Charles R. Drew University and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles co-sponsor the community event During this unprecedented time of economic and racial unrest, the situation is compounded by daily media reports that COVID-19 is disproportionately impacted Black and Latino communities and these ethnicities are receiving COVID-19 vaccines at a dramatically lower rate than other communities. ... read more »

Macedonia Community Development Corporation announced a $150,000 grant from the Amgen Foundation on Jan. 26, to support its Watts Entrepreneur Business Accelerator (WEBA) program. The program provides technical assistance and access to capital to entrepreneurs and existing businesses in Watts and surrounding communities as well as businesses that hire Watts residents. ... read more »

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church plans the 5th Annual Jingle Jam Toy Giveaway on Dec. 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2009 W. Martin Luther King Jr. ... read more »

First AME Church – L.A. sponsors a free mental health forum entitled, “Coping with Stress and Loss During the Holidays,” on Dec. 7, from 1 p.m. ... read more »

Grace United Methodist Church welcomes volunteers to assist with their annual distribution of 500 dinners to the homeless on Nov. 29, said Pastor Cedrick Bridgeforth. Participants should meet at 9 a.m., ... read more »

KRST Unity Center of Afrakan Spirituality welcomes Maaxeru Tep, author of “The Dangerous System of Social Integration” on Nov. 23, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., ... read more »

A spirit of rejoicing filled the air as Pastor Shane B. Scott and the members of Macedonia Baptist Church celebrated their 111th anniversary on Oct. 20. ... read more »

More than 500 women filled the ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach to hear Dr. Betty R. Price at the 41st Annual Wisdom From Above Luncheon. ... read more »

It’s been a more than eventful stretch for the Rev. Shane B. Scott, who serves as pastor of the historic Macedonia Baptist Church in Los Angeles. ... read more »

The members of historic Macedonia Baptist Church will salute the Rev. Shane B. Scott’s seventh anniversary as pastor on Sunday, March 3, at 10 a.m., in the church’s sanctuary located at 1751 East 114th St., ... read more »

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church offers Christian Education Institute Classes on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., at 2009 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Los Angeles, said Bishop Sylvester Washington, ... read more »

In a salute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., People’s Independent Church of Christ (PICC) will sponsor its 2017 MLK Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, ... read more »

A spirit of thankfulness surrounds Pastor Shane B. Scott and the members of Macedonia Baptist Church as they prepare to observe their 108th anniversary. The celebration will be held on Sunday, ... read more »

Watts has long been a forsaken and forgotten community. Residents of our 2.12 square miles of Los Angeles are younger, poorer, and packed together more tightly than other areas of the city or county. ... read more »

Former pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church to be saluted at ‘Space for Grace’ Conference At the young age of 10-years-old, Aidsand F. Wright-Riggins III was licensed to preach the Gospel. ... read more »