AN OPEN LETTER TO MIKE GARRETT! As a fellow Trojan, I am pleased to acknowledge that you have become the greatest Athletic Director to ever serve at USC. When you took over this job, both the basketball and football teams were in chaos. The second comin...

The Foothill Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. invites all prospective graduating African-American students to apply for its 2010 academic scholarships. In order to qualify, students MUST reside within the Foothill communities and&n...

Pasadena City College faculty, staff, and administrators will be visiting local African-American churches this month as part of the "Super Education Sunday" outreach effort. The goal of the program is to connect with students and their families and to mak...

The Pasadena City College Outreach Office, along with representatives from California State University and University of California, will be discussing the ins and outs of transferring at a workshop titled "Educational Success: A Family Affair." ...

Exhibitors providing a green service or selling a green product are encouraged to display their wares at the eighth annual Greening the Earth Day and Armory Family Arts Festival in Pasadena. The free event will be held on Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m....

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Farnsworth Park will again be the traditional site of the Altadena Community Easter Sunrise Services. The services will be held on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010 from 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM. The park's beautiful amphitheater is located at 568 East Mount Curve...

On Sunday, March 21st, the United State House of Representatives voted to pass health care reform thus affording millions of medically uninsured Americans the opportunity to in fact secure basic health care. This historical legislative act is an attempt f...

People use debt to finance any number of purchases, and borrowing money for a worthwhile purchase is not always a bad idea. However, some buys are worth financing over time and others are not. The California Society of CPAs (www.calcpa.org) explains how t...

It's tax time! This is the time of year that many of us take stock of our finances. While you are gathering your records and reviewing your finances, it is a good time to review your estate plan. Here are a few questions you can answer to complete your es...

American Cancer Society Encourages Everyone 50 and Older to Get Tested for Colon Cancer This March, the American Cancer Society is encouraging men and women 50 and older to make getting tested for colorectal cancer a priority. Colorectal cancer (commonl...

Cervical cancer is in many ways unlike other cancers. It strikes women in midlife when they are often taking care of families. Cervical cancer is also one of the few types of cancers that is caused by a virus. Fortunately, cervical cancer is one of the m...

When First Lady Michelle Obama decided to launch the "Let's Move" campaign to fight childhood obesity, she brought much needed attention to a crisis facing millions of children. It's a special concern for children of color because new research shows Blac...

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – It finally passed. The health care bill for which President Barack Obama has vehemently fought almost since Day One at the White House has finally passed both houses of Congress and is now headed to the White House for his signature....

March Madness, the frantic round of tournament showdowns to determine which team will emerge as the top college basketball unit in the nation, has nothing on the Capitol Hill Madness that occurred over the weekend. Outside the domed deliberations over he...

I strongly support Commander Rick Law to be the new Chief of Police for the city of Pasadena. ...

I recently read your Education Without Representation article [3/11/10] and was deeply disturbed by it. As an African American teacher working for the district I have seen firsthand how teachers are working overtime every day to try to close th...

Kudos to Cameron Turner for THE best, single most intelligent article about the Tiger Woods 'scandal' published anywhere. [Journal 2/25/10]  A "tawdry, overblown mess" it is indeed, and ...

Bill Cobbs seen here with Journal Publisher, Ruthie Hopkins, and consultant Dr. Gerda Govine will join in the tribute to African American Women of Achievement on April 24, 2010 at the Brookside Golf Club. This year's honorees are the Presidents of Women'...

They call themselves "Quilters". In reality, they are artists who create beautiful works of art out of left over scraps of materials. Twenty-three African American women gather once a month in Altadena to share their love of and maintain the tradition of ...