Grants Benefit 20 San Gabriel Valley Agencies PASADENA, Calif. (May 17, 2010) – Tournament of Roses Foundation President Wellington Chen distributed grant checks totaling more than $100,000 to 20 civic, educational and cultural organizations in the Sa...

As a parent with minor children, the day-to-day responsibilities can be overwhelming. Among many things, you worry about whether your children's meals are nutritionally balanced and if you picked the right schools for them. Ironically, most parents over...

Nation's Largest Civil Rights Organization Will Not Host Any Events in the State; Calls for Direct Action Against the Law and Will Urge MLB to Move 2011 All Star Game The NAACP, in coalition with other civil rights groups, filed a class action lawsuit t...

Tonight the Pasadena City Council approved two motions related to Arizona Senate Bill 1070: The first motion denounced the bill and supported a resolution of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon urging the U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama to act on comprehe...

The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) released the following statement today following participation in a press conference earlier today demanding immediate action in both the House and Senate on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a feder...

CoActive Content Announces Extension Of The Run of the Critically AcclaimedWorld Premiere Production Of "The King of the Desert (El Rey del Desierto)"A Boy, A Barrio, A Dream... Hollywood, CA – CoActive Content has announced that the production compa...

Measures Cut Previous Red Tape Clogging the Federal Hiring System; Allow Government to Leverage Technology and Private Sector Best Practices Washington, DC - May 11, 2010 Director John Berry of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Chie...

Junior Achievement (JA) of Southern California set up an exciting reality-based learning environment for middle and high school students. The Mike Curb Learning Center, located on the JA of Southern California campus, allows students to see, touch an...

Contemporary R&B and jazz singer Lalah Hathaway took time out from a busy concert and recording schedule to speak about her passion, music. Her arrival had little fanfare, no posse or chauffeur. She even drove herself. Lalah took part in the 2nd Annu...

In many of my previous columns, I have been a severe critic of Lamar Odom. He has nearly the same set of physical skills that Magic Johnson had. However, he rarely used them, and through the years he raised inconsistency to a high art form. He has remaine...

Artist Luis Ituarte's "Cool Succulents" mural was be dedicated on Saturday, May 8, 2010, at The Pasadena Fish Market & Restaurant, 181 E. Orange Grove Blvd., between Fair Oaks and Marengo. The 800 sq. ft. mural is on the west wall of the Fish Market,...

PASADENA – Twenty five outstanding individuals will be honored July 16 at the 11th Annual Women in Business Legislative Update and Awards luncheon. Sen. Carol Liu and Assemblymember Anthony Portantino will host the event at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel. ...

Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.(Matthew 18:21-22, NRSV) T. D. Jakes'...

My granddaughter, Ife, visited during the summer (of 2009). As is our custom when she visits, we like to talk about our lives. This time she asked me questions about my relationship with her grandfather when we were younger. Ife was 16, and I realized ...

I truly enjoy and look forward to Sunday! My policy is not to work on Sundays and I try real hard not to even think about work or other responsibilities. I sometimes hear a Gospel song that contains the lyrics "everyday will be Sunday", and that makes me ...

Customers of Southern California Edison (SCE) and Southern California Gas Co. (The Gas Company) can receive extra rebates from the state when they purchase new qualifying energy-efficient appliances and recycle their old energy-guzzling models. The state...

(NNPA) - Five years after Hurricane Katrina's swift but devastating assault on the Gulf Coast and my hometown of New Orleans, a slow moving but massive oil spill in the Gulf could have an even more devastating impact on the region's shoreline, wildlife, e...

After pretending to be seriously considering up to ten people for appointment to the Supreme Court, including two African-American women, President Obama did what most of us predicted all along: He selected Solicitor General Elena Kagan to fill the vacanc...

Mr. Marvin Harris pens his new book," From "The Garbage Man" To "The Entrepreneur." His memoir gives life and true meaning to the old adage, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." The author takes you on a journey from taking throwaways out of t...

Is every child in your community ready to start school? This may seem like a strange question to families still finishing up their plans for summer vacation. But in reality, it's never too soon to start making sure children are prepared for their first da...