Cora Jackson-Fossett

Cora is the Managing Editor and Religion Editor for the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper. She retired in 2014 from the City of Los Angeles after serving 15 years as public affairs director for the Department of Public Works.

James Lee and his Mobile Station Celebrate 50 Years Serving in the Community

Hundreds of customers and community members gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mobile gas station on the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Buckingham Road, owned by James Lee, a Korean immigrant who purchased the business in 1974, and has lasted in a predominately Black neighborhood. 

 Taste of Soul Family Festival Shows Appreciation to Vendors

On Tuesday, Oct. 29, the Taste of Soul organizers invited over 300 festival vendors to a special appreciation reception at The Beehive in South L.A, CA, sponsored by Wells Fargo, thanking them for their entrepreneurial spirit and economic contribution to the festival.