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Los Angeles – Twenty-four medical students from the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science/UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine program celebrated Match Day on Friday, March 20. Following tradition, the fourth-year students simultaneously unsealed envelopes at 9:00 a.m., Read more
By Nadia Surry February is National Minority Health Month—a time to bring attention to a disease that should no longer be taking lives, yet continues to do so, especially those of black women in Black and rural communities. In Georgia, Read more
Compton, CA (The Bulletin) – What started as one survivor’s mission has become a movement — bringing Compton together to walk for love, legacy, and life itself. On October 4, 2025, hundreds gathered at Centennial High School in Compton for Read more
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) celebrated a pivotal milestone for the Class of 2029 during its annual College of Medicine White Coat Ceremony. Held on campus, July 12, 2025, the event honored the newest cohort of Read more
Compton College hosted a Nursing Pinning Ceremony on June 11, 2025 to celebrate 30 students who graduated with associate of science degrees in nursing. “Nursing is a profession that impacts so many people’s lives,” said Compton College Interim Associate Dean Read more
The institution, expected to be completed by 2027, will have a focus on youth LOS ANGELES, CA – Kedren Health broke ground on the Kedren Children’s Village, which will set a new standard for hospitals nationwide to provide community-based comprehensive Read more
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Throughout history, Black women have been pioneers in the beauty and fashion industry, redefining standards, creating groundbreaking products, and advocating for safer, more inclusive practices. In honor of Women’s History Month, the California Black Read more
Edward Henderson | California Black Media Only 3% of doctors in California are Black, compared to about 5% nationwide. The California Black Health Network (CBHN), Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) in Los Angeles and other health Read more
In 2020, a man was charged with a federal hate crime after he took a nine-inch knife and stabbed a Black man in the head, chest and stomach. As he was committing this heinous crime in the city of Santa Read more
By Sterling Davies | SAC OBSERVER Staff Writer/Ethnic Media Services For Terry Sharp, growing up in Queensbridge, New York in one of the nation’s largest housing projects – surrounded by domestic abuse, gun violence, and drug use – the door seemed closed on Read more