Christine Devine New Directions for Veterans, along with the West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, will host their 3rd Annual Walk For Warriors 5K...

  Music Industry Icons and Entrepreneurs Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre give $70 million to create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts,...

Huntington Park Police Chief Jorge Cisneros, right, with FBI Los Angeles Tim Delaney, left, speaks during a news conference into the investigation...

The Board of Supervisors agreed recently to consider building a treatment center to house mentally ill inmates as one of several alternatives to a...

  AVMA Offers Tips and Resources during National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 19-25 “Ranking first in dog bites is a title that no community strives...

This is an undated file photo provided by the New Jersey State Police showing Assata Shakur (AP Photo/New Jersey State Police, File)   A poster...

For The Fourth Time Retired postal worker Melvyn Wilson is probably one of the luckiest men on earth, because on Wednesday, he picked up his fourth...

Georgia State Rep. Tyrone Brooks, Sr., of Atlanta, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he misappropriated almost $1 million in...

A Federal Trade Commission study of the U.S. credit reporting industry found that five percent of consumers had errors on one of their three major...

Devastating Jimmy Hodges helps Chad Heltcel and his wife Cassidi salvage the wreckage of Heltcel's family home which was destroyed when a tornado swept...

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last...

REFLECTIONS: Malcolm Lateef Shabazz, stands next to a painting of his late grandfather at the Sentinel offices. Shabazz was slain on May 9 after...

      Photo courtesy of @Malcolm71084 twitter photo   Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X, killed   Special to the NNPA from the Amsterdam...

Vogue Netherlands (Courtesy Photo) The fashion community is in an uproar over Vogue Netherlands’ attempt to pay homage to Black icons in a feature...

 In this Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 file photo, children from southern Somalia hold their pots as they line up to receive cooked food in Mogadishu, Somalia....

Michael Jackson Conrad Murray Testifying in trial of a negligence/wrongful death suit against AEG Live over the death of Michael Jackson, the top...

James J. Walker Sony BMG Music Entertainment has settled a lawsuit filed in 2005 by attorney James J. Walker, of Walker and Associates, a Black-owned,...

Ayuko Babu, executive director of the Pan African Film Festival, accepts a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the festival from the African Movie...

His legacy has been marred with misconceptions of the life he truly lived and the family he dearly loved. He constantly walked a tightrope between being...

OL’ DIRTY BASTARD AND EAZY-E September and two names have been making more news than many of the other performers on the bill. And they’re dead. Following...

Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan In his new book, co-written with Hugh Delehanty and entitled “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success,” Phil Jackson...

The NBA Finals without the Heat in it would be a ratings disaster.    Without the star power of LeBron James and the Miami Heat, the NBA is going...

Training started at 6 a.m., and that did not stop the players or college scouts from coming.   St. John Bosco wide receiver Shay Fields looks to get...

Johnson and Owens recently worked out at Santa Monica City College.   Johnson seemed right at home at Santa Monica City College, where his college...

Suffering from the sickle cell trait has not prevented Thompson from becoming a potential Olympic athlete.   Thompson has achieved on a high level...

Veteran actor Glynn Turman leads an all-star cast in the award-winning play, ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.’  The historic production, directed...

Love, Peace and Happiness Family Christian Fellowship Church presents its Annual Living Word Conference on Monday, June 3 through Sunday, June 9, at...

The distinguished ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. joined Pastor Sonja R. Dawson and the New Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church family...

On Saturday, May 11, the doors of the Westin Hotel banquet room filled with hundreds of women participating in ‘A Day in May with Lady Mae Annual Mother's...

  More than 500 people came out on May 8 for the 31st Annual Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the Inglewood Area Ministers Association (IAMA). The capacity...

We are all busy and have a long list of “things to do” that we keep putting off.  One of those “things” that should be done periodically is...

Picks Up Where Public Education Failed By Providing Free Teleconference Tyrone Jackson “The Wealthy Investor” prides himself on educating the...

Leading public affairs expert and human rights advocate, Lamell McMorris, has been appointed Chairman of the National Diversity Advisory Council (NDAC)...

Sex. For most Californians, sex is a private matter between consenting partners. But what about when your job is to be filmed having sex? Adult film...

Since the passage of Proposition 209 in 1996, consideration of ethnicity in the areas of public education, employment and public contracting has been...

KHOCOLATE  KEEPSAKES KORNER…PARENTING TIPS By: Carliss R. McGhee   GRATITUDE Thanksgiving may be the holiday that most nutritionist could do...

  Health is Wealth   The Power of Broccoli   Broccoli got its first taste of superstardom when President Bush the First famously stated, “I’m...

      CONTEST HAS BEEN CLOSED   Tell us in 250 words or less why your mother should be selected as the "Los Angeles Sentinel Mother of the Year...

In this Aug. 27, 1984, photo, President Ronald Reagan addresses a meeting of teachers and administrators in Washington from outstanding secondary schools...

  West Athens Garden will provide the surrounding communities with better choices in food and provide better access for local families. West Athens...

  Frederick Douglass high school senior-Hairspray lead, Chloe Vaughn; Lou Dantzler MS Cheyenne Hill; FDHS Kierstyn Elkins   ICEF elementary dance...

  Ralphs on Crenshaw closes with 25% off sale and residents who are sad to say goodbye to one of the community’s longest standing super markets. Ralphs...

  Local organization takes pride in community On Saturday, May 4 the Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS) teamed up with the 3rd...

  Two decades of Wisdom: Germain Edwards' 'Uncle Charley' gives protagonist and hip hop star 'Taylor,' played by Julian Smith, words of advice in the...