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Upcoming Events January 2013

Posted 04 January 2013 | By | Categories: Art Contest, Calendar, Essay Contest, Events, News, Uncategorized | No Comments

Happy New Year, to one and all!! We are quickly approaching the MLK Holiday and as has been our tradition, the Pasadena MLK Community Coalition will be hosting a number of events in honor of the Civil Rights leader and to support our community. Here is a list of the events: “Day On Not Off” […]

2011-2012 MLK Essay and Art Contest Winners

Posted 01 October 2012 | By | Categories: Art Contest, Essay Contest, News, People, Uncategorized | No Comments

[This post is reprinted from 2011. Please read last year's winning entries.] Congratulations to our winners in both the Essay and Art competitions. This year over 800 students submitted entries for a chance to win a trophies, and cash awards. The Pasadena MLK Community Coalition would like to thank the Pasadena Tournament of Roses for […]

August Local Events

Posted 10 August 2012 | By | Categories: Calendar, Events, People, Uncategorized | No Comments

The word august is an adjective that means “impressive.” Well, there are certainly an impressive line-up of free events in the month of August. A list of them follows and, of course, please take advantage of the price and enjoy. . . Events Community Youth Summit 2012 [Monday, August 13, 9am-7pm] Day One’s annual Youth […]

Black Girls Code Organization

Science and Technology–A Door Swings Wide Open

Posted 04 August 2012 | By | Categories: Events, People, Uncategorized | No Comments

hile grazing through the sweeping volume of information on the Internet, I stumbled upon a really cool organization making its rounds across the country. Literally! It’s called “Black Girls Code.” And its mission is to immerse minority females into computer programming by getting their fingers firmly rooted on computer keyboards and planting seeds of technological […]

Nancy Mendoza Second Place 2012

Posted 29 February 2012 | By | Categories: Essay Contest, Uncategorized | No Comments

The next essay is the second place winning entry penned by Blair School student Nancy Mendoza. We are pleased to see so many students from Blair participate. In particular, for her efforts, Nancy Mendoza will have the opportunity to share her thoughts here with you. Reprinted by permission. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Martin Luther […]

Matthew Teon Third Place 2012

Posted 28 February 2012 | By | Categories: Essay Contest, Events, Uncategorized | No Comments

Below is an essay composed by fourteen-year-old Matthew Teon from Blair School, our 3rd place winner in the high school division. We would like to thank Principal Trudell Skinner for encouraging such a fantastic turnout from the Viking campus. As you read Matthew’s reflections on Dr. King here, consider the powerful role of education in […]