Lena McLin, niece of famed musician Thomas Dorsey, who was known as the “father of Gospel,” is one of two noted women to conduct the annual “Living Legends Festival” Saturday, April 17, at Peninsula Community Church in Rancho Palos Verdes. The festival was created in 2003 by Hansonia Caldwell, professor emeritus of music, and director of African Diaspora Sacred Music and Musicians program at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

When President Barack Obama signed the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, not only did he approve a historic change in the way health care will be offered in America, but he also made a commitment that will mean Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and predominantly Black Educational Institutions (PBIs) will get financial resources badly needed to continue their respective missions.