There was a lot of foot traffic around Leimert Park Village Plaza on Friday Feb.2 as Sole Folks’ community hub and retail gallery hosted the 7th annual Music N’ Media conference. The “interactive live event,” lifted the Hollywood veil and revealed the motivation behind those holding a strong stand in music, entertainment and media.
In 29 A.D., Jesus is departing from the temple. He triumphs in all questions thrown at Him and provokes the audience’s disbelief as to how it is he knows so much.
Entrepreneurs, small business owners, and small nonprofits have a lot on their shoulders to help make sure they run a successful and productive business. There are so many components that must be attended to daily to keep things running.
It is in the sankofa instruction to “reach back and retrieve it.” It is found in the ancestral insight that “if you know the beginning well, the end will not trouble you.”
The Los Angeles City Council’s review of a proposal to ban water bottle retail sales at city agencies and large entertainment venues is the first step towards a city-wide bottle ban. For many Angelenos, a total ban on water bottles is a minor inconvenience.
Entertainment mogul, community advocate and local resident Issa Rae was recently named by Time Magazine as one of the leaders working to close the racial wealth gap.
Remarkable changes in today’s Los Angeles reflect the diversity of an international city that welcomes people from all around the world for sporting events, arts, and entertainment, but what isn’t always apparent is for as long as there has been a city of L.A., there have been Black people contributing to its story.
Continuing to uphold her commitment to helping eradicate homelessness in Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass recently hosted 18 Black mayors from across the country to discuss critical issues impacting metropolitan areas including the need to make our cities safer, energy efficient, and more affordable.
the rain hds been hitting the Southland nonstop for over 72 hours, since Feb.6. The record-setting storm, winds, and rainfall have devastated a number of local communities.
Growing up, I learned a lot about Black History. Of course, I learned some things about Zora Neale Hurston, but nothing about Eatonville, Florida—her hometown. It was not until I began visiting Bus Boys and Poets Restaurant in Washington, DC that I learned about Eatonville.
As we engage the 2024 ASALH Black History Theme: “African Americans and the Arts,” it is important to approach it as a celebration, invitation, and opportunity to remember and reflect on the essential and enduring role art has played in our lives and struggle to be ourselves and free ourselves as persons and a people.
The California Legislative Black Caucus announced the planned introduction of the 2024 Reparations Priority Bill Package on Jan. 31. With the release of the historic Reparations Task Force Report last summer, the Caucus has announced its first step in what will be a multi-year effort to implement the legislative recommendations in the report.
By now, we have all heard about the passing of Dexter, the son of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King. He passed away at the young age of 62 from battling prostate cancer.
For the 74th consecutive year, the City of Los Angeles and Our Authors Study Club are uniting to present a variety of events to observe African American Heritage Month. Mayor Karen Bass assembled a committee headed by Public Works Commissioner Mike Davis and OASC President Lura Daniels-Ball to present free programs for all ages to be held at venues throughout the city. Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. is the honorary chair for citywide celebration, Wendy Raquel Robinson is the ambassador for the OASC Carter G. Woodson Oratorical Contest, and William Allen Young will serve as a contest judge. Activities kick-off on
Is it morning? Is it noon time? Is it evening? With people working all hours, sometimes what to do and when to do it might be blurred.