By Sentinel News Service Sports Academy and NBA legend Kobe Bryant announced a new joint business venture in holistic athletic training, including Sports Academy’s re-branding to MAMBA Sports Academy. MAMBA Sports Academy will provide effective, safe and transparent overall human performance training to develop athletes to the peak of their potential. The Academy enlists diverse…
JERMAINE DUPRI, BRANDY, APRIL RYAN TOM JOYNER, MARVIN SAPP, DJ KHALED, JUNE AMBROSE, SHAUN KING AND MORE ARE CELEBRATED AT THE INAUGURAL URBAN ONE HONORS AWARDS REACH MEDIA’S D.L. HUGHLEY HOSTED THE STAR-STUDDED EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS FEATURING SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY ELLE VARNER, AVERY SUNSHINE, JOHNNY GILL, MARVIN SAPP AND K-CI…
Traci Blackmon Associate General Minister, Justice and Local Church Ministries “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” Matthew 10:34 In this Advent season, this time set aside to reflect upon the birth of Jesus— an Afro-Semitic Palestinian who was…
By: Lou Yeboah Oh, I know I’m right about it because [John 12:43] says, “For they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.” Listen, “If you seek the approval of any man, you cannot please God!” [Galatians 1:10]. As Christians, our chief concern should be to gain…
By Ray Downs Dec. 10 (UPI) — Public water supplies around the country are increasing efforts to test for chemicals linked to cancer and other diseases after studies revealed millions of Americans may now be exposed to the toxins. In Brevard County, Fla., groundwater testing this year near Patrick Air Force Base show high levels…
Part 1 Part 2 On Tuesday, December 11th, 2018, Dennis Rodman, retired professional basketball player who played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association (NBA), visits the Law Office of Sharon Brunner to share his views on police abuse after Misty Spacano,…
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Updated 6:46 AM ET, Mon December 3, 2018 (CNN)George H.W. Bush can perform one last, posthumous service to his country this week by orchestrating a rare moment of unity and a short-term truce in the rancorous politics swirling around the crisis-stricken Trump presidency. The remains of the former president, who…
Dedicated multicultural marketing and communications veteran brings 23-years of experience to the position LaGrant Communications News LOS ANGELES, November 27, 2018 –– LAGRANT COMMUNICATIONS has announced that Keisha N. Brown (KB) has been appointed to the position of president, a role held by the founder since its inception in 1990. In this new role, Keisha…
San Gorgonio High’s starting linebacker to play prominent role in Friday’s semifinal game Heidi Gonzales will never forget the day her then 10-year-old son was told he couldn’t play football. “They told us they had no use for him,” Gonzales said, referring to representatives for the local football league. “They said he was a liability…
School board members Shanthi Gonzales, Nina Senn, Jumoke Hinton Hodge and Aimee Eng. By The Oakland Post The Oakland Unified School District’s Board of Education is moving ahead with a “Community of Schools Policy” that will mean closing as many as 24 schools over the next several years, arguing that these closures are the best…
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and Superintendent-elect Tony Thurmond praised Butte County school leaders and community members for working selflessly and heroically so that their students could return to school on Monday, December 3, less than a month after the worst fire in California history. Fourteen schools were damaged or destroyed during the…
By MSR News Online The number of students coming to college with a mental health condition continues to increase. The 2018 College Student Health Survey of University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMTC) found a 29 percent increase in mental health conditions among students since 2015, with nearly half of all female students reporting a diagnosis…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The Supreme Court this week is considering limiting the practice of civil forfeiture, which law enforcement has used since the War on Drugs mostly against African-Americans, Hispanics and those in poor communities. At the heart of arguments in the nation’s highest court are two questionable forfeitures. The…
Student loan servicer Navient rejected over 70 percent of critical findings By Charlene Crowell In February 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Navient Corporation and two of its subsidiaries for allegedly using shortcuts and deception to illegally cheat 12 million borrowers out of their rights to lower loan repayments. These practices, according to…
Through active forest management, projects aim to restore forest health and aid in protecting communities. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — As the first significant winter storm system of the season moves into Southern California, officials with San Bernardino National Forest are preparing to implement prescribed burning projects across the San Bernardino and San Jacinto mountain ranges….
New report examines the city’s inability to hold officers accountable for misconduct LOS ANGELES – The ACLU of Southern California, Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, and Community Coalition call on the Los Angeles City Council to make meaningful reforms to the Los Angeles Police Department’s disciplinary process of officers who have committed serious misconduct, in a…
By Marrison Worthington Diabetes is a chronic condition in which your body doesn’t properly break down your food and turn it into energy. When someone has diabetes, their body either doesn’t produce enough insulin or it is unable to use the insulin to its full potential. Generally speaking, there are three types of diabetes someone…
By Defender News Service For the first time in a decade, the number of children without health insurance in the United States has risen — and Texas again has the largest share. A Georgetown University Center for Children and Families report released Thursday found that more than one in five uninsured children in the U.S….
Joshua Garner Men’s Health Network It’s an interesting time to be a man in America. While the progressive and evolving tone of gender equity has focused on women’s rights and empowerment in recent years, lost among the headlines about the Me Too Movement, women’s equity, and rights are the realities facing men in this country…
