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AABLI Honors California Endowment, Brotherhood Crusade Leaders

Sentinel News ServiceMay 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

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LA Lakers Nick “Swaggy P” Young Treats Brotherhood Crusade Youth to VIP Suite at Lakers Game, Metta World Peace Joins Fun

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 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”

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March for Unity and Justice

Amen Oyiboke, Staff WriterJanuary 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

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Black leaders call for March for Unity and Justice

Amen Oyiboke, Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2015

Leaders gathered in front of the Sentinel offices urging community members to stand up for justice. (Valerie Goodloe photo) Local activists ask the public to join the movement against police injustice 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

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Mayor Garcetti Makes Two Key African American Appointments

KENNETH MILLER Assistant Managing EditorJuly 25, 2013

Mike Davis to the Board of Public Works and Jackie Dupont-Walker to MTA Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced two key appointments of African Americans to the influential Board of Public Works and the powerful Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Garcetti selected former Assemblymember Mike Davis as a commissioner to the Board of Public Works and “Jackie” Dupont-Walker to the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority. “I want to make sure we’re careful and strategic with our transportation dollars. That’s the only way we’re going to make a real difference in the traffic congestion that

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Wendy Greuel Poised to be First Woman Mayor

KENNETH MILLER Assistant Managing EditorMay 17, 2013

Armed and Ready: Controller Wendy Greuel and State Senator Curren Price are both armed with substantial backing of Black voters as they head into the May 21 run off for mayor and Ninth Council District respectively Blacks to decide fate of Greuel, Price and Zine Regardless of whether the majority of Los Angeles’ 3.8 million residents turn out in numbers big or small, experts have forecasted that Blacks will be the determining vote in the election of the next mayor of Los Angeles. Although African Americans make up just 9.3 percent of the population, it is their vote that is

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Over 700 Black Voters Will Gather to Discuss the Next Mayor and An Agenda for Black LA

Sentinel News Service generalinfo@lasentinel.netMay 9, 2013

Starlett Quarles Talk Show Host Starlett Quarles and West Los Angeles College partner to bring Black LA together to discuss an Agenda and LA’s New Mayor. In anticipation of the upcoming May 21 runoff between LA mayoral candidates, Councilman Eric Garcetti and City Controller, Wendy Greuel, community advocate and talk show host, Starlett Quarles, of THE Dialogue, in partnership with West Los Angeles College, is hosting an event May 11 designed to bring members of Los Angeles’ Black Community together to discuss how they can be a part of the new mayor’s agenda for the city of Los Angeles. Entitled

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HUNDREDS SHOW UP TO SUPPORT REGGIE JONES-SAWYER

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 22, 2013

City Council President Herb Wesson swears in Reggie Jones-Sawyer as Pastor Rosalyn Brooks holds bible. Son, Evan Jones-Sawyer, daughter Lauren and son, Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer look on. left to right: State Senator Kevin DeLeon, Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Lauren Jones-Sawyer and Reggie Jones-Sawyer Reggie Jones-Sawyer enjoying time with guests Hundreds of community residents, elected officials and community leaders came out last Saturday for the community swearing in of newly elected Assembly Member Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer. Jones-Sawyer who was elected in November 2012 and sworn in on January 2 as the representative for the 59th Assembly District hosted the event to allow his

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Senator Price’s 7th Annual SHeroes Awards a Huge Success

Sentinel Wire ServiceFebruary 15, 2013

32 WOMEN COMMUNITY LEADERS HONORED FOR 2013 Community members from throughout Los Angeles, filled the USC Radisson Ballroom to attend Senator Curren Price’s 7th Annual “Tribute to SHeroes” Awards Luncheon, which was held Sunday, February 10. Hosted by Price, this year’s sold out event recognized exceptional women including community and union leaders; educators who work with students with special needs; teaching specialists that provide opportunities through the arts, music, and literacy programs; non-profit founders; and homeless and healthcare advocates for the young, unemployed, and elderly. “For all the bad that is bound to happen in a large metropolitan area

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