Mathu Ater earned his Bachelors degree from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Masters degree from Pepperdine University. He has lectured for such noted community organizations, as The S.C.L.C., The Urban League, The Nation of Islam, The National Society of Black Engineer’s, The Council of Negro Women and The Association for the Study of […]
PURUSHA HICKSON: Founder and Director of Stretch for Success, began his yoga training in1975 under Bhakti Yoga master Swamini Turiyasangitanandaji. Swamini is the founder, and spiritual anchor of The Vedantic Center, and Sai Anantam Ashram. Under her direction, Purusha practiced and taught the Integral Yoga method of Swami Satchidananda. In 1985, while teaching at the Wellness […]
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 […]
SAJI Yoga Mind Gem Affirmation Today, I give myself permission know that anything is possible. I release and allow myself to have courage to move beyond my fears. I trust with faith allowing divine intelligence to manifest miracles in my life. I accept the gift of my intuition to guide my path. With grace, I […]
Marie Deary has become well known for her no‐nonsense approach to money management which is often more like personal training than the traditional, staid approach to financial planning. She actively engages, challenges and empowers people to take control of their money by getting organized, spending smarter & earning more. Like a personal trainer, she understands […]
On a rainy night five years ago, Officer Coleman “Duke” Brackney set off in pursuit of a suspected drunk driver, chasing his black Mazda Miata down rural Arkansas roads at speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour. When the sports car finally came to rest in a ditch, Brackney opened fire at the rear window and […]
Melina Abdullah is Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from Howard University in African American Studies. Her research focuses on power allocation and societal transformation. Abdullah has authored several articles and […]
Dr. Noelle Reid is a Board Certified Family Medicine Physician, who completed her residency at Harbor UCLA Medical Center and medical school training at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She is currently on staff at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Reid was a trained dancer prior to medical school and knows firsthand the […]
From his celebrated conversations with world figures to his work to inspire the next generation of leaders, Tavis Smiley — broadcaster, author, publisher, advocate, and philanthropist — has emerged as an outstanding voice for change. Smiley is currently the host of the late-night television talk show Tavis Smiley on PBS, as well as The Tavis Smiley Show from Public Radio […]
(CNN)The abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls a year ago this week captured global attention and inspired the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, but the horrors for Nigeria’s children are widespread.”Around 800,000 children have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the conflict in northeast Nigeria between Boko Haram, military forces and civilian self-defense […]