Celebrity heart-attack victims join Rose Bowl walk
Two local residents will help lead 5,000 others in Heart Walk
Former competitive figure skater and entrepreneur Toshawa Andrews has suffered 11 heart attacks in three years. The 37-year-old wife and mother says her heart is slowly dying as a result of the attacks.
Durward Davis, who made the final seven in the third season of the BET Gospel sing-off show “Sunday Best,” progressed from a diagnosis of pneumonia to having a heart attack, and the work-a-holic divinity student had to set aside his fears to find out what was making him sick.
Both Andrews and Davis will participate in the 21st annual Los Angeles County Heart Walk Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
The program will include a 5k walk/run, free hands-only CPR demonstrations, blood pressure screenings and post-walk performances by local talent.
Blacks are especially at high risk for heart disease and stroke. Cardiovascular disease, including stroke, is the leading cause of death for African American men and women, killing nearly 100,000 annually. About 44.8 percent of non-Hispanic Black men and 47.3 percent of non-Hispanic Black women age 20 and older have cardiovascular diseases, according to the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
PASADENA, Calif.—HIV testing will be administered by the Pasadena Department of Health in Parking Lot B of the Rose Bowl from noon-4 p.m. Sunday.
The testing consists of swabbing the inner cheek. Results are given about 20 minutes later.
Counselors will interpret the results and give details on how to stay HIV negative.
HIV Testing Day at the Rose Bowl will also include hot dogs provided by the Pasadena Firefighters Association and HIV and AIDS education materials and resource tables.
April 22 - 24
L.A. Zoo’s Big Bunny Spring Fling
The Los Angeles Zoo celebrates Spring with three days of pettable rabbits, funny bunny ears, crafts, and special entertainment for the whole family from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens, 5333 Zoo Dr., Los Angeles. Cost: Free with Zoo admission, $14 Adults, $9 Children (2-12). Info: (323) 644-4200 or www.lazoo.org
Saturday April 23
Easter Festival at the Orange County Marketplace
OK, here comes a little clarity. No, I’m not talking about President Barack Obama’s soulful elucidation about gay marriage. More than enough has already been said about that—essentially a lot of sound and fury signifying emotion but little substance.
Judge Mablean Ephriam will celebrate the 10th annual Honoring Unsung Fathers (HUF) Awards and scholarship brunch on June 17 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel’s Grand Ballroom in Long Beach, 200 S. Pine Ave., from noon to 4 p.m.
Nominations for the H.U.F Awards are being accepted now. Awards are generally given in five categories: Solo Warrior (single father), Love Cares (married father), Fatherhood Forever (divorced father), Village Dad (non-biological father) and Living Legacy (father, grandfather, great-grandfather, etc.).
According to the autopsy report on 19-year-old Kendrec Lavelle McDade, Pasadena police officers Jeff Newlen and Matthew Griffin fired eight shots, four at point-blank range.
When paramedics arrived at 11:09 p.m.on March 24, they found the youth “lying prone on the asphalt in the middle of the street with his hands cuffed behind his back,” said the report.
