It was recently announced that superstar Beyoncé along with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are pledging to donate $6 million to support mental health and wellness organizations. The pair is joining forces through their respective organizations—Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD Foundation and Dorsey’s #startsmall initiative. A statement on Beyonce’s website reads, “communities of color are suffering by epic proportions due to the COVID-19 […]
A Los Angeles hip-hop entrepreneur said Wednesday he will cover one month’s rent for several hundred senior citizens — among the most susceptible to the threat of the coronavirus — living in Watts public housing developments. Anthony Tiffith, the founder of Top Dawg Entertainment, said he will donate $86,000 to pay rent for 311 eenhede […]
Melina Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. She is a lead organizer with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. Sy het haar Ph.D. en Middeleeue. van die Universiteit van Suid-Kalifornië in Politieke Wetenskap en haar BA. van Howard Universiteit in Afro-Amerikaanse Studies. She was appointed […]
President and Chief Executive Officer, The California Endowment Dr. Robert K. Ross leads The California Endowment (TCE), a health foundation established in 1996 to address the health needs of Californians. Prior to his appointment in 2000, Ross served as director of the Health and Human Services Agency for the County of San Diego, and Commissioner […]
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is an award-winning physician, navorser, and advocate dedicated to changing the way our society responds to one of the most serious, expensive and widespread public health crises of our time: childhood trauma. She was appointed as California’s first-ever Surgeon General by Governor Gavin Newsom in January 2019. Dr. Burke Harris’ career […]
Councilmember Herb J. Wesson, Jr. is eenparig verkies tot President van die Los Angeles Stadsraad op November 23, 2011 en amptelik het kantoor Januarie 2, 2012. Hy is verkies die 10de Raad distrik van die stad Los Angeles te verteenwoordig in 'n spesiale verkiesing in November 2005. The voters of the 10th Council District recognized Wesson’s […]
General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Aging. Me. Trejo received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, and a Master’s Degree in Gerontology and Public Administration from the University of Southern California (USC). Me. Trejo is an expert in her field and has been a frequent speaker and consultant both nationally and internationally on […]
Since the beginning stages of the coronavirus pandemic, our newsfeeds have been filled with horror stories about the devastating impact the outbreak has had on people’s daily lives as well as their very lives. But every so often, we come across inspiring stories that warm the heart. In Albany, Ga, a 99-year-old woman who has survived COVID-19 […]
The 50th anniversary of Earth Day was destined to be a worldwide celebration. It still will be – just virtually. Under social distancing restrictions in place around the world to fight the spread of coronavirus, the millions of people who were expected to fill parks, stadiums, universities and plazas around the world Wednesday to mark the annual day devoted […]
James was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Los Angeles before he was a year old. He was raised in Watts where he began his studies at 92nd Street and Weigand Avenue elementary schools, and Markham Jr. Hoërskool. He graduated from Compton High School. He attended LA Southwest College in 1967 where he […]