Neighbors and Friends, a minority- and women-owned café, opened on Nov. 1 in Old Town Pasadena with support from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation of Los Angeles (LISC LA) and its Asset Building for Communities of Color (ABC) program.
Anti-Violence Ventures, a group of African American men and young boys in Los Angeles, aims to eradicate abuse and violence in our community by holding workshops and meetings to create a safe environment for Black men.
On Oct. 31, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) presented a $1,840,000 check to Mayor Karen Bass and the City of Los Angeles, marking a critical investment in combating homelessness.
Under an innovative and model “community level contracting” (CLC) program that aims to create prime contractor opportunities for small, local, and diverse construction contractors, the City of Los Angeles has issued a list of over 30 such contractors who are eligible to receive work packages of up to $150,000 each for vital sidewalk construction and repair services.
The Weingart Foundation, a private grantmaking foundation that partners with communities across Southern California to advance racial justice, released Investing for an Equitable Southern California, a report detailing its approach to mission investing.
Covered California has kicked off 2025 open enrollment and launched its “Let’s Health Talk” campaign across the state to reach California’s remaining uninsured.
L.A. Care Health Plan recently announced awards of up to $516,000 to projects that support the healthcare safety net, reduce health disparities, and empower social service organizations to address systemic racism and promote systemic justice, which means helping marginalized communities fight for racial, social and economic justice.
Standing as an enduring guardian of faith in the Watts community, Grant AME Church, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Timothy O. Coston, sits on the corner of Central and 105th Streets welcoming all with a call to worship.
Pastor John Revelator and the Liberator K.N.I.G.H.T.S transformed Downtown Los Angeles into a radiant epicenter of faith, music, and unity with the Holy Renaissance Crusade.
Tickets are on sale now for the retirement celebration for Dr. George J. McKenna III.
In an exclusive with the Sentinel, actor Henry Simmons gives insight into his most recent role in the critically acclaimed series “Emperor of Ocean Park” (MGM+).
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) presented a $500,000 check to Brotherhood Crusade on Oct. 30 for its groundbreaking Trauma-Informed Anti-Recidivism Initiative.
The California/Hawaii NAACP Conference recognized former Assemblyman Dr. Mike Davis at its recent conference held at the LAX Marriott Hotel.
Vietnam veteran Thomas Carroll faced two fights: one for his country and one for civil rights. Serving during this era, he grappled with fighting for freedoms abroad while freedom wasn’t fully available at home. Like many Black service members, his experience included resisting injustices that followed him and the Black community at large. Carroll enlisted in the Navy in 1964, studying avionics and aviation firefighting in Memphis, Tennessee. Traveling with a White-passing Navy recruit revealed the contrast in treatment. “We took a cab to the YMCA. They gave him a room, but told me they didn’t have any,” recalls
Danny J. Bakewell, Jr., executive editor of the Los Angeles Sentinel and president of The Bakewell Company, is one of three new members appointed to the Philanthropic Foundation of California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH).