High school students throughout greater Los Angeles are invited to participate in the 2023 Annual Youth Oratorical Contest sponsored by Our Authors Study Club and Sigma Gamma Rho, Sigma Sigma Chapter. The event offers coaching, mentoring, awards and cash prizes.
Our Authors Study Club, Inc., (OASC) will co-host a several citywide events for African American Heritage Month. This year marks the 73rd celebration held in conjunction with the City of Los Angeles. The national theme is, “Black Resistance in The Past, Present, and Future.”
Many uplifting activities are being sponsored by ministries, neighborhood groups and government agencies throughout the greater Los Angeles area. The Sentinel Religion section is happy to list some of those programs.
On February 4, a virtual opening ceremony kicked off the City of Los Angeles’ African American Heritage Month Celebration in honor of Black History Month.
The Black Business Association (BBA), the oldest ethnic business organization in the State of California commemorated Black History Month or African American Heritage Month, during its Salute to Black History Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, February 27, at the California African American Museum CAAM.
The African American Heritage Month observance continues with a closing ceremony at City Hall on Feb. 28 recognizing outstanding Black city employees.
As a part of City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson’s celebration of African American Heritage month series of public programming, City Hall recognized Historical Black College & Universities (HBCU) Day with a reception and council presentation for HBCU Alumnae Alisa Orduna and Karim Webb.
Bishop T. Larry Kirkland, Sr., FAME First Lady Florence Boyd and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti (photo by Clayton Everett/First AME) First AME Church of Los Angeles hosted the city’s African American Heritage Month Worship Service on Feb. 3. The celebration included at salute to members of the California State Senate. Attendees included Bishop T. Larry Kirkland, Episcopal Supervisor Mary L. Kirkland, Mayor Eric Garcetti, County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, Councilman Curren Price, LAPD Assistant Chief Earl Paysinger and many city commissioners and community leaders. From left are State Senator Isadore Hall, L.A. Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson, State Senator Holly