Local high school students are meeting their fitness goals with the help of the Just Keep Livin’ Foundation—founded by Oscar Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey—which is dedicated to empowering students to lead active lives and make healthy choices.
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Laugh so hard that it hurts!
Comedian Madd Marv, who has 20 years in the game and has preformed on Def Comedy Jam, is bringing some of the funniest comedians around to make you laugh until it hurts.
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The Williams Brothers have developed young tennis players for more than 40 years
In the tennis world, the Williams sisters are royalty, as Venus and Serena have continued to rack up Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold medals. But they are not the only well known Williams siblings. The Williams brothers, Richard and Fred (no relation to the Williams sisters), have made their mark on the sport for more than 40 years, and they have helped more than 200 young tennis players obtain college scholarships. Most of those players are young Black kids from South Los Angeles.
The Williams brothers played a role in developing the Williams sisters, as Venus and Serena trained under Richard and Fred at Rancho Cienaga Sports Complex when they were kids. The Williams sisters’ father, Richard Williams, was the driving force behind his daughters becoming dominant tennis players. He learned how to play tennis during his younger days, and he was first taught the game by Richard Williams, brother of Fred. Knowing that the Williams brothers knew their stuff, father Richard would drop off his daughters to them for training.
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Community colleges promote Affordable Care Act for students
For many young adults who are not established in their career field, especially college students, health insurance can be hard to obtain. In the past young adults have felt priced out of medical care, but the Affordable Care Act is changing that. The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) has been working to get the word out about health insurance to their students through their Cover LACCD program.
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The City Club Los Angeles is the hub of financial and social diversity
The City Club Los Angeles has old money, as many of the long time heavy hitters of this city frequent the upscale establishment.
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Black racers and fans are finding their place in drag racing
Auto sports has been a predominately White sport throughout the years, but there has been a rich history of Black drivers, with drag racing being the home of some rising stars in the sport.
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Student Athlete of the Week:
Dorsey High School senior quarterback Noah Whitney stands at 6’2”, and he likes to drop the bomb, repeatedly. Playing at a school that is known for their speed has worked great for the strong armed quarterback, who would lay the ball out downfield and allow his receivers to chase it down.
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Student Athlete of the Week: Raleah Cole
About a year and a half ago, Raleah Cole was looking for a sport that she would enjoy. She is tall—standing at 5’9″—she is lean, and she is athletic, which would naturally lead her to track or basketball. But she just did not enjoy playing those sports.
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Student Athlete of the Week:
Sports, like many aspects of life, is not about where a person was in the past, but more about where that person is going in the future. For Washington Prep High School basketball player Brandon Crawford, that will be Sampson University in Redding—about 160 miles north of Sacramento—next fall on an athletic scholarship.
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Black History Month: Black Super Bowl Winning Quarterbacks
For the past 26 years, Washington Redskins quarterback Doug Williams was the only Black starting quarterback to ever win the Super Bowl.