Benjamin L. Crump, Esq. to Keynote at the 5th Annual Justice on Trial Film Festival
Several Los Angeles high school students from the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) Youth Theology Institute were recently treated to a unique religious experience at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Baldwin Hills. LMU sponsors the five-day Youth Theology Institute, which focuses on leadership and theology. The institute allows youth to explore their leadership potential and spirituality by using the resources of Roman Catholicism and other religious traditions. As part of the institute, the students visited St. Bernadette. According to Parish Life Director Deacon Jim Carper, the theme of the event was Creole-based, but the purpose was for students to experience African
What is your name and what is your ministry (occupation)? I am Dr. Darnise C. Martin, a Religion Professor at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). I am also a scholar, author, transformational life coach and a spiritual director. How long have you been in this ministry and how did you get started in it? I’ve been teaching since 2005. I completed my doctorate at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley in 2004, and soon after, relocated to Los Angeles to accept the position at LMU. I have had my business working with women as a coach and spiritual
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The creation of this new imprint will be a new source for African-American literature and academic works
President Obama’s recently approved Educational Excellence for African Americans Initiative held a summit on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at Loyola Marymount University to address issues impacting the academic success of African Americans. The initiative outlined that over one-third of African American students do not graduate with a high school diploma, and only four percent of African American high school graduates are college ready. An even greater number of African American males do not graduate with a high school diploma, and African American males also experience disparate rates of incarceration. The Educational Excellence initiative’s goal is to significantly improve the educational outcomes