Remembering a Legend – Pharoah Sanders

Remembering a Legend – Pharoah Sanders

This past week, Pharoah Sanders, the jazz saxophonist who ushered in a new era of spiritual and avant-garde jazz, passed away at 81. Pharoah Sanders was more than a saxophonist; he was a distinguished professor of life, and his course material was jazz. His goal was...
Your Vote. Your Voice.

Your Vote. Your Voice.

The 2020 presidential and 2018 midterm elections marked the highest voter turnout in over a century. Californians had good reason to make their voices heard; this year is no exception. This November 8, Angelenos will head to the polls to vote on several important...
Vote YES on Proposition LH

Vote YES on Proposition LH

In 1949, Congress passed the Federal Housing Act of 1949, which banned explicit racial segregation in public housing nationwide. Following the passage of this legislation, a housing authority in Eureka, CA, sought federal money to build low-income housing. However,...
United Together – Black & Jewish Relations

United Together – Black & Jewish Relations

In May 1946, Albert Einstein defied the prevailing racial climate to visit Lincoln University, located outside of Philadelphia, PA, the first degree-granting black college in the United States. During his visit, Einstein spoke on the dreadful State of race relations...
Taking Flight in Honor of Bessie Coleman

Taking Flight in Honor of Bessie Coleman

On August 8, American Airlines operated a flight from Dallas to Phoenix with an all-black female flight crew in honor of the aviation trailblazer, Bessie Coleman, the first Black and Native American woman in the world to earn a pilot’s license.  From the pilots...