Pasadena, CA — Pasadena residents and businesses are reminded that City Hall and many City services will be closed on Tuesday, February 12, in observance of Lincoln's Birthday and on Monday, February 18 for Presidents' Day/Washington's Birthday (observe...

Freed slaves founded the first U.S. public education system. Crenshaw High is part of that legacy and was born out of the Civil Rights Movement. Now, L.A. Unified School District wants to dismantle this beacon of pride and then privatize it. LAUSD has fo...

Los Angeles, CA - January 29, 2013 - The California African American Museum (CAAM) celebrated Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday with an array of multicultural events over the course of three days. CAAM kicked off the celebration...

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Pomona Valley Alumnae Chapter Hosts Conference On Saturday, February 9, 2013, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Pomona Valley Alumnae Chapter will host its Second Annual State of Black Male/Female Relationships Conferenc...

Pasadena, CA  – Tournament House, part of the operating headquarters of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association®, which oversees the annual Rose Parade® presented by Honda and Rose Bowl Game® presented by VIZIO, will re-open for weekly publ...

Congresswoman Holds Press Conference Providing Details to Residents of 27th Congressional District Pasadena, CA – With tax season rapidly approaching, Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) held a press conference today announcing two free programs she will pr...

Expert Answers to Common DMV Questions Sacramento, CA – Do you have questions about general driving related requirements like registration and insurance? Are you unclear about laws and restrictions related to driving? The California Department of Motor...

Burbank, CA –– February 4, 2013 –– KCET's award winning hard-hitting award-winning nightly new program SoCal Connected reports that the Los Angeles Archdiocese was made aware, in 2001, that defrocked priest Joseph Pina had applied for a job with t...

(Washington, D.C.) -- Following President Obama's call to action on climate in his inaugural address this week, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Rep. Henry Waxman (CA-33) announced a new bicameral task force to fight climate disruption. The NAACP release...

Lecture By Music Industry Pioneer Highlights Black History Month Bloomington, IN -- As part of Indiana University's Black History Month, pioneering music industry executive Logan H. Westbrooks will deliver a presentation, "Bustin' Loose: Breaking Racial ...

The Super Bowl is the Greatest Show on Earth! This year's Super Bowl will be watched by a worldwide audience of approximately 200,000,000 people. Nothing else in the world seems to be as important as this game. While it is being played, there will likely...

"Even lilies, grow in rugged terrain . . ." ~ Dr. Charles Stanley Closure is the one event that can extract you from the jaws of your past and catapult you into the winds of destiny. Many times in life, even with the most precise calculations, things don...

As part of this year's trip to Atlanta for the Trumpet Awards, last weekend, my wife and I also spent some time participating in the launching of a new organization called, IAAACT (pronounced, " I-ACT"). It is a pseudonym for the INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED AF...

A young boy came home from school with his report card. His father studied it and shook his head. "What's the problem, Pop?" he asked. "Do you think it is heredity or the environment?" Many people, like that boy, go through life looking for an excuse for...

(1931-2013) Former Assembly member, Anthony Portantino sadly, announced the passing of his mother, Barbara Garrone Portantino, on Friday January 25, 2013. She was 81 years old. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, she helped her own mother run a small roomin...

"Pasadena was in the House" For years my wife and I have travelled to Atlanta, Georgia, primarily to participate in and report on the annual Trumpet Awards. In addition to the Trumpet Award ceremony, this year's event, from Wednesday, January 23, through...

In February 2013, the Maryvale Family Resource Center will begin providing FREE one-to-one English as a Second Language ("ESL") tutoring for caregivers (i.e. parents, grandparents, family members, etc.) of children being taught in English. The ESL Program...

On Sunday, February 10, during Black History Month, the Sunday matinee performance of "Driving Miss Daisy" will be followed by a talk and Q & A with former Los Angeles City Council member Robert Farrell. A Mississippi native and Freedom Rider during t...

In recognition of African-American History Month, Pasadena City College has planned an ambitious calendar of events throughout the month of February. The events, which are free and open to the public, are a collaboration between various administrative off...

The term "hoarding" has a negative connotation today. It conjures up visions of a house stacked to the ceiling with stuff, leaving only a little goat path for the occupant to get from one point to another. People hoard all sorts of things – papers, coll...