Hertz “Naz” Nazaire was an immigrant, and artist and a sickle cell warrior. His journey was recently on display as a traveling exhibit, The Nod to Naz, at the Marriot in Torrance, CA.
Six Los Angeles area NAACP branches, the Los Angeles Urban League, Brotherhood Crusade, National Action Network and other long-time civil rights leaders announced their staunch opposition to the Costly Restaurant Ordinance proposed by the L.A. City Council.
The African American Cinema Society (AACS) at USC has emerged as the only club that caters specifically toward Black filmmakers.
“An Evening with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson” book tour at the Ebell of Los Angeles was a night of inspiration, marking the historic achievement of the first African American woman to sit on the Supreme Court.
The Watts Towers Arts Center Campus announced the lineup for its annual two-day entertainment extravaganza featuring jazz, drum-based music, poetry and dance from around the world.
City National Bank today announced it has increased its Ladder Up Home Loan Grant to as much as $50,000 in majority Black or Hispanic census tracts within the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Patricia Ann Auzout Clarke peacefully entered eternal rest on Friday, September 6, at the age of 77.
The history of jazz in Los Angeles was celebrated once again in grand style on Saturday, Oct. 21, when the 29th Central Avenue Jazz Festival took place in the historic corridor between MLK Blvd. and Vernon Avenue.
District Attorney Fani Willis of Fulton County Georgia received a warm welcome home on Sept. 17 with two fundraising events in Los Angeles. At a reception at the L.A. Sentinel, Willis, a native of Inglewood, was introduced by Danny Bakewell, Sr., and surrounded with affirmations from supporters who gave financial contributions as well. Willis shared, “I’m very humbled to be here getting the support of California. As you know, this is my home. But I think this significance is that we need to make sure that our entire community is safe. And that impacts Atlanta and Los Angeles just
“It is like a dream come true that I never thought was possible,” said Fernando Pullum about his community center receiving a $10,000 grant from Band Together For Music Education recently in Leimert Park.
The vibrant heart of South Los Angeles was abuzz with anticipation as guests gathered at The Beehive to celebrate the newly elected L.A. City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson on Sept. 20.
The 19th Annual Taste of Soul Family Festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., along Crenshaw Blvd., from Obama Blvd to Stocker Ave. It takes a multitude of individuals and agencies to successfully present the largest street gathering on the West Coast. One of the premier sponsors of Taste of Soul is SoCalGas and Community Relations Manager Crystal Williams shares about the organization’s involvement. Why does SoCalGas support Taste of Soul? The Taste of Soul is an annual family-friendly festival that celebrates Black culture and community. SoCalGas has been a proud sponsor of the
Nine UCLA students were recognized as Freedom Fellows at a special ceremony on Sept. 14 at the Los Angeles Black Worker Center in South L.A. The young adults were saluted for completing a 10-week program where they learned how to advance civic and economic justice for Black workers. The students received real-world training by working directly with activists and community organizers affiliated with Black Worker Centers throughout California. According to Saba Waheed, director of the UCLA Labor Center, the Freedom Fellowship is a program operating under the UCLA CARE at Work initiative. The students are recruited through the We Gone
The mix-use development is the first in the nation and will be located on Coliseum St. in Baldwin Village. Recently, city and community leaders gathered in the Baldwin Village community in South Los Angeles for the groundbreaking of a new Costco Wholesale on Coliseum St. The mixed-use project will feature a store at the street level with 800 units of rental housing above. This is the first mixed-use development in the nation to have Costco as the anchor retail tenant. “The status quo is over, waiting around for projects to get started and to fail and for opportunities to die,”
Los Angeles’ largest Black-owned and operated tech and entertainment conference, Black to the Future, returns for 2024, powered by Technology Entertainment Convergence (TEC) Leimert.