The Ebell of Los Angeles will host a special Monday lunch with Capri Maddox, Esq, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Civil Rights and Equity Department, on Jan. 13 at 11:30 a.m. at its historic campus at 743 S. Lucerne Blvd in the Mid-Wilshire community of LA. The event was rescheduled from Nov. 4 last year.
In her talk, “Storming Womanhood: Women As First Responders,” Maddox touches on important themes of leadership, advocacy, the pivotal role of women in our society, and how resilience, strength, and dedication helped shape her personal and professional journey, the life obstacles overcome, and the unexpected paths taken through public service.
Appointed by former Mayor Eric Garcetti to build the Los Angeles Civil Rights Department as its first director in February 2020, Maddox leads the charge in addressing equity in commerce, education, employment, and housing. She now serves as its Executive Director under Mayor Karen Bass’s leadership.
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Under the leadership of Maddox, LA Civil Rights partners with key commissions, including the Commission on Civil Rights, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Reparations Commission, the Human Relations Commission, and the Transgender Advisory Council, strive to create a more equitable future for all.
In 2024, for example, the Reparations Advisory Commission unveiled a historic report titled, “An Examination of the African American Experiences in Los Angeles.” The groundbreaking study represents the first city-sponsored analysis of the Black experience in LA, documenting over 100 years of historical and contemporary harm faced by Black Angelenos.
The report addressed ongoing challenges faced by Black Angelenos, including significant housing instability, low homeownership rates, and educational disparities, and highlights how Black individuals constitute 35% of the unhoused population in LA and experience the lowest homeownership rates in the county.
In addition, LA Civil Rights hosted a Proposer Fair in 2024 at Fire Station 54 on Crenshaw Blvd to offer residents and stakeholders in the West Adams-Baldwin Village-Leimert Park communities an opportunity to vote on which non-profit service proposals the City should fund for their zone.
The Los Angeles Reforms for Equity and Public Acknowledgement of Institutional Racism, or L.A. REPAIR, is the city’s first Participatory Budgeting pilot program and gave nine communities impacted by high rates of poverty, COVID-19, pollution, and other factors the decision-making power to allocate more than $8.5 million in city funds.
LA Civil Rights hosted the fair to encourage voters to learn about the proposals before making selections on the ballot.
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