Top National Stories of 2019
December 26, 2019
Top National Stories of 2019:
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- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
- Student Athlete of the Week: Koa Seymour
- Where Art Meets Purpose: The Dancing Odyssey of Dwight Rhoden
Nia Franklin
SENTINEL EXCLUSIVE: Three Young Black Queens Make Pageant History
May 9, 2019
The LA Sentinel sits down with each of the 2019 title holders For nearly 100 years, young girls excited by the glamour and beauty of the Miss America and Miss USA competition have watched annually as women, mostly White, take the stage to compete for scholarship prizes and the title of pageant queen. When Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA title last week, she knew it was monumental but she didn’t think the moment would go down in American pageant history. “I didn’t realize all of us were Black until a lot of people started posting on social
WATCH: Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss America on Making History
May 7, 2019
For the first time in history, three black women are now wearing the crowns of the three major national pageants. Cheslie Kryst is the new Miss USA, Kaliegh Garris is Miss Teen USA 2019, and last September, Nia Franklin was crowned Miss America 2019. The three women join “CBS This Morning” to discuss the significance of their wins.
3 black Women Win Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America
May 6, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — When Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA crown, it marked more than a personal triumph: It meant that for the first time, three black women are the reigning Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America. The North Carolina lawyer completed the historic triple Thursday with pageant winners 2019 Miss America Nia Franklin and recently crowned 2019 Miss Teen USA Kaliegh Garris. “The three young women who have focused their energy on demonstrating how standards of black beauty speak for American standards of beauty are to be commended,” said Thomas DeFrantz, a professor in the Department
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Nia Franklin Wins Miss America, Another Black Girl Rocks
September 13, 2018
“I grew up at a predominately Caucasian school and there was only five percent minority, and I felt out of place so much because of the color of my skin,” Franklin said. “But growing up, I found my love of arts, and through music that helped me to feel positive about myself and about who I was.”