UCLA names building after civil rights icon

University dedicates labor center building to Rev. James Lawson Jr., champion of civil and worker rights…

Swim instructor Bobby Broome looks to save lives

Nearly 70 Percent of African Americans Don't Know How to Swim

Alonzo King LINES Ballet: Dancing with Adji Cissoko

By Dennis J. Freeman Adji Cissoko loves to dance. She celebrates family. Mentoring other dancers for…

John Carlos and Tommie Smith: Defiance at the Olympics

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Call CSUDH President Thomas Parham Mr. Commissioner

Parham was named to commission charged with accrediting Western Colleges and Universities

MLB dream fulfilled for brothers Justin and B.J. Upton

(News4usonline) The sports world has seen many dynamic siblings play together and against each other at…

Tradition and dominance fuel UCLA women gymnastics

This is what excellence looks like. Seven national titles. Multiple Pac-12 championships. All-Americans come through the…

Elgin Baylor changed the game for today’s NBA players

His statue hovers out in front of STAPLES Center like a gigantic bronze ode to greatness.…

Aaron McDuffie Moore: The Black Wall Street savant

The discovery of Black America is an ongoing research project. Every February seems to bring out…

Soul Train Awards: Just an oldies but goodies showcase

This year’s Soul Train Awards ranked on the Top Ten of Sunday night ratings. Yet, somehow,…

Author Jennifer R. Farmer hits her social justice stride

Jennifer R. Farmer has a couple of solutions for Black women she believes will help them…

Venus Williams at 40: The woman, the champion, and the disease that almost took her joy

Famed tennis star Venus Williams has reached the very top in every area of tennis but…

Robert ‘Kool’ Bell and Kool & the Gang: still relevant

(News4usonline) – For over five decades, Kool & the Gang have been putting down music tracks…

Singer Quiana Lynell is New Orleans’ next great big thing

LOS ANGELES, CA (News4usonline) – You know, pretty much everyone is looking for the next singer…