KJLH Stage at the 2018 Taste of Soul Provided Sultry Sounds and Social Activism
The KJLH stage was where musical divinity and social activism intersected at the thirteenth annual TOS
The KJLH stage was where musical divinity and social activism intersected at the thirteenth annual TOS
More than 2,000 Angelenos to participate in 100 Dinners over five days
Event includes posthumous tribute to founder David S. Cunningham, Jr.
Last week, more than 200 community activists and champions of the Environmental Justice fight gathered together in downtown Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles to hold their annual conference hosted by the South Coast Air Quality Managements District.{SCAQMD} SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, among the smoggiest regions of the U.S. The agency is committed to protecting the health of residents, while remaining sensitive to businesses. SCAQMD’s Environmental Justice program began in 1997 with the Ethnic Advisory
Los Angeles City Council President Herb J. Wesson, Jr. was joined today by Councilmembers Bob Blumenfield, Paul Koretz and Nury Martinez in releasing the city’s draft regulations governing commercial cannabis activity.
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,
Councilman Curren Price is fighting to raise the minimum wage, clean up the streets of Los Angeles and make sure that the 9th District gets all they deserve …… and more Councilman Curren Price is not an easy man to keep up with these days. In preparing to do this interview we had to re-schedule the interview 3 times. Not because he was not willing to sit down with the Sentinel for the interview, but because he had much more pressing issues he had to deal with before he was able to carve 30 minutes out of his tireless
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(courtesy photo) Although the fight to raise the minimum wage has received support from an overwhelming number of Blacks, Los Angeles-based leaders of the Raise The Wage Coalition still face an uphill battle from local businesses, non-profits organizations and some members of the L.A. City Council. About 87% of African American Angelinos support raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, said Laphonza Butler, co-convener of the Raise the Wage campaign and president of SEIU United Long Term Care Workers, during a press briefing on the issue. The Raise The Wage Campaign is a coalition of labor leaders, business owners