LMAA Alumni Graduate High School, Prepare for College
August 14, 2024
Little Miss African Scholarship Pageant celebrated 30 years of pageantry and community outreach on Sunday, August 4.
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STEM
Inglewood Girl Scouts Earn Prestigious Gold Awards
August 7, 2024
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (GSGLA) announced that Girl Scout Kennedy W., a recent high school graduate from Da Vinci Communication High School, and Girl Scout Mishari P., a recent high school graduate from Morningside High School, have earned Girl Scouting’s highest honor, the Gold Award.
2024 Teen Leadership Conference: Stepping into Your Success
July 3, 2024
The Regalettes and SIILK are hosting the 2024 Teen Leadership Conference: Stepping Into Your Success for girls ages 11-17 next Saturday, July 13.
L.A. County Sponsors 2nd Annual Tech Empowerment Day
October 12, 2023
On Wednesday, October 4, Los Angeles County hosted the 2nd Annual Tech Empowerment Day at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The private invitation-only event provided 6,000 middle and high school students from across the county with the opportunity to learn more about science, technology, engineering, and math.
Student Athlete of the Week: Chioma Okonkwo
June 15, 2023
Throughout her high school and college career, USC senior Chioma Okonkwo was heavily involved in her school while competing in track and field. The sprinter is a Civil Engineering and Building Science major.
Elected Officials Salute Career Achievements of Hal and Bettye Walker
April 20, 2023
Laser Scientist Hildreth (Hal) Walker, Jr., and his wife, STEM pioneer Dr. Bettye Davis Walker, were recently honored by Inglewood’s Mayor James Butts, Los Angeles Councilmember Curren Price, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters at Santa Monica College (SMC).
Jamani King, Stimulating STEM program manager (Stimulating STEM)
July 28, 2022
Lack of exposure and not knowing what’s available are the major obstacles between students of color and careers in the Science Technology Engineering and Math fields, said Jamani King, outreach coordinator and manager of the Stimulating STEM program initiated this summer by King, USC’s Information Sciences Institute and Amazon.
Destiny’s Child Kelly Rowland Kicks off Disney’s Dreamers Academy
March 17, 2022
Kelly Rowland proved an inspiration to 100 young and impressionable students who descended upon Disney World for the four-day 2022 Disney Dreamers Academy. Serving as this year’s celebrity ambassador for the program, Rowland led the students – called Dreamers – and others in a parade along Main Street in the Magic Kingdom. “This program really touches me,” Rowland declared. “I know how important it is, especially for students of color, when you think of the STEM aspect of this. We need STEM and STEAM because there’s such a big void there.”
March 9: “Bella Dear the Engineer”, 2018
March 9, 2022
STEM activist and author, Billye Boddie, published “Bella Dear the Engineer” to excite girls about STEM careers, 2018.
Cal State LA chemistry faculty member receives this year’s Outstanding Professor Award
August 26, 2021
Cal State LA recognized Krishna Foster for her excellence in teaching and outstanding achievements during the University Convocation 2021.
Dodgers Pitcher Trevor Bauer Donates $51K In 1st Payout Of Season-Long Effort
May 4, 2021
Wrapping the first month of his season-long “Ks for a Cause” initiative, Dodger pitcher Trevor Bauer donated $51,000 to Think Together, a program that offers after-school STEM and robotics programs for middle school students in southeast Los Angeles
Edison International Awards $1.2 Million to 30 High School Seniors Pursuing STEM
May 4, 2021
Black Lineworker Scholarship Names Recipients including Local Minority Students Thirty high school seniors in Southern California Edison’s service area have been named 2021 Edison Scholars and will be awarded $1.2 million in scholarships by Edison International to pursue science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) studies.
South Coast AQMD Air Quality Education Program Goes Virtual
April 1, 2021
WHAM Program brings hands on experiments and lessons to high schools and middle schools
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Launches Science of Baseball Home Kits to Address Learning Loss
March 11, 2021
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF), in partnership with Science of Sport, announced today the distribution of 100 at-home Science of Baseball Kits to support students from Tibby Elementary School in the Compton Unified School District, and the Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA) and Boys Academic Leadership Academy (BALA), which are the first only all-girls and all-boys public STEM academies in all of the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California. To support the demands on teachers with distance learning and the need to provide STEM resources, LADF and Science of Sport are providing monthly teacher trainings and classroom visits, “Dugout Chats,” from the Dodgers’ Baseball Operations team focused on careers in STEM.
Study: Portrayals Of Black Women/Girls Improving In Film & TV, But Work Needed
March 5, 2021
Portrayals of Black women and girls in film are showing signs of progress, with their characters more likely to be depicted as leaders or as working in STEM professions than white women, but issues of “colorism” still exist, according to a study released today.