For over 30 years, I have owned a company that started as an event management firm. I was blessed to work with some of the best companies, organizations, and individuals helping them with various events. I especially appreciated when I was able to work with groups that not only held an amazing event, but their main goal was to party with a purpose. Their desire was to raise funds and awareness to help others.
Kwanzaa is a time of celebration, remembrance, reflection and recommitment. It requires these practices throughout the holiday. But the last day of Kwanzaa is dedicated to deep reflection, meditation on the meaning and measure of being African and how this is understood and asserted for good in the world in essential, uplifting and transformative ways.
It has been one year since Karen Bass was sworn in as mayor of Los Angeles. The first woman to hold the position and the second African American to hold the office (Mayor Tom Bradley was the first).
Council President Pro Tem Marqueece Harris-Dawson along with Martin Muoto, founder and CEO of SoLa Impact; and Sherri Francois, executive director of SoLa Foundation held a groundbreaking for the SoLa Tech and Entertainment Center last week.
In a commanding show of support to children and teens housed at Union Rescue Mission’s (URM) community villages, Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC) congregants mobilized to give to those navigating a challenging life moment.
A powerful display of unity unfolded on Monday, Dec. 11, as more than 200 community members from South Central Los Angeles and clergy leaders from across Southern California united for “Prayers for the Ninth,” an evening dedicated to showing solidarity for LA City Councilmember Curren Price.
Nearly everyone has been touched by cancer. For some of us it may be a family member, friend, or coworker. Others have experienced a heartbreaking diagnosis themselves. During the last few years, I helped my friend and hair stylist navigate the healthcare system after she found a lump in her breast.
Dr. William M. Wilson, president of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, recently preached a powerful, thought-provoking message at Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles.
African Americans have a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes compared to Whites.
The financial services firm is creating more opportunities to grow and protect Black homeownership in South L.A.
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and Juanita and her mother are spreading a hopeful message – sickle cell disease may be life changing, yet it need not be life draining.
Make a Move LA hosts their South LA tournament at the South LA Café, for chesss and art come together to cultivate community.
Fourth of July Events in Los Angeles this weekend.
Critical, in-person conversation explored the impact of mental health on our communities occurred at a discussion hosted by the staff at Wellnest Emotional Health and Wellness.