On Saturday, August 24, the USC BAA, USC faculty, and staff spent the afternoon welcoming the newest members of the Trojan family and provided historical context regarding the legacy of USC’s Black Trojans at Founder’s Park on USC’s campus.
Brothers Christian and Connor Henderson recently graduated from the University of Southern California (USC). Christian has earned his Master of Science in Finance from USC Marshall School of Business while Connor has received his Bachelor of Science in Real Estate Development from USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.
The greater Los Angeles community both mourned and celebrated the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, who passed away in Los Angeles on April 5. He was 94 years old.
Dr. Pauline Merry has dedicated her life’s work to expanding the minds of young adults through education.
Little Miss African American, founded by Lisa Ruffin in 1993, has opened registration for prospective contestants, ages 6 to 12, for their annual scholarship pageant.
For over three decades the University of Southern California (USC) has used its resources to streamline children and young adults into higher education. Nearly 1,000 6 – 12 grade scholars participate in their signature college prep program, the USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI), with many advancing to become first-generation college students.
Sentinel News Service Community Builders Group, a Pasadena-based real estate developer, hosted a Healthcare Festival on April 29, at University Gardens, an apartment complex near the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. This is the second year that CBG has partnered with L.A. City Council District 8, USC and South L.A. nonprofits Community Build, Inc., Brotherhood Crusade to produce the day-long festival.CBG, known for socially conscience community developments, purchased University Gardens over 23 years ago. “To us, real estate development does not just mean building housing, it means building up community,” CBG Community Outreach Manager Dawn Velazquez said. “We’re
The University of Southern California (USC) is helping to increase and complete college enrollment for Black students with the USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI). The NAI annually prepares more than 1,000 6th-12th grade students from low-income households in surrounding neighborhoods, in the south and east Los Angeles areas, for admission and graduation from college. Majority of USC NAI scholars will become first-generation college students.
Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass makes history has the first female and second African American mayor of the city.
Cheers, applause, fond memories and best wishes were constantly repeated during the celebration for the Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, who retired from the University of Southern California after 17 years. Scores of people filled the University Club patio on October 20 for a reception saluting Murray’s tenure as an instructor, lecturer, and namesake of the USC Cecil L. Murray Center for Community Engagement. The array of genders, ethnicities and professions on hand attested to Murray’s wide-ranging impact. At USC, Murray was a senior fellow of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture and held the John R. Tansey
After a three-year absence, USC Black Alumni Association sponsored an in-person pinning ceremony to welcome Black students to the university.
A professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has been honored with a lifetime achievement award for her dedication to women’s health, including maternal health and maternal-fetal care.
Following the retirement of Chief John Thomas last month, the University of Southern California (USC) announced a nationwide search for its next Department of Public Safety (DPS) Chief. As of Monday, February 14, Associate Senior Vice President, Safety and Risk Assurance, Dr. Erroll G. Southers has been leading focused meetings that are open to the public.
College Track Crenshaw opened on January 12 and welcomed its first cohort of 60 students from Dorsey, L.A. Promise Charter and Crenshaw High Schools.
Taelor Bakewell represents a strong voice for the Black community as the newly commissioned board member for the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA). Bakewell pulls strength and motivation from her loved ones and incorporates that support into bigger strides for improvement within the City of Los Angeles. Commissioner Bakewell was appointed to HACLA’s Board on May 25, 2021.