West / California - 1 week ago
John Legend has made history as the youngest person ever to achieve that sweet, sweet coveted EGOT status. That’s someone who has received the big four, the holy grail of performance accolades: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards. Legend, 39, compl...
West / California - 1 week ago
Photo by Ray Johnson SACRAMENTO – He doesn’t call them magic pills, but a local agriculturalist and entrepreneur Gene Murry is launching a line of natural food supplements he believes can help get to the “root” of many of the health issu...
West / California - 2 weeks ago
Now is a good time to work for the United States federal government and USA Jobs, the primary portal for federal job seekers, has launched a streamlined application service for college students and recent graduates called Pathways to better assist t...
West / California - 2 weeks ago
TV One cancels Roland Martin’s NewsOne Now. (Screenshot/YouTube.com) (NNPA) – Journalist Roland Martin launches his new digital show, Roland Martin Unfiltered, this week. The show will feature a live stream broadcast on Facebook, YouTube...
West / California - 2 weeks ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Department of Motor Vehicles says agency technicians may have botched about 23,000 Californians’ voter registrations under the state’s new “motor voter” law, according to a letter Wednesday from the departmen...
West / California - 2 weeks ago
Teacher helping elementary school reading group SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers voted Friday to bar middle and high schools from starting before 8:30 a.m., one of dozens of proposals debated in the Legislature on the final day of its l...
West / California - 2 weeks ago
(AP) — Colin Kaepernick has a new deal with Nike, even without having a job in the NFL. Kaepernick’s attorney, Mark Geragos, made the announcement on Twitter, calling the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback an “All American Icon” and c...
West / California - 2 weeks ago
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The accolades are still pouring in for the “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, who captivated the hearts of fans all over the world. The music icon, who died of pancreatic cancer in her Detroi...
West / California - 2 weeks ago
By Kristina Dixon Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The People’s Lot, a long-vacant parcel of land at the intersection of Vermont and Manchester avenues, was packed to capacity at the seventh annual South L.A. Power Fest Aug. 25. An estimated...
West / California - 2 weeks ago
By Dorany Pineda Contributing Writer When it first started in the 1980s, Queue Up was a housing program for people in need. It took in young, pregnant girls and recently incarcerated men and women and offered them a temporary, safe place to stay. Th...
West / California - 2 weeks ago
By Simone Grant Contributing Writer LADERA HEIGHTS — Residents of this community and surrounding neighborhoods are expressing their frustrations regarding the abundance of trash and weeds on the medians of La Cienega Boulevard. They have even come u...
West / California - 2 weeks ago
Diversity Employment Day Career Fairs provide recruiters access to the United States’ largest pool of diverse, multi-cultural, and qualified professionals. It is the only career fair that targets and delivers candidates from ALL classes covered unde...
West / California - 2 weeks ago
Netflix is creating a new executive position that will focus on inclusion and diversity among employees of the streaming entertainment giant. Vernā Myers has been appointed to the newly created role of vice president for inclusion strategy, Netflix...
West / California - 3 weeks ago
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Civil rights leaders and others reacted with a sense of relief – if only temporary – after a Texas jury sentenced a former police officer to 15 years in prison Aug. 29 for the shooting death of an unarmed...
West / California - 3 weeks ago
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted 15-0 Aug. 28 to rename Rodeo Road as Obama Boulevard in honor of former President Barack Obama. “We’re thrilled that Angelenos and visitors will forever be reminded of the...