New Year, we are asked by our honored ancestors and obligated by the urgencies of our times to pause and ponder the critical questions and issues confronting us, all African peoples, and the world. And we are to do this with parallel questioning and consideration of who we are, what we are to do because of who we are, and how we are to do what we must do because of who we are.

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David G. Brown Weekly Cartoon

David G. BrownJanuary 4, 2024

Op-Ed Opinion

The Need for Real Deal Black Unity

A. Peter Bailey January 4, 2024

TriceEdneyWire.com)- Black master teachers, including Brothers Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jerome Bennett Jr., Harold Cruse, Hoyt Fuller, John Henrik Clarke, and Sisters including Fannie Lou Hamer, C. DeLores Tucker, France Cress Wesling, and Myrlie Evers-Williams didn’t totally agree on every issue confronting Black folks. However, the one thing that they all agreed on was the absolute necessity for serious Black unity in this country and in the world. Their beliefs were based on the principle that Black unity was the most effective way to promote and protect our health, economic, cultural, political, educational, technological, and communication interest in

Entertainment Movies

Malik Yoba is Giving Back Through Real Estate, Education, and Media!

Keith L. Underwood, Contributing WriterJanuary 4, 2024

“It was a moment while shooting, I wanted to bring three of my passions together, real estate, filmmaking, and young people,” said Yoba. “I shared that idea with a woman who is now my Chief of Staff. Two days later she gave me a deck which said, ‘I rebuild New York,’ and she had articulated my vision.”

Opinion WENDY'S WINDOW

What Difference Will You Make in 2024?

Wendy GladneyJanuary 4, 2024

The hands of time have passed once again to the dawning of a new year. It is time for us to realize our true potential and really go after it. We do not have to play ourselves small in order to help others feel big.

Local News Political

Bryan Named Sentinel Legislator of the Year

Staff Report January 4, 2024

Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan is the L.A. Sentinel Legislator of the Year. His many achievements on behalf of the people in the 55th District persuaded the Sentinel editorial board to recognize him.

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Finding New Dimensions, Sisterhood, and Healing in ‘The Color Purple’

Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press December 28, 2023

It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again. The “American Idol” winner hadn’t had the best time doing “The Color Purple” on Broadway.

Opinion WENDY'S WINDOW

Stone of Scone Farm

Wendy GladneyDecember 28, 2023

When you are invited to visit a place that is historical and welcoming, do not hesitate. Recently, I had the privilege of visiting a very special place called Stone of Scone Farm in Littlestown, Pennsylvania, right outside of Gettysburg. I was the guest of Patricia Green-Rodgers and her husband, Bob Rodgers, and their hospitality was exceptional.

Opinion

A New Year of Promise

Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. (Ret)December 28, 2023

By the time you read this message, we will already have said goodbye to 2023. It is my hope you have made your resolutions for 2024 that you really plan to keep! It is my experience that we make resolutions but forget them a few weeks later!  I have counted myself among those who forget them, but I am determined to do better in 2024.

ASK DR. JEANETTE, SUCCESS ON THE WAY Opinion

Birthrights’ for Sale! Conquer The World

Jeanette ParkerDecember 28, 2023

This occasion of twin brothers having a generational argument over family birthrights is etched in antiquity. It is ancient history, but true. We see evidence of family arguments that last centuries later.

Dr. Maulana Karenga Opinion

Recalling Kwanzaa With Nana Limbiko Tembo: Remembering Our Warm and Wonderful Decembers

Dr. Maulana KarengaDecember 28, 2023

In the sacred tradition of our ancestors, I write you again this letter in loving memory and reaffirmation of your enduring meaning to me and all of us, reaching beyond time and space to share and shape together this moment of specialness as a sign and mirror of the goodness of it.

News

Smithsonian Opens ‘The Negro Motorist Green Book’ Exhibit at Petersen Automotive Museum

Lila Brown, Contributing WriterDecember 28, 2023

The Petersen Automotive Museum has partnered with the Smithsonian Institution to present its newest exhibition, “The Negro Motorist Green Book,” which offers an immersive experience into how the guide served as “the bible of Black travel during Jim Crow” and the reality of travel for Black Americans in mid-century America.

Local News

Black Women’s Collective Leads With Action, Love and Data Points

Edward Henderson, California Black Media December 28, 2023

The California Black Women’s Collective (CABWC) is a sisterhood of influential women from different professional backgrounds who aim to uplift and address the issues impacting Black women and girls in all regions of the state. Relying on research, they approach problem solving with a range of expertise – from politics, business, and community advocacy to the arts, entertainment, social justice activism, and more.

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David G. Brown Weekly Cartoon

David G. BrownDecember 28, 2023