L.A. County is known for having the best trauma care systems in the world, with South L.A. alone making up 20 percent of trauma related death with a mortality rate of 3.6 percent. With the reopening of King Community Hospital this summer, medical leaders have high hopes these numbers continue to decrease.
Assemblymember Mike Gipson (Dem-AD64) and Mrs. Le Cresha Gipson hosted the Women’s Leadership Breakfast, Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Dollarhide Community Center in Compton, Calif. Honorees included Kandee Lewis, Positive Results Corp. (center); Erika Artega; Dr. Elaine Batchlor (CEO-Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital); Councilwoman Aide Castro (Dem-Lynwood); Betty Day; Linda Dent (SEIU Local 721); Judge Ellen Deshazer; Dr. Cheryl Greer-Davis; Marenda Hughes; Judith Sandavol and Yvonne Wheeler. Councilwoman Janna Zurita (Dem-Compton) welcomed the audience; Senator Holly Mitchell (Dem-SD30) delivered the keynote address, Josefa Salinas served as Mistress of Ceremony and Congresswoman Diane Watson (Retired) was in attendance. –
Every October, people lace up their sneakers and walk to support efforts to find a cure for breast cancer. In a sea of pink, there are heart wrenching stories of survival, homemade signs in memory of loved ones, and hope of a cure for this devastating disease that impacts more than 230,000 women and men every year. Even though many people are aware of breast cancer, there is one strain of this disease that few people know about. It’s triple negative breast cancer, which has higher rates among women of color. As CEO of the new Martin Luther King, Jr.
Funk Icons, Morris Day and the Time, will headline the Brotherhood Crusade’s annual gala this year on November 1, which marks the organization’s 45th anniversary. This year Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mark Ridley- Thomas, will receive the Bremond Bakewell Award for “establishing new benchmarks for success and achievement,” according BC President/ CEO Charisse Bremond Weaver. Ridley- Thomas, an elected official for more than 20 years has forged beyond the ordinary leadership paradigm in his efforts to address the problems of underserved communities in Los Angeles, she said. “The country has marveled at his accomplishments as a
Dorie Ann Ladner, a formidable figure in the Civil Rights Movement known for her tenacious spirit in the face of harrowing dangers in Mississippi, including gunfire, tear gas, police dogs, and Ku Klux Klansmen, passed away on March 11, at the age 81.
Remarkable changes in today’s Los Angeles reflect the diversity of an international city that welcomes people from all around the world for sporting events, arts, and entertainment, but what isn’t always apparent is for as long as there has been a city of L.A., there have been Black people contributing to its story.
Historically in America, African American churches have been a long-standing source of safety, strength, and support for the African American community, in modern times, especially during the Civil Rights Movement. To date, African American churches have been underutilized as an important and essential partner for improving the health and wellbeing in the Black community.
The automotive sector recently returned to Detroit Nov. 14-15 for the Rainbow PUSH 24th Annual Summit. Over 300 auto executives, entrepreneurs, suppliers, dealers, manufacturers, consumers, and government officials attended.
U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer sentenced former L.A. City Council member Mark Ridley-Thomas, 68, to three years and six months on Monday, August 28. Judge Fischer ordered Ridley-Thomas to pay a $30,000 fine, and he will be subject to three years of supervised release.