“10 years ago I was high on crack cocaine, now I’m high on life.”, these are the words from Sacramento native, Bishop Ron Allen, a former crack cocaine addict for seven years, and now one of the must prominent leaders in the country on the war on drugs.   Allen united with law enforcement agencies from all over the world, who assembled themselves in the nation’s capitol last week to share data and strategies to help fight the escalating war on drugs in this country.  The event was hosted by HIDTA (The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program) an organization under the executive order of the White House.   Allen was there with the I.F.B.C. (International Faith Based Coalition),

  ON March 28, 2010 our mother, Claudia Mae Bridges threw her own birthday dinner get together at our oldest sister’s home in Carmichael. Her invited guess included her children, grand-children, great-grand-children and friends. March 25, 1931 was the birthing of something wonderful for this is the day that would be celebrated on March 28th. Claudia Mae Bridges was married to the late Rev. Josh Bridges, Sr. whom together brought their family of ten to California. Rev. Josh Bridges, Sr. had served in the military in Mobile, Alabama at Brookley Field from 1942 to 1945. Brookley Field had closed its doors to many air force men and women which caused the Bridges’ family to transfer to Califor

  War Heroes and Gold Medalist Rally Behind P.E.E.C.E Keepers   Attendees at P.E.E.C.E. Keepers most recent event had a virtual reality encounter with the history channel, thanks to George Porter one of the original Tuskegee Airman, who came with a few members of his crew from the local Sacramento Tuskegee Airmen Chapter, along with some rare artifacts of the Tuskegee Airmen’s’ history.   “This event was personal to me, I wanted to bring together all of the people who are invested in the program.  The parents who invested time into putting their children into the program, the counselors that are interested in working in the program and the people in the community who are interested in

  The 34th Street Dance company put on another high energy performance last Saturday at the Guild Theater. The theme was Fiat Lux, which is Latin for "let there be light.  The show wrapped up with a tribute of dance routines to the late Michael Jackson, along with a heart felt and tearful ceremony to the seniors graduating from the company. “Our mission is to use dance as a tool to build community and develop each dancer as a creative thinker, dance technician, and a leader” said Sheila Coleman, the founder and director of the company.  The company trains in modern, hip-hop, and contemporary movement forms and for seven years, has shared its passion for dance with audiences all over Cali