New CFPB Director Rohit Chopra pledges to protect Americans from financial fraud
October 14, 2021
Credit reporting, student loan debt and payday loans among chief consumer concerns
Breaking News
- Palm Springs Approves $27 Million Reparations Deal for Displaced Black and Latino Families
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- Judge Dion Griffith Morrow Passes Away
- Election Controversy Sparks Debate in Pasadena NAACP Leadership Race
- James Lee and his Mobile Station Celebrate 50 Years Serving in the Community
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- Maggie Hathaway Golf Course Renewal Project Breaks Ground
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- Davis Honored with Advocacy Award at State NAACP Conference
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- Compton-Woodley Airport Centennial Celebrates Black Contributions to Aviation
- A New Vision – Brandon Lamar’s Bid for NAACP Pasadena President
- NAACP California-Hawaii State Convention Highlights Black Voter Engagement, and More
- Vote Early, Vote Now! Empowering California’s Voters in 2024
- KAMALA HARRIS WILL BE AMERICA’S 47th PRESIDENT
- LAWA, L.A. County Bring Jobs to Taste of Soul
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- State of Black Los Angeles Highlights Future of Communities of Color
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- It’s Here – the 19th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival!
- Enjoy Church on the ‘Shaw at Brenda Marsh-Mitchell Gospel Stage
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- Eric Benét Headlines KJLH Stage at Taste of Soul
- Jim McDonnell Named Next Chief of Los Angeles Police Department
- Newsom Signs Black Caucus Bills; Advocates Question ‘Reparations’ Description
- L.A. Urban League, NBC4, and Telemundo 52 Present State of Black Los Angeles
- Seventh Annual United Against Hate Week Launches from Watts
- Local Health Providers Offer Free Medical Services at Taste of Soul
- Attorney Fani Willis Addresses L.A. Community Members Supporting Her Race In Georgia
- Marqueece Harris-Dawson Elected as L.A. City Council President
- Q&A on Taste of Soul with Crystal Williams, Community Relations Manager at SoCalGas
- Costco is Coming to South Los Angeles
- Davóne Tines Unpacks the Legacy of Paul Robeson at Zipper Hall
- Black Caucus Members Weigh Next Steps for Reparations in California
- Celebrating Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at The Ebell of LA
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- L.A. Sentinel Visits Western States Carpenters South L.A. Training Center
- Street Named in Honor of Watts Activist `Sweet’ Alice Harris
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- Councilwoman Heather Hutt Holds Campaign Kick-Off
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- Mayor Warren and the Impact of Local Officials
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- Student Athlete of the Week: Anthony Torrence
- 2024 KITS Film Awards Empowers Foster Youth Through Storytelling and Filmmaking
OpEd
Redistricting, Outreach and Public Policy
September 30, 2021
This inclusion of the people carries with it “public comment” which is the opportunity for the people
Celebrating and Living the Nguzo Saba: Accessing the African in Us
September 16, 2021
In celebrating our organization Us’ 56 years and 224 seasons of service, work, struggle and institution-building, we are inevitably and unavoidably led to the Nguzo Saba, the Seven Principles of Kawaida philosophy and Kwanzaa.
“Business as Usual” Keeps the Majority of Black Students from Succeeding
July 1, 2021
Unapologetically Fighting for Black Student Success // No. 1
Greater Justice is Coming: Taking on Abusive and Deadly Policing with New DOJ Leadership
May 13, 2021
There are more signs that we can expect changes at the Justice Department.
Ode to my Niece,Thais (June 25, 1937-February 19, 2012)
September 13, 2018
She shared her life to the fullest and we too are blessed that she passed our way
Marcus Garvey And African Liberation: A New Light Dawning
May 31, 2018
Unity is key to any project and is expressed in a sense of togetherness and a resultant commitment to each other and to shared vision and goals.
Is Trump Making America Great Again, Without DACA?
September 14, 2017
Congress will determine the fate of young undocumented immigrants who could lose protection from deportation.
Success On “The Way”… Ask Dr. Jeanette: Shake up the Salt!!…..
August 17, 2017
It’s like children who want to bully and intimidate
WILL WE STILL BE MARCHING FIFTY YEARS FROM NOW?
August 17, 2017
Barriers to Black progress in the 1960s and 2017 are substantially the same but how those barriers are perceived differs significantly
BLACK VIOLENCE SHOULD NEVER BE ACCEPTED AS THE NORM
February 22, 2017
Typically, the Black community responds to high profile cases of violence and brutality with episodic, not sustainable outrage
NAACP NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON QUALITY EDUCATION AND CHRONICALLY FAILING SCHOOLS
February 15, 2017
Effective, committed leadership—and leadership accountability—are central for developing sustainable solutions to chronically failing public schools