Brotherhood Crusade Celebrates 50 Years of Community Excellence
December 13, 2018
Mellody Hobson receives Bakewell-Bremond Pioneer of African American Achievement Award
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- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- Chargers Thwart Divisional Foe on Thursday Night
- No. 18 UCLA Men’s Basketball Defeats Prairie View A&M 111-75
- Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
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John Mack Sunrise (1-6-1937) Sunset (6-21-2018) A Hero, Statesman and Man of the People
June 28, 2018
When it comes to John Wesley Mack, the opinion is unanimous. Civil rights legend, social justice warrior, and groundbreaking public servant are words that illustrated his life and career.
New LAPD Chief Shares His Policing Vision with South L.A. Black Leaders
June 21, 2018
Continuing his meet-and-greets around the city, new LAPD Chief Michel Moore stopped by the L.A. Sentinel on June 19 and heard about the pressing policing concerns from South Los Angeles African American community representatives.
South Los Angeles Supports Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
January 3, 2017
Earlier this year, Chicago snubbed the opportunity to become the home of the future Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, forcing the prolific movie director George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson to consider other locations, namely, Treasure Island in the Bay Area and Exposition Park in South LA.
The Brotherhood Crusade Honors Chris Paul
December 7, 2016
The Brotherhood Crusade honored the Chris Paul Family Foundation with their 48th Annual Pioneer of African American Achievement Award.
Bakewell Leads Coalition in Demanding Justice for Wesson
May 23, 2016
In a showing of community support Los Angeles Sentinel Executive Publisher and Brotherhood Crusade Board Chairman Danny Bakewell Sr., brought together leaders from an array of community organizations in support of Council President Herb Wesson who has been a victim of hate crimes and terrorist threats by local attorney Wayne Spindler. The coalition included the Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade, The Los Angeles NAACP, The Los Angeles Urban League, Beth Shirr Shalom Temple, the Islamic Shure Council, Unite Here, National Action Network and New Frontier Democratic Club as well as individuals from various aspects of the community. On May 11, Spindler,
AABLI Honors California Endowment, Brotherhood Crusade Leaders
May 22, 2015
(left to right): Robert Ross, M.D., president & CEO of The California Endowment; Kafi Blumenfield, executive director of Discovery Cube Los Angeles; Virgil Roberts, AABLI co-founder and board chair; John Mack, former Los Angeles City Police Commissioner and long-time civil rights leader; Charisse Bremond-Weaver, president & CEO of Brotherhood Crusade; George Weaver, child development specialist of Brotherhood Crusade’s Brother to Brother Youth Program; Yvette Chappell-Ingram, AABLI co-founder, president & CEO and Darrell Brown, U.S. Bank Senior VP (photo Leroy Hamilton)The African American Board Leadership Institute (AABLI) Los Angeles, California – honored California Endowment leader Robert Ross, M.D., and the Brotherhood
LA Lakers Nick “Swaggy P” Young Treats Brotherhood Crusade Youth to VIP Suite at Lakers Game, Metta World Peace Joins Fun
February 19, 2015
(Pictured left to right) Actor William Allen Young, Charisse Bremond-Weaver/CEO, Brotherhood Crusade, Metta World Peace, Kesha Nix and Larry Abel/AEG at Lakers vs. Nuggets game celebrating Black History Month with Brotherhood Crusade youth. Photo credit: Maury Phillips Taking a moment for quality time LA Lakers Nick “Swaggy P” Young treated the young men of Brotherhood Crusade to a Lakers game recently in a VIP skybox. Larry Abel with AEG and celebrity friends, including Lakers legend Metta World Peace joined the young students to enjoy the game and celebrate Black History Month. PBS is recognizing Brotherhood Crusade as a “Community Champion”
March for Unity and Justice
January 24, 2015
Local activists ask the public to join the movement against police injustice Leaders gathered in front of the Sentinel offices urging community members to stand up for justice. (Valerie Goodloe) Executive Publisher of the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper Danny Bakewell, Sr., local community activists, clergy and politicians gathered at the Sentinel offices January 14to announce a antiviolence march that will take place on the 50th anniversary of Malcolm X’s death. “This is not just a demonstration, but it’s a sense of outrage we have for a complete disregard about life. We are creating a movement demanding accountability for