Matt Kemp

Jan 24 2013

First Kingdom Day Parade with Larry Grant called a success

Floats, marching bands, drill teams—including the perennial favorite Black Diamond, shown at left—were among the groups featured in the annual Kingdom Day parade held Saturday in Los Angeles. In addition to local politicians like Janice Hahn, Bernard Parks and Herb Wesson, community activists like Sweet Alice Harris above, also rode in the parade. The KJLH float, above left, featured a giant image of the civil rights leader.

Jan 18 2013

“His Dream Will Never Die”

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The 28th annual Kingdom Day Parade will be held in South Los Angeles Saturday under the theme “His Dream Will Never Die” and with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp serving as celebrity grand marshal.

Southern California’s largest Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance will begin at 10:15 a.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Western Avenue in South Los Angeles, head west on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Crenshaw Boulevard, then south to Vernon Avenue, concluding at Leimert Park.

Jun 18 2011

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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Father’s Day at Dodger Stadium will be used to raise funds for research and increase awareness of prostate cancer, honor the winner of a new contest and continue the team's recent tradition of letting fans on the field to play catch.

Like with Sunday's other Major League Baseball games, all on-field personnel—players, managers, coaches, trainers, umpires and groundskeepers—for the Los Angeles Dodgers-Houston Astros game will wear blue wristbands and blue ribbon uniform decals symbolizing prostate cancer awareness.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.