What About Poor People?
September 13, 2024
I see four classes of people. I see poor people, people doing a little better than others (on the outside), people doing well and those that are grossly wealthy.
Breaking News
- KCAL9/CBS2 Anchor Chauncy Glover Dies at 39
- Quincy Jones, Music Titan Who Worked With Everyone From Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, Dies At 91
- 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
- Bakewell Media Sounds for the Soul Stage Totally Rocked Crenshaw Blvd.!
- State of Black Los Angeles Highlights Future of Communities of Color
- USC, Dorsey High, and Price School Band kick-off Taste of Soul
- Taste of Soul Fills Crenshaw Blvd. with Hundreds of Thousands of People
- Darnell Hunt Leads UCLA as Interim Chancellor
- Chrysalis Brings Job Opportunities to Taste of Soul Festival
- Bakewell Media ‘Sounds for the Soul’ Stage Presents Tony! Toni! Toné! Featuring Dwayne Wiggins at Taste of Soul
- It’s Here – the 19th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival!
- Enjoy Church on the ‘Shaw at Brenda Marsh-Mitchell Gospel Stage
- Kamlager-Dove Secures $1.6 Million for Butterfly’s Haven
- Groundbreaking Reporter Warren Wilson Passes Away
- Brotherhood Crusade Gives Away Bikes to Community Youth
- 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
- Black Community Unites to Re-Elect L.A. Mayor Karen Bass
- L.A. Sentinel Visits Western States Carpenters South L.A. Training Center
- Street Named in Honor of Watts Activist `Sweet’ Alice Harris
- Tito Jackson, Member of Jackson 5, Dies at 70
- Councilwoman Heather Hutt Holds Campaign Kick-Off
- Food Bank of Southern California Antes Up Under New CEO
- Kamala Harris Trounces Donald Trump in First Presidential Debate
- Richard Alatorre, Pioneering Chicano Activist, Passes at 81
- Mayor Warren and the Impact of Local Officials
- CSUDH Philanthropic Foundation Welcomes New Board Members
- Cool LA Heat Relief for Seniors Brings Free Air Conditioners and Utility Bill Discounts to LADWP Customers
- Will Gov. Newsom’s New Film and TV Tax Credit Prioritize Diversity?
- Kyle Patterson Builds Community with His Purpose
Tony Wafford
A Mo Better Union
September 4, 2024
You know what’s deep to me? The way we (most people) just repeat stuff without even thinking about what’s being said. Take for instance the “More Perfect Union” people.
Keeping the Faith in the Mist of Madness: Now Let’s go to Work
August 21, 2024
By the time you guys read this article, we will be on the final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago. Now that we’ve all heard the speeches, promises, predictions, potential policies, plans and platitudes; it’s time to go to work. I don’t need to tell you that the dominant society, more so than the house negro (we sick boss) are reeling in shock and is frightened—frightened because their worst nightmare looks like it just might come true.
Black People DO and WILL Participate in Clinical Trials!
August 15, 2024
I Choose Life Foundation (ICLF) had an opportunity to showcase an educational video produced in partnership with Jumo Health and Merck & Co. addressing the Black community and clinical trials at the 26th Annual REEL Black Men Film Showcase hosted by the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC).
Kamala is a DEI Hire – You Damn Right, She ‘Done Earned It’
August 8, 2024
I was talking with my friend Dr. Keith Norris about VP Harris and all this conversation about DEI and he said, “She’s like me, Done Earned It.”
Politicians, Lies and Straight up BS
May 1, 2024
Isn’t it sad, at best and pathetic, that lies and lying have gone viral in America? You do know that this type of behavior is not really foreign to America and American culture. Lying, cheating, stealing and “BS”ing is as American as apple pie and baseball. How else could anyone with an IQ over 2 explain the nearly 74 million plus Americans voting for an orange mendacious madman pretending to be human?
Is it Because They’re Black Women?
April 10, 2024
Women are 2 to 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with lupus than men and lupus is most prevalent among women of color.
Pretending We Don’t Know What We All Know
March 20, 2024
In a recent article it was revealed that Los Angeles County ex-Undersheriff Tim Murakami finally admitted he had a tattoo of a caveman on his ankle.
I’m Doing It In Honor of My Mother
March 13, 2024
Last week, my team and I had the pleasure of visiting nine southern cities which included Jackson, MS, Little Rock, AR, Charlotte, NC, Greenville, SC, Atlanta, GA, Houston, TX, Birmingham, AL and Fort Lauderdale, FL. Our goal was to go into each of these cities and partner with local Black organizations to educate our people and to address the issue of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and to hopefully get our people involved in a new clinical trial to treat the disease.
February: Getting Back to Black
January 25, 2024
As we head into Black History Month, as Black people, let’s make February our beginning of the New Year or as a new beginning of thinking for ourselves, understanding ourselves (and America), leaning on and learning from our culture, and throughout the year, not to allow America’s fear (White fear) to be our Black reality.
I was Melanin Before I was American
January 11, 2024
2024 is going to be too important of an election year for us (the Black community) to say things like “them” and “they” when we all know just who and what we are talking about.
Let’s Just Try and Be Better
January 4, 2024
What would happen if this January we just say to ourselves, “I’m just going to try each day moving forward throughout 2024 to be a better person. I’m just going to try and be a better me.”
Thanks, Huntington Beach, for Reminding Me
December 28, 2023
The city of Huntington Beach’s majority Republican city council voted, that going into 2024, the beach city would not be celebrating Black History or Women’s History. I just wanted to say, “thank you Huntington Beach city council for being upfront about the way you feel about Black people.”
I Saw God, Faith, and Medicine in Action
November 23, 2023
Last week, I had an opportunity to see the power of God firsthand—had my faith tradition reinforced and saw the strength in medicine, all working together for the good!
Cussing Ain’t Okay
November 16, 2023
Please let me do this disclaimer before I state my case. I am a cusser in rehab, a 12-step program.