The Disneyland Resort announced they will celebrate Black Music Month in June with live music and limited-time Celebrate Soulfully experiences. This celebration adds to the fun of year-round Celebrate Soulfully offerings, such as the “Tale of the Lion King” stage show at Disneyland Park. During Black Music Month in June, Guests can groove to nightly live band performances at the Downtown Disney LIVE! Stage, featuring different genres throughout the week, including Jazz Fusion, Caribbean and Mid-Century Jazz. More than 17 different musical groups are lined up to perform, with four performance sets each night. Island Reggae Duo Rhythm Blues Brothas The festivities continue with live music…
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Tiffany Haddish’s She Ready Foundation presented the 1st annual “Adult Prom Gala — A Night Under the Stars at the Beehive SoLa Impact Campus on May 19. In honor of Foster Care Awareness Month, this charitable event catered to youth impacted by foster care, with proceeds going towards luggage, scholarships, paid summer internships, tutoring, advocacy, and other resources for foster youth. With over $200,000 raised, the gala provided a pop-up prom experience for invite-only guests. “I know so many adults in the business that never got to go to Prom, so I wanted to give them a chance to act…
LOS ANGELES – Assembly District 57 candidate Efren Martinez announced he has received the endorsement of Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio. As a community leader and educator, Rubio’s endorsement is a powerful statement of support for Martinez’s candidacy. “I am honored and grateful to receive the endorsement of Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio,” said Martinez. “She has been a passionate advocate for her district and a role model for women and Latina leaders across California.” Assemblywoman Rubio has been a champion for education, housing, and economic opportunity during her time in the State Assembly. A longtime advocate for underrepresented communities, she has worked tirelessly…
CERRITOS, Calif. – Cerritos College once again shattered its own graduation record, having conferred the largest number of degrees and certificates awarded in the campus’ history. During its 65th annual commencement ceremony held on Friday, May 19, the College conferred more than 6,200 degrees and certificates. The Class of 2023 overwhelmingly surpassed last year’s record-breaking number of degrees and certificates by over 1,000 awards. Serving as this year’s student commencement speaker, Ebony Lewis congratulated the Class of 2023 for their accomplishments and encouraged them to journey on to greater success. Ebony returned to school as a single mother in 2020…
LOS ANGELES – Picket lines went up outside all the major L.A.- area studios yet again Monday as the Writers Guild of America strike continued for a fourth week — with no indication of any movement toward resolution of a walkout that has deeply impacted entertainment production. In a message to its members last week, the WGA announced there would be no picketing outside the studios this Friday as writers were invited instead to take part in a rally in downtown Los Angeles. “We’re switching up the usual L.A. studio picket schedule so writers can turn out for a historic,…
ANAHEIM – Two men who were fatally injured at Anaheim’s GardenWalk shopping district over the weekend were identified Monday, and police sought the public’s help in solving the crime. Officers went to a parking structure in the 300 block of West Katella Avenue just west of Disneyland about 2 a.m. Sunday, said Sgt. Jon McClintock of the Anaheim Police Department. “Officers were dispatched to the structure after a large fight and shooting were reported,” McClintock said in a statement Monday morning. “Officers located 32-year-old Deonte Marquis Lenin of Highland suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Lenin was pronounced dead…
LOS ANGELES – An 85-year-old homeless man was struck and killed while crossing a street in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood of South Los Angeles, authorities said Monday. The crash happened about 9:45 p.m. Sunday, according to a dispatcher at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The pedestrian was crossing outside of the crosswalk when he was hit by the southbound vehicle, she said. Paramedics took the pedestrian to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, she said. The motorist remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, the dispatcher said. Copyright 2023, City News Service, Inc.
LOS ANGELES – “Fast X” opened with $67.5 million this weekend to lead all films at the North American box office, according to industry estimates released Sunday. The latest edition of the long-running action franchise, which has been criticized by some for encouraging the dangerous trend of street racing, was far ahead of “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3,” which grossed $31.9 million in its third week of release, Comscore reported. “Fast X” also took in an additional $251 million globally, for a worldwide total of over $318 million. Third place went to “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which took…
GARDENA – A man was shot to death in Gardena, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported at 10:53 p.m. Sunday in the 14800 block of Chadron Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Homicide investigators learned at the scene the victim was driving a white Toyota Corolla northbound on Chadron Avenue when he passed a group of four to five people standing on the west side of the street and they started shooting at him, Lt. Hugo Reynaga said. “The victim sped off and crashed into multiple parked vehicles near the 14700 block of Chadron Avenue,” Reynaga said. He…
LOS ANGELES – A man was killed Monday morning in a multiple- vehicle crash on the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Westwood area of Los Angeles. The crash was reported at 3:36 a.m. on the southbound San Diego Freeway at Sunset Boulevard, California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Nasir told City News Service. Witnesses reported four vehicles involved in the crash with “a body in the middle of the freeway,” Nasir said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Nasir said. Information on his identity was not immediately available. The CHP issued a SigAlert at about 4 a.m. shutting…