Top-seeded Cal State Dominguez Hills captured its first ever NCAA West Region Championship with a 73-51 victory over 3rd-seeded Cal State San Marcos, and is heading to the NCAA Elite Eight next week. The eight-team tournament takes place March 20-22 in St. Joseph, Missouri, with the two surviving schools battling for the NCAA Championship on ...

By Dr. Maulana Karenga Author’s Note: This is my standard article in celebration of Black History Month II: Women Focus. This is the month for celebrating the miracles and wonders we call Black women, that other half of our community which makes us, as a people, whole, these equal and most worthy partners in life, ...

By Kara James This March marks the 36th commemoration of Women’s History Month, celebrating the vital role of women in American history. Because this year’s theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” I feel inspired to tell my mother’s story. More than any other narrative, her experiences profoundly impacted the trajectory of my life ...

By Dianne Anderson Unfinished business set the benchmark last week for California leaders with a plan to help the Black community emerge from the ruins of centuries of enslavement, exploitation and oppression. Even though California is considered a free state, Secretary of State Shirley Weber said the development of African Americans has been historically hindered, ...

by Dianne Anderson Even before she could fully grasp the urgency of social justice, Joan Powell was always in tow as a little girl with her devout NAACP parents running off to meetings, rallies and the great Martin Luther King March on Washington. But it is in hearing all the familiar stories of discrimination that ...

By Aldon Thomas Stiles California Black Media Earlier this month, the California Housing Financing Agency (CalHFA) and the Sacramento branch of NeighborWorks held a press conference at the State Capitol to announce the expansion of California’s mortgage relief program. “Over the past year, the California Mortgage Relief program has been helping Californians that are most ...

By Dianne Anderson Bucking the system may cost more in the long run for Huntington Beach, which is now fighting for an ordinance against developing more affordable housing, and putting the city in line for potential fines or a lawsuit from the state. So far, the city has received two letters, one from Attorney General ...

The California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) College of Education has been awarded $1.59 million through the U.S. Department of Education’s first-ever Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program, which aims to increase high-quality teacher preparation programs for teachers of color, diversify the teacher pipeline, and address teacher shortages. CSUDH was the only California university represented ...

In honor of Black History Month, the Los Angeles Rams recently hosted a powerful short film documentary premiere, “Kingfish: The Story of Kenny Washington.” The Los Angeles Rams worked alongside The BLK Originals and award winning video production company Loyd Visuals to produce the inspiring docustyle short film that tells the story of Kenny Washington, ...

Myrlie Evers-Williams fought for justice for decades after her husband’s assassination, stepped forward to lead the NAACP at a critical time and gave the invocation before a global audience of millions at President Obama’s second inauguration. Now, as she nears 90, the civil rights pioneer has donated her archival collection to her alma mater Pomona College to ...