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San Diego: African American Museum of Fine Arts Presents: Keepers of the Culture

In 2018, the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Arts (SDAAMFA) began an annual recognition program known as “Keepers of the Culture.” This event is an opportunity to thank members of the San Diego community who, through their various contributions promote the rich elements of Black Arts and Culture. This year honorees include: Alyce Smith …

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Earth Day: Why BIPOC Should Care?

 It’s that time of the year when we celebrate National Earth Day. Climate change hits communities of color and marginalized communities first and worst due to systemic racism and intentional disinvestment. The machines of industrialization were deliberately placed in these communities, locking in pollution and harming residents’ health for generations. Climate change means the world is …

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 Filmmaker Jessica Sarowitz Re-defining the landscape of LA’s Creative Community with Stocker Street Creative

LOS ANGELES – And just like that! Jessica Sarowitz is  the woman re-defining the landscape of LA’s creative community through philanthropy, filmmaking and social impact investing. She’s a mother, wife, executive producer, entrepreneur, social impact investor and founder of 4S Bay Partners LLC, based in Chicago. More importantly, she’s changing the scenery of  South  Los Angeles and the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw …

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Tucson: National Women’s History Month – Celebrating and Thanking Sheroes in our Midst Past & Present

By DL White The late god-father of Soul, James Brown sang in one of his hits, “It’s a man’s world, it’s a man’s world, but it would be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl.”  Brown was right women are the healers of society and make things better and often right. Welcome to National …

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San Diego: EITC Kicks off 2022 Tax Season Providing Free Tax Prep Program To Families in Need

 A new tax season is here and United Way of San Diego County (UWSD), 211 San Diego, and the Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition are providing valuable information on tax credits and free tax preparation services available to hardworking low- and moderate-income individuals and families in San Diego County.  “As we head into a third year of the …

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San Diego: Broadway Heights Community Council Honors Local Heroes of Racial Equality

On Saturday, the Broadway Heights Community Council, a predominantly Black and Brown community in San Diego honored six local heroes of racial equality and social justice in an unveiling of busts installed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade located at the corner of Tiffin, on 2399 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Community and civic …

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San Diego: Options For All & Comerica Bank Partner to Provide Financial Literacy

Options For All (OFA) believes in an inclusive world, providing innovative and quality services to empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) toward becoming fully participating members of their communities. Whether it’s to experience community acceptance, living independent and self-sufficient lives, gaining a sense of purpose, responsibility and independence through gainful employment, or to experience …

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Jackie Robinson Family YMCA Celebrates With Groundbreaking Ceremony For New Aquatic Center

Elected Officials and community leaders to help launch the construction of the Y’s newest aquatic facility, scheduled to open in summer of 2022 (San Diego, CA)  The highly anticipated second phase of the total renovation of the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, which will include an aquatic center with a 6-lane, 25 yard pool and a …

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San Diego African American Museum of Fine Arts Presents “Say Their Names” Exhibit

There is a new memorial exhibit that’s currently on display in San Diego, California, through July 24, 2021, honoring dozens of Black Americans who lost their lives interacting with police or who were victims of hate crimes.  After it had been shown in some 30 cities around the country, the San Diego African American Museum …

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