
She’s Got Blue in Her Veins
facebooktwitterinstagram When USC hosted Michigan at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum a couple of weeks ago, plenty of Wolverines fans made the trip west —

facebooktwitterinstagram When USC hosted Michigan at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum a couple of weeks ago, plenty of Wolverines fans made the trip west —

facebooktwitterinstagram The UCLA Bruins continued their win streak with a dramatic comeback victory over Maryland, capped by Mateen Bhaghani’s 23-yard field goal with two seconds

facebooktwitterinstagram Los Angeles quarterback Matthew Stafford threw five touchdown passes to lead the Rams to a 35–7 rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars in London —

facebooktwitterinstagram The USC Trojans fell to longtime rival No. 15 Notre Dame 34–24 at Notre Dame Stadium before a crowd of 77,622 in South Bend,

A steady flow of music aficionados, foodies, and art patrons gathered on the backlot of Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center, 101 South La Brea Avenue. Guests were in attendance for the Gracias Gustavo Community Block Party. This festive celebration featured music performances, dance, interactive activities, food trucks, and more. The event was held on Saturday, October 11, 2025, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Thousands converged on Lawton Plaza, at Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA. 90045. The annual gathering was held on Sunday, October 12, 2025.

On Oct. 7, members of the California Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), and Gov. Gavin Newsom briefed Black media across the state, urging support for Proposition 50 – The Election Rigging Response Act – ahead of the upcoming special election.

facebooktwitterinstagram According to the Office of Management and Budget, approximately 442 HUD employees were terminated, including 103 from the Office of Public and Indian Housing,

facebooktwitterinstagram Kicker Cameron Dicker delivered his fifth field goal of the game — a clutch, final-minute strike — to lift the Los Angeles Chargers to

facebooktwitterinstagram Matthew Stafford led the Rams to two third-quarter touchdowns in a 17–3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, giving Los Angeles a much-needed bounce-back win

facebooktwitterinstagram USC bounced back in a big way after a tough loss to Illinois, rolling to a 31–13 victory over Michigan before a sellout crowd

facebooktwitterinstagram The UCLA Bruins silenced any talk that their upset win over then–No. 7 Penn State was a fluke. Traveling to East Lansing, Michigan, the

The White House has continued to wage war against the American people — not through bombs or foreign troops, but through policies that strip workers of their dignity, their pay, and their hope. The cruelty is no accident. It is deliberate, orchestrated, and flaunted as a spectacle of power. America’s government has turned its might inward, and its victims are the citizens who once believed they were free.

Carolyn Jean Cheeks Kilpatrick, an assertive advocate for Detroit and Black owned businesses, died on October 7 in Atlanta. She was 80. The former Congressman first won election to the U.S. Congress in 1996 and served until 2011 after losing a primary election in 2010 to former Congressman Hansen Clarke.

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced ten key state legislative races to watch this November, touting the contests as pivotal for maintaining and expanding Democratic power in states such as Virginia, New Jersey, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Washington. Yet, even as the DLCC calls attention to its candidates and their communities, the party’s silence and neglect toward Black-owned media — particularly the historic Black Press of America — continues to speak louder than its press releases.

Leibo Glover received his diabetes diagnosis at the same time he found out he needed a below-the-knee amputation.

I went to a medical school that was steeped in the principles of classical western medicine. However, I also learned mindfulness meditation during that time, which opened me to the multifaceted relationship between illnesses and the interconnecting environmental, mental and emotional realities that can impact an individual’s health.

A clash between Congressional Democrats and Republicans over key provisions of the nation’s health care policy continues to be a point of contention as the federal government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, drags on.

“We are not going to back down,” demanded House Minority Leader Congressman Hakeem Jeffries regarding healthcare for Americans. The Affordable Care Act is one of the key issues that created a stalemate between Democrats and Republicans, which resulted in the government shutdown. The New York Congressman says he is open to meeting with the president, the vice president, and others in the Republican Party to end the government shutdown that began on October 1st. However, he is adamant about not caving on the healthcare issue.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill (SB) 518, landmark legislation creating California’s Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery — the first state agency in the nation dedicated to implementing reparations for Black Americans.
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