Leimert Park Art Walk Comedy Show for Sunday - January 26th 7pm - 8pm was very funny and engaging.

All who attended were in for a special treat. The comedians were in rare form and are now big fans of the Village. Community spirit can be felt at every show.

The next Leimert Park Art Walk Comedy Show show is on February 23rd from 7pm to 8pm.

Below are some pictures from January 26th show taken by…

Illegal street racing and Sideshows (donuts, hopping) are occurring throughout the Los Angeles area. The problem with calling the LAPD about the issue when it occurs is that the the activities only get moved to another area (Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, SMS, etc..) to wake/endanger other residents. It's a temporary solution that does not use the resources of the LAPD, the City Attorney's Office or the Courts effectively.

The National and International Brotherhood of Street Racers…

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday, the California African American Museum (CAAM) will host a two-day celebration, January 19 – 20.  Event activities include live performances representative of the diverse cultures of Los Angeles, art workshops, film screenings, a special presentation for the late Nelson Mandela and much more. All events are free and open to the public.

Key highlights of the two-day celebration include:

Sunday, January 19, 2014, 1 p.m. – 5…

Dog found on the corner of 4th Avenue and MLK, right in front of the laundromat, around 10:30pm on New Years Eve.  He's a real sweetheart, about 75 pounds, well behaved and obviously someone's pet.



If you know who this cute fella belongs to, please call (310)-430-9876.



TIM…

I, Michael Taylor (commonly known as Bing Bing or Mistah Wilson), will be walking 21+ miles to End…

Verb Radio, part of The Verb Radio Network, is an Internet radio station providing talk, arts and entertainment geared towards the urban community.

We are looking for teens, tweens and young adults to serve as panelists/hosts on a radio talk show, "Team Teen Speaks," which focuses on teen topics.

THIS DOES NOT PAY IN CASH BUT EXPERIENCE IS PRICELESS

We are looking for a long term commitment which hopefully, if you stick with us, we will be able to provide some type of…

Verb Radio, part of The Verb Radio Network, is an Internet radio station providing talk, arts and entertainment geared towards the urban community.



We are looking for great scripts that can be translated into radio plays. We are not trying to recreate "old tyme" radio so please only new, modern scripts.



We are also looking for writers who would be interested in writing new content especially for us.



The following genres will be considered and we would really…

Verb Radio, part of The Verb Radio Network, is an Internet radio station providing talk, arts and entertainment geared towards the urban community.

We are looking for volunteers to act as consultants/experts in the following areas:

Weather and Meteorology

Seismology

Women's and Men's Health

Family and Child Therapy

Sex and Relationship Therapy

Religion especially end time prophecy (Non-Denominational only)

Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice

Politics…

“Soul Stirring: African American Self-Taught Artists from the South” on view at CAAM through April 6, 2014

LOS ANGELES (December 13, 2013) – The California African American Museum (CAAM) hosts its latest exhibition, Soul Stirring: African American Self-Taught Artists from the South, on view through April 6, 2014.

The exhibition features more than 50 works by renowned African American artists from the…

THE BEAT GOES ON:

WE CONTINUE TO ABSORB AS WELL AS LIVE THE COURSE OF OUR BLACK MUSIC'S DIRECTION.

CAN'T HELP THE VIBES FELT AS WE LISTEN TO FEELINGS AMONG OUR BLACK YOUTH OF YET AN ONGOING INFECTION.

THIS DISEASE NOW USES PSYCHOLOGICAL AND…

Target Sundays at the California African American Museum (CAAM) ushers in the holiday season with its annual Kwanzaa celebration. Taking place Sunday, December 1, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., this year’s theme is a Kwanzaa Bonanza.  Co-hosted by actress Babe Evans and actor Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter, there will be live performances, an art workshop and an opportunity to sign up for health insurance through the Global Wellness Project.

The official Target Sundays program starts…

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Hi Folks...

Join the fun!!  Community Gardening Event in 

Leimert Park...Sponsored by my friends at the LA Urban League.

Enjoy...…

Many don’t know they’re at risk, but having regular dental checkups is an important defense against oral cancer.

Oral cancer – cancer in the mouth, on the lips, or in the throat – is a complex disease, and many people don’t know they’re at risk for it, says Dr. Parish Sedghizadeh, a dentist at the Ostrow School of…

I took another walk through Skid Rowe this time for two days in a row. This was because I posted a message on the light posts interpreted after my own war “Out There”.…

Good dental habits for parents and babies prevent problems when kids are older, says USC pediatric dentist Dr. Gardner Beale.

Dental problems are one of the biggest health issues facing kids in Los Angeles. Mouth pain from tooth decay is the number one reason L.A. kids miss school, and children with poor dental…

During November’s American Diabetes Month, USC dentist Dr. Piedad Suarez says patients can prevent the dental risks that diabetes brings.

More than a half-million people in Los Angeles County have diabetes. When a person with diabetes…