The Mooney Twins maintain a place in the hearts of Americans nation wide for their contributions to the entertainment industry; their great strides in the human potential/self development movement; and also in connection with their father, the legendary, Paul Mooney. In the early years of their careers, the Mooney Twins (Dwayne and Daryl Mooney as photographed from left to right) were perhaps most […]
Having spent his entire career with The Cochran Firm’s Los Angeles office, Brian T. Dunn was originally hired by Johnnie Cochran himself in the summer of 1992, as a law clerk assigned to legal research and the preparation of pleadings dealing with civil rights litigation, with an emphasis in police misconduct cases. As an attorney, […]
The first log slave quarters with dirt floors to be rebuilt at Thomas Jefferson’s home were formally unveiled on Saturday at Monticello. Descendants of more than 100 slaves from the third president’s plantation marked the occasion in Virginia. READ MORE: theguardian.com
Judge Mablean Ephriam was born to Robert and Mable Ephriam in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. In anticipation of her future in law, Judge Mablean began her employment career as a Correctional Officer for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the Women’s Prison at Terminal Island, San Pedro, California. After about two years, she took a job as […]
President Barack Obama will go to a public library in one of Washington’s poorest neighborhoods on Thursday to talk about a plan to give low-income children access to 10,000 e-books. Working with publishers and libraries, the White House sees the modest plan as part of a strategy to address inner city problems by increasing educational […]
Dr. Toni-Mokjaetji Humber is a native Angeleno who can trace her family heritage in Los Angeles to the early 1920s. She received her Bachelors of Arts degree in Sociology from California State University, Los Angeles, a Masters in Education from Loyola Marymount University, and her Doctorate in Sociolinguistics from Howard University. She is a professor […]
Reginald Bellard, known to his clients as (“Dha-ha-bu”), which means gold in Swahili; Dhahabu has the golden touch as a professional massage therapist. Certified 2001 and formally trained, he received his Massage Therapy Certification from The Institute of Psycho-structural; balancing the principle foundation and philosophy that are based on eastern holistic concepts of treating the […]
Ronald Bennett is a songwriter, singer, and a motivation speaker for our youth. Positive Kids Power (PKP) is a non-profit group that helps motivate, mentor and mold our children. The born and raised Birmingham, Alabama native believes “I am somebody cause’ GOD don’t make no mess.” His current single,”Don’t Shoot,” talks about gun violence in the […]
TOI TROUTMAN-WALKER A former celebrity publicist in Los Angeles, Toi has since started a hair extension line (Renown Hair) and runs the company and store on a daily basis. Though originally from Dayton, Ohio, growing up in a musical family (Zapp/Roger), Toi is now used to a faster-paced climate in Southern California, so she is […]
J. Anthony Brown is a household name because of his work on radio, television and film. He just wrapped up season three of TV One’s “ The Rickey Smiley Show,” which premiered on September 18, 2012, giving the network its biggest debut in its history! Still, if you hear the words, “Watch Out Deh […]