Pasadena City College will honor the accomplishments and achievements of its students during the annual "General Scholarship Reception" on April 4. The reception, which will host approximately 200 students, parents, and friends, will be held from 6-8 p.m....

The Pasadena City College Association for Latino Employees (ALE) is excited to announce "Dodger Night" on April 15 at Dodgers Stadium at 7:10 p.m. Tickets are only $35 (cash only) and can be purchased at Student Business Services (Building B, Room 203) f...

Sacramento, CA - Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D-San Bernardino) issued the following statement today regarding her support of AB 113, a bill to increase the appropriation for the Secretary of State by $2 million to address the business filing backlog. ...

Pageant Seeks To Put Seniors in Spotlight Pasadena, CA - The Ms. Senior California Pageant program is conducting a search to find senior women in the Pasadena area to compete in the Ms. Senior Pasadena Pageant on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. at the...

AB 139 – Domestic Violence Fees - A Technicality that Makes a Difference Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Chris Holden's AB 139 that strengthens penalties that abusers are required to pay to ensure that more funding is available to Domestic Violence S...

Join Us in Celebrating and Honoring Eight of the Community's Most Accomplished, Talented and Creative Entrepreneurial Women at our Fourth Annual Women of Achievement Breakfast, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Our 2013 Women of Achievement represent a combinati...

There are three core documents to a good estate plan: (1) a revocable living trust or, in very limited circumstances, a will; (2) a durable power of attorney; and (3) an advance health care directive. But estate planning doesn't end with getting the docum...

. . . By UNCF's Mayor's Masked Ball During her last semester of college, an unpaid tuition balance nearly kept Debby Osias from earning her degree. Despite working 40 hours a week at a hotel – in addition to attending school full time – Osias recalls...

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...