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Posted On - Feb. 24 Submitted By - Charles Covington Clifford H. Covington Jr., whose mathematics degree led to a long career at Rockwell International, where he worked on the space program and classified defense initiatives, passed away Jan. 31 at age 87. Covington was born July 25, 1933, in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents Clifford H. Covington Sr. and Alma E. Allen. The family eventually moved to Compton, Calif., where he graduated from Compton High School. An only child, he was studious and excelled in school, particularly in chemistry, physics and math, taking college courses while still in ...

William Russell Ellis’ songwriting career had an unlikely start. After reading an article about a writer cleaning houses to get by, Ellis decided to greet his family’s housekeeper every day by singing her name — a habit that turned into a song, aptly named “Eliza.” “I said to myself, ‘Russell Ellis, you are just one generation away from slavery. You have the right to invisibilize no one,’ ” Ellis said. “And then, for the rest of the year, songs keep coming up.” Since then, Ellis has recruited his children to help him produce his music with Berkeley Cat Records, including...

Glendale High School had a higher graduation rate than Glendale Unified District's overall graduation rate at 89.7 percent, according to the California Department of Education. In comparison, Glendale Unified District had a graduation rate of 89 percent for the 2017-2018 school year. According to CDE data, graduation rates continue to indicate an increase in disproportional academic performance between white, Black, Latino, and English learner students. According to the National Centre for Education Statistics, in the 2017-2018 school year, of the 50 states where data was collected, stude...

email article Rapper and entrepreneur Dr. Dre, 55, was hospitalized earlier this month after suffering symptoms related to a brain aneurysm. He was taken by ambulance to Cedar Sinai hospital in Los Angeles where he was admitted to the intensive care unit. The next day, he was reported to be "lucid" and shared an update on Instagram: "Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well wishes. I'm doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team. I will be out of the hospital and back home soon. Shout out to all the great medical professionals at Cedars. One Love...

For the amount of cursing, vulgarity and nudity in “Dolemite Is My Name ,” it might come as a surprise that it’s actually a rather sweet and heartfelt film. “Dolemite” is not here to shock and scandalize. It’s simply a loving, R-rated portrait of Rudy Ray Moore, a nobody who had the guts to believe in himself when no one... Instagram Mar 25, 2019 Hip Hop mogul Dr. Dre took to Instagram to celebrate his 18-year-old daughter Truly Young’s recent admission into the University of Southern California. He also took a shot at other parents caught up in the alleged coll...