Tianna Oliver was born and raised in Los Angeles suburb of Ladera Heights. She is a graduate from the University of Cincinnati with a BA in Fine Arts. Oliver is a Soccer coach at both Palisades and Serra High Schools. She is a Yoga instructor specializing in strength, and cardio and the creator of Cardyoga, […]
Early Life Damon was born in 1976 in Fort Worth, Texas to a 16-year old single mother. He grew up in dire poverty, living in a three-bedroom trailer with ten family members. He wore hand-me-downs and Salvation Army clothes. From these very modest beginnings, Damon learned the value – and the rewards – of […]
The racially divided East Texas timber town of Jasper on Thursday agreed to pay its former police chief, the first African-American to hold the post, $800,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed in the wake of his June 2012 dismissal. Frank Calvert, the town’s outside counsel, confirmed that the City Council has agreed […]
Donald D Walton is an entertainment attorney based in the Los Angeles area who has been in practice for over 25 years. Mr. Walkton is an L.A. native and graduated from Westchester High School and later completed his undergraduate program at Claremont McKenna College, and ultimately graduated from Harvard Law School. He has practiced as […]
On Nov. 7, 2013, 28-year-old Jasper, Texas resident Alfred Wright went missing. His body was found weeks later by volunteer searchers frustrated that local law enforcement seemed to have given up. But two autopsies later, there are few answers about what happened to Wright – and now the Department of Justice has agreed to […]
SAJI Yoga Mind Gem Affirmation: Today, I will remember to reflect on the truth of God and rest in knowing my highest good is unfolding under grace and ease!
A promising way to stop a deadly disease, or an uncomfortable step toward what one leading ethicist called eugenics? U.S. health officials are weighing whether to approve trials of a pioneering in vitro fertilization technique using DNA from three people in an attempt to prevent illnesses like muscular dystrophy and respiratory problems. The proposed treatment […]
Dr. Maulana Karenga is professor and chair of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He holds two Ph.D.’s; his first in political science with focus on the theory and practice of nationalism (United States International University) and his second in social ethics with a focus on the classical African ethics of ancient Egypt […]
LEGRAND H. CLEGG II, ESQ. Retired city attorney for Compton, now in private practice has been a noted authority in the fields of African and American history and culture for well over 35 years. his video production is entitled “When Black Men Ruled The World”. By way of the Clegg Videos, Audio Tapes, Study Guides […]
Choosing healthier foods at the grocery store may soon be a little easier. The Food and Drug Administration is proposing several changes to the nutrition labels you see on packaged foods and beverages. If approved, the new labels would place a bigger emphasis on total calories, added sugars and certain nutrients, such as Vitamin […]