The Los Angeles Lakers honored military veterans with their Hoops for Troops clinic. Military members were able to practice their basketball skills and scrimmage on the hardwood of Crypto.com Arena
Flowers King McClennan, longtime Los Angeles resident and beloved LAUSD educator, passed suddenly on February 16. She was 95 years old.
Leroy Brown was recently recognized by the U.S. Postal Service for achieving 70 years of federal service, which includes two years of military and 68 years of postal service.
On Wednesday July 5th, the LA Sparks played the Atlanta Dream at Crypto.com Arena. With dedication to supporting the community, the Sparks hosted Hometown Heroes Night, recognizing the community’s most honorable active-duty military, army, veterans and first responders that are the backbone of our city.
As Memorial Day approaches, we prepare to acknowledge and honor those who fought for our country to protect us. So many soldiers and veterans from year to year are deployed to different countries and experience life-changing events that may cause them to have traumatic disorders, or them to function differently
NASCAR honored the life and service of local fallen military member SSG Conrad A. Robinson. His name was put on the car of Cup Series rookie Todd Gilliland for the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day.
The purpose of the gala is to seek to improve the current number of Black female pilots which stands roughly north of 150 in the United States for those holding Airline Transport Pilot, Commercial, Military and or Certified Flight instructor licenses. The first gala was held in February 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia honoring the first All-African American Female flight crew. This year the SOS brings fundraiser back to where it began again recognizing Black women who are first in their aviation careers.
At just short of 20 years, the now-ending U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan was America’s longest war. Ordinary Americans tended to forget about it, and it received measurably less oversight from Congress than the Vietnam War did. But its death toll is in the many tens of thousands. And because the U.S. borrowed most of the money to pay for it, generations of Americans will be burdened by the cost of paying it off.
David G. Brown-May 27, 2021
General Lloyd J. Austin III would be the first Black person to have control over the Pentagon. President-Elect Joe Biden is moving forward with the agenda of inclusion by selecting Gen. Austin as the formidable candidate to lead operations stemming from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Los Angeles Sparks hosted Military/Veterans and First Responders Night during their battle against the Washington Mystics on Thursday. Prior to tipoff, the Sparks franchise hosted a resource panel for veterans.
Small was born in Greenville, MS to James and Hattie Belle Small. Small was the eldest of nine children born to this union.
The United States Military Academy West Point cadets traveled to Los Angeles to host their annual Leadership and Ethics in STEM Workshop on Friday. The Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity department at West Point partnered with LAUSD to host the event at Stephen M. White middle school.
On Thursday, December 19, NNPA Newswire interviewed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The discussion covered a wide range of topics, focusing primarily on the impeachment of the president. The Senator also shared some insight on his conversations with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Rep. Ilhan Omar has condemned a Republican state senator from North Dakota who posted a long-debunked photo on his Facebook page that purports to show the Minnesota Democrat holding a weapon at an al-Qaida training camp.