LAKERS WILL TRY TO KEEP DURANT UNDER DURESS! Lakers head coach Phil Jackson is a student of history. He is applying what he learned many years ago to the Kevin Durant problem. Some years ago, Jackson was the coach of the Chicago Bulls, when Michael Jord...

Pasadena's Greening the Earth Day and Armory Family Arts Festival will feature what's new and exciting in environmental stewardship. Boosted by technology and the popularity of helping the planet stay healthy, the festival will feature green products, gr...

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--v7 not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are confusing you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ....

I have been writing "Ruthie's Blog" for a few months. While I do not consider myself a writer, I have much to say. Seldom have I written unless I have been significantly moved by a topic or issue which many readers have noted in my Blog. I have receiv...

You may have heard and read about the benefits of a living trust as an estate planning tool. You may think it is the right thing to do -- but you're stopped cold by the price tag. Let's look at the range of offers. The lowest price I've seen for a living...

New business owners often consider incorporating in Delaware but often confess they don't understand the bottom line reasoning. Like the latest diet fads, many business owners are simply following the common trend of incorporating in Delaware. The trend s...

Vannie Brown is Retiring after 55 Years Who says family can't work together? Vannie Brown has worked with and for her sister, Arzella Valentine and brother-in-law, Fred Valentine at Woods-Valentine Mortuary for 55 years. She remembers many people tellin...

A new state law allows taxpayers to immediately exclude from their income the amount of mortgage debt on their home loan that has been forgiven by their lender. The law largely brings California statutes into conformity with current federal law. Previousl...

Although the National Urban League has been issuing the annual "State of Black America" report for 34 years, for some inexplicable reason, everywhere you look these days, some group is sponsoring a panel discussion titled the "State of Black America." Tav...

Title I was created "to ensure all children a fair and equal opportunity to obtain a high-quality education." However, the formula for distributing Title I funds is stacked against the very children it was most intended to help. The current formula (a com...

Fox News Channel quickly dropped plans to include LL Cool J in Sarah Palin's interview special, "Real American Stories," after the hip hop and Hollywood star revealed that Fox was repackaging a two-year-old interview without his permission. Fox News owned...

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Board of Directors announced that actress Cicely Tyson will be honored with the Association's Spingarn Medal, the NAACP's highest honor. Tyson will become the 95th recipient of the aw...

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When African American football Quarterback Michael Vick allegedly did harm to dogs, he went to prison. And now that he's out, there are people screaming that he should not be able to play football. When Ben Roethlisberger the White Quarterback of the Pitt...

We introduce the 2010 State of Black Pasadena Report with the same preamble as the 2009 report except to add Fannie Lou Hammer's famous line that we are "sick and tired of being sick and tired" of the same old treatment that guarantees Black American's th...

  She has two of the best jobs any woman could want. During the summer nights she is driving to the basket, dishing off an assist and taking a jump shot bringing us thrills at arenas around the country. Tara Lawson spent most of her WNBA career wit...

(NNPA) - Spring is in the air and it's the perfect time for a walk. Walking is great for your health. It can help with obesity and depression as well as reduce the likelihood of chronic illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease. In...

It took me a minute to figure out why Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell looked so familiar. Then it hit me and I had to laugh out loud. Of course! The Southern governor who had just insulted African-Americans by proclaiming April to be "Confederate History Mont...

At a recent seminar I was led to tell the audience that they couldn't discipline themselves to be fit and to eat right, and that they knew it and God knows it, and there was little they could do about it!2 Corinthians 4:7 informs us as follows: "However, ...

So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are right in what you say and teach, and you show deference to no one, but teach the way of God in accordance with truth. Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?" But he perceived their crafti...