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Government makes extra push to tally people in 'hard-to-count' areas
The U.S. Census Bureau's once-a-decade population count kicks into high gear this month as the government agency sends out forms to more than 130 million addresses across the coun...
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Pasadena City College will partner with the city of Pasadena to promote "One City, One Story," an eight-year-old program designed to broaden and deepen an appreciation of reading and literature in the community. The program seeks to engage participan...
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Women At Work, a Pasadena based career and job resource center, has announced that career counseling services are now available at the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.
Women At Work is excited to bring their services to the Arcadia community and looking forw...
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On Tuesday March 9, the nation's capital witnessed its first same-sex marriages thus sending a not so subtle message. Washington, D.C., the seat of political power in the United States and global policy around the world, has followed suite of only a...
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Estate plans should be "evergreen". In other words, they should be living documents that can be changed and/or updated at any time so they are always a current reflection of one's personal situation and preferences.
When I prepare estate plans, I always ...
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Martial arts schools are now everywhere and practiced by just about everyone. For children, they're often the first choice when it comes to picking extra-curricular activities. They get to dress up, leap and kick, and work off excess energy...
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The South Coast Air Quality Management District today launched the nation's first fully featured smart-phone application for a wide range of air quality information.
The free application, designed for the iPhone™, iPad, and iPod Touch®, real-time and ...
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Part One
Before he'd served even one year President Obama lost the support of the easily distracted left and engendered the white hot rage of the hate-filled right. But some of us, from all walks of life and ideological backgrounds -- ...
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On February 18, 2010 – in honor of Black History Month – the Alliance of Concerned Men (ACM) hosted a roundtable and town hall meeting at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) titled "Fatherhood and Solutions to Youth Violence". The e...
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In January 2008, four sisters were found dead in their southeast Washington, D.C. home. The girls, ages 5, 6, 11, and 17, had been murdered by their mother, Banita Jacks, months earlier. She was recently convicted and sentenced to 120 years in prison...
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Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee released the following statement commemorating Women's History Month.
"As we celebrate Women's History Month let us reflect on the generations of women who came before us and their many contributions th...
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Pasadena City Manager Michael J. Beck is moving forward with his search for a new police chief.
The next step in the process is interviews next week with about 10 semi-finalist candidates from throughout the nation by an advisory panel that will evaluate...
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In May, 2010 the voters of Pasadena Unified School District will be asked to approve a parcel tax of $120 per year to help the schools which are losing funds because of the California State Budget crisis. The funds, if passed will benefit classrooms ...
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Change We Can Believe In
If you put me in charge, I would have a summit meeting of the Athletic Directors of the major universities in Southern California. All of those in the area from Santa Barbara to San Diego would have to attend and to testify. Then...
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Brock Youngest Ever, Fourth Woman to Serve as NAACP Board Chair
The NAACP named Roslyn M. Brock as Chair of the Board of Directors at its Annual Board Meeting on February 20 at the New York Hilton.
Brock, 44, became the youngest ever and fourth woman t...
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ARTIST Luis Ituarte competed for and received a grant of $2,500 from the Pasadena Arts and Culture Commission to create a mural in partnership with a local business owner. The Neighborhood Enhancement Mural Program
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Richard Johnson writes a poem entitled, "The Gospel According to You." In it, he says:
You're writing a gospel chapter a day, By the deeds that you do and the words that you say. Men read what is written whether faithless or true, So tell me what is the...
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If you were to closely examine the world(s) in the Bible, you would uncover a world wherein Africa and Africans have helped to tell the story of God. You would find a significant Black presence throughout scripture telling the story of creation from Genes...
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Circumstance - The condition, detail, part, or attribute, with respect to time, place, manner, agent, etc., that accompanies, determines, or modifies a fact or event. When it comes to exercise and right nutrition, most folks let circumstance dictate what...
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Recent indicators for the economic recovery in California remain bleak. Like the national experience, unemployment will remain above 12% in Los Angeles and another 20,000 jobs are expected to be lost in 2010. This environment is putting pressure on thousa...
