Blair IB, Don Benito Fundamental Also Win Music Education Grants The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) announced today that Eugene Field Elementary School is the recipient of a grant from the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts to help fund the sc...

The Pasadena Area Community College District (PACCD) Board of Trustees held its annual organization meeting on Dec. 9 to elect officers for the 2010 calendar year and to welcome newly elected board members. ...

June 18, 1918 - December 11, 2009 Frances Clarke Brown Doggett, Pasadena's Garfield School's first African American teacher in 1950 and wife of Reverend John Doggett of Scott Methodist Church, 1950-53 passed away on December 11, 2009 at 11:55am at Olympi...

Webster's defines initiative as "a readiness and ability in commencing action".  With this in mind and while the federal government is busy these days exercising its power to introduce new legislative measures to reorganize the nation's health care syste...

"After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; "And cried with a loud ...

Partnership for Families' Program Shows Promising ResultsPartnership for Families (PFF), a 5-year, First 5 LA initiative aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect in Los Angeles County, has produced promising results determining that the program helps f...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!The economy may be down, but when it comes to sports, our Bowls are running over. On the day after Christmas, and the beginning of Kwanza, USC will meet Boston College in San Francisco to play in the Emerald Bowl. Last year, some of the Tro...

A theologian friend shared the story of taking her car to a Jiffy Lube for servicing. Not having anything to read, she picked up a manual on the coffee table about boating. A chapter on the rules for what happens when boats encounter one another on the op...

Imagine you heard the devastating news of a friend, sibling, son or daughter, who had fallen victim to the dangerous trap of internet predators. Internet dating can be dangerous and risky for anyone. However, it can be dangerous even  more for younger pe...

The Tiger Woods' women count is up to 20.  That's the number of women who haven't gone to bed with the world's busiest golfer. Until now, I have managed to stay away from this subject. But in many ways, the reaction to Tiger's fall from grace says more a...

Dumping water into her daughter's face, the abusive mother scolds cruelly, "There you go dreaming again!"  Of all the horrendous things Mo'Nique's character says to her child in the film "Precious," that is one of the most malicious.  Abusers seek to de...

Some of you will be missing a loved one this year; a loved one who has passed away.  This season of hope, peace and love may be frequented by feelings of sadness, longing and with unwelcomed changes in tradition.  Pray and trust your heart to make the a...

A complete estate plan consists of three core documents: (1) a Revocable Living Trust (or a Will in certain limited circumstances); (2) a Durable Power of Attorney; and (3) an Advance Health Care Directive. In this article I will focus on the third docume...

"Renaissance and Religion on Central Avenue"Lecture and Tour December 18th & 19th and December 29th & 30th At its height, the Harlem Renaissance movement in Black America was taking root through the nation's inter cities; Los Angeles was no ex...

  "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6)"Are you ready for Chris...

Science and Technology teacher, Drew Gagne teaches Walden Students (from left to right) Amelina Cha and Nicholas Gersh Students in Walden School's Kindergarten/1st grade class have been learning about balance as part of a unit on physics. They made th...

Turner Gill has been hired to be the new head football coach at Kansas. He was previously the head coach at the University of Buffalo, which is in the Mid America Conference. His record there was 20 wins, and 30 losses. I am always happy when an African...

Unsung Heroes To Receive $25,000 Cash Awards for Violence Prevention Work Brian King, a former gang member and drug dealer, started a faith-based program in partnership with law enforcement, city leaders, and schools to provide services and support to at...

Christmas Dinner-in-the-Park brings meals and holiday cheer to thousands of homeless community members Thousands of volunteers will purchase, prepare and serve 2,500 meals, and give away thousands of toys at Union Station Homeless Services' annual Dinner...

WASHINGTON (NNPA) - The 10 Black members of the powerful House Finance Committee are still being applauded this week by the Black Press and Black leaders nationally for boldly boycotting a committee meeting in order to force a $4 billion allocation to ben...