Join AIDS Service Center (ASC) for a panel discussion on 'HIV & the Black Female' to be held at the First AME Church, 1700 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103 on Saturday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m. The discussion is intended to further the process of...

Once a month, on the last Sunday at 5:00 p.m., the Homeless Ministry at New Revelation Missionary Baptist Church serves those who are homeless. A free home-cooked meal, clothing and shoes are available. Our bathroom is equipped with showers. Towels and...

The Easter Sunrise Services for the Pasadena/Altadena Communities will be held at Farnsworth Park, on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. The park's beautiful amphitheater is located at 568 East Mount Curve Avenue, (corner of Lake Av...

Somebody came up with the idea that you cannot have your cake and eat it, too. I am not sure where that came from, and I am not exactly sure what it means. If I cannot eat my cake, whose cake can I eat? I think it all depends on how you present "the cake"...

A biology professor kept a rattlesnake caged in his laboratory. Whenever he fed it in front of his class, the students watched carefully and silently. One day he said, "I find it interesting that my snake gets more attention than I do." "You would get mo...

OPEN LETTER To: Patrick Haden, Athletic Director, University of Southern California Subject: Recommendation for Lisa Leslie to become the Head Coach of The USC Women's Basketball Team Dear Mr. Haden: I took the liberty of sending this letter to you, b...

There are some painful things from my childhood in segregated Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that I will never forget. At the top of the list is Gov. George C. Wallace's June 11, 1963 "Stand in the School House Door" at the University of Alabama. I had just complet...

Just weeks after introducing legislation to aid victims of domestic violence and sexual exploitation, Assemblymember Chris Holden continued his support for women by honoring two community-involved professionals as Women of the Year for the 41st Assembly D...

The Los Angeles Urban League invites you to save the date for the 40th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards Dinner Friday, April 26, 2013, where Retired General Colin Powell will be the featured keynote speaker.  The Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award recip...

The Mattel & LA Urban League scholarships for high school seniors application deadline is March 25. The scholarships are a great opportunity for students and because the deadline is fast approaching, it is recomended that parents, students and school...

Students at Jefferson Were Being Released at Front of School to Parents and Guardians Only On March 14, 2013, an active police investigation in the area between Madison Elementary and Jefferson Elementary was ongoing. There was no change to normal dismis...

Introduced by Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown Sacramento, CA - Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D-San Bernardino) amended AB 475, which will require public universities in California to award five year scholarships to their student-athletes starting in 201...

Shepherd's Door, a Domestic Violence Resource Center, will be holding a 25-hour Anger Management Certification Training. Recently, Shepherd's Door's 40-hour Domestic Violence Certification Advocacy Training was such a success they are adding certificatio...

Here is the perfect opportunity for youth and young adults ages 16 to 21 years old. Plan to attend the three-day "Get Job Ready Pasadena 2013" training to earn a certificate in job preparation skills.  The three-day training will be held on Saturday...

  Black men in America, from the local perspective, must include men like John J. Kennedy . . ....

To assist approximately 25 families, including several Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) students who were displaced after the devastating February 24 apartment complex fire in Pasadena. PUSD is launching a food drive to collect donations of non-per...

F. Scott Fitzgerald got it right when he said the rich are different. We are witnessing that in the sequester fiasco and we heard it in another form last week when Attorney General Eric H. Holder offered an asinine reason for not prosecuting bankers/gang...

"We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote those words in his April 1963 Letter from ...

CLARK KENT OR SUPERMAN? This column is being written prior to the Tuesday night game between the Magic and the Lakers. This will be the first time that Dwight Howard will play there, since he was traded. Orlando spent a year of agony wondering whether or ...

Will a new logo raise money? Will it attract a new donors and volunteers? Can it transform your nonprofit's relationship to the community? Maybe. The answer depends on the amount of work completed prior to bringing on a graphic designer. Let us start at t...