Pageants are more than a beauty contest

IRVINE, CA-I don’t know what it’s like to be a size 3 and worry about my…

Kool & the Gang keeps the funk alive

LOS ANGELES-There was a “celebration” at the Microsoft Theatre on Sunday night as the “Keeping The…

Kris Bryant, Cubs show Dodgers their power play

LOS ANGELES-Things started off the right way for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first of…

Obamas’ romantic trek scores points in ‘Southside with You’

LOS ANGELES-Black love never looked so presidential. That’s because in the film “Southside with You,” the…

Ware make it rain 3’s in Drew League championship

LOS ANGELES-The Drew League likes to go by the mantra of  “No Excuse, Just Produce.” Sunday,…

Usher fights for masculinity in ‘Hands of Stone’

LOS ANGELES-On June 20, 1980, professional boxers Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard squared off for…

Taking it easy with Jackson Browne

LOS ANGELES-The always-touring, smooth-singing, Rock and Roll and Songwriter’s Hall of Fame inductee, Jackson Browne, made…

Chargers get defensive against Cardinals

SAN DIEGO-Crash and burn. That’s the sound of the Arizona Cardinals football team after they got…

Race and justice define ‘Doubt, A Parable’

Any time you have religion, sex and race in the mix of things, more than likely…

Steve Miller Band rocks the Greek

The Steve Miller Band made a stop at the Greek Theatre on their North American summer…

‘Black Girl Magic’ break Olympic ceiling

Four years ago, Gabrielle Douglas knocked off the mythical notion that a black woman could never…

Jeffrey Osborne woo Long Beach Jazz Festival crowd

LONG BEACH-It’s all about that jazz. For three days, the city of Long Beach, like it…

Ex-NBAer Juaquin Hawkins’ walk with grace

Former NBA player Juaquin Hawkins can tell you a thing or two about perseverance. Like a…

Saying good-bye to ‘Big Papi’

Red Sox slugger, David “Big Papi” Ortiz, made a stop on his farewell tour at Dodger…