Unless you're looking forward to turning 21, getting older is almost always seen as a negative thing. But it doesn't have to be. September is Healthy Aging Month, and with these tips from the Federal Citizen Information Center, you can learn to stay safe ...

The US Department of Education recently proposed a series of rules aimed at tightening regulatory oversight of career colleges. But the new standards, if enacted, are a classic example of the federal government doing more harm than good. In this case, man...

Ronald Walters, the highly-respected political scientist who died last week of cancer at the age of 72, exemplified the true meaning of a public intellectual. To many, the term public intellectual regretfully has become synonymous with selfish private adv...

While death, dying, and incapacitation may not be a pleasant topic for discussion—it is necessary. We all agree that we will die. We buy life insurance, make Wills, and prepare Living Trusts because we are cognizant of death as being imminent. We buy di...

"[Jefferson] Thomas was just a teenager when he became one of the first African-American students to enroll in Little Rock Central High School. Yet even at such a young age, he had the courage to risk his own safety, to defy a governor and a mob, and to w...

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Konnichiwa Little Tokyo, a volunteer lead effort in partnership with organizations and businesses in Little Tokyo, hosted a cultural enrichment outing for vulnerable children living at Hillsides, a Pasadena foster care children's charity. The day's activi...

Despite fierce criticism by rights groups and the foreign press for suppressing political opposition and freedom of speech, Rwandan President Paul Kagame was sworn-in for his final term in the company of more than a dozen African leaders and distinguished...

In another sign of the power of new technologies, a simple SMS message to cellphone users in Mozambique's capital city Maputo brought thousands of citizens to the streets to protest soaring cost of living increases. The anonymous SMS message read: "Mozam...

. . . Pasadena Children Go Back To School! ...

Hillside Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C. will celebrate over ten years of service by pastor/supervisor Dr. Frances Harris on September 18, at The Reef by the Water in Long Beach CA, at 11:00 a.m. The celebration will be a luncheon. The theme is: Faithfully, Standi...

. . . Among Women to be Honored at Business Life Women Extraordinaire Gala For 20 years, Business Life Magazine has dedicated a special annual cover story issue to honor local Women of Achievement. These remarkable women dedicated themselves to achieve ...

Haitian Grassroots Women Leader, Mother and Two Yound Daughters Travel with Translator to Washington DC to Tell Their Story Washington, D.C. — Black women will gather at the nation's capitol, September 15th to host the Second Annual Policy Meeting of...

Campuses Closed September 7-9 Due to Employee Furloughs Pasadena, CA – With just over a week before students head back to school, the Pasadena Unified School District's (PUSD) principals, administrators and teachers are completing leadership training,...

Arlington, VA (BlackNews.com) -- Each year, high-school seniors across the country begin the exciting, frustrating, and overwhelming college application process. How can parents help prepare their children for this critical step in their academic career, ...

A popular youth soccer program in Pasadena has been chosen by the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to be a finalist for the Governor's Spotlight Award. The council honors individuals, organizations and events that positively i...

All Southern California High School Artists Invited to Apply LOS ANGELES —The Music Center of Los Angeles County invites Southern California high school performers, artists, and photographers to apply for the 23rd Annual Music Center Spotlight Awards....

Second Statewide Decline in California's History The total value of state-assessed and county-assessed property declined to $4.371 trillion for 2010-11, a drop of $78.2 billion (1.8 percent) from the previous year, Board of Equalization Vice Chairperson...

BOSTON (August 30, 2010) – Road Scholar recently hosted Geoffrey Fletcher, the Academy Award-winner for Best Adapted Screenplay for Precious, as special guest speaker at the Taste of Road Scholar event on Martha's Vineyard. The standing-room-only affai...

AB 1662 Provides Tax Breaks for Victims of Station Fire and Natural Disasters in Eleven Counties Sacramento – On this final day of the legislative session and a year after the Station Fire that prompted the legislation, Assemblymember Anthony Portanti...