The City of Los Angeles’ Office of Historic Resources (OHR) and Getty announced on June 26 that four new historic buildings that will be brought forward for nomination as City Landmarks (Historic-Cultural Monuments), all of which represent a piece of the region’s African American history.
The San Gabriel Valley Riders hosts African American History Bike Ride, highlighting the many historic landmarks and notable people across the city.
Applications will be accepted online until June 17, for the 28th Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant, which takes place on Sunday, August 14, at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Los Angeles.
Kindred Arts created a bridge with the 10th Council District, to host a Monumental Tour exhibit within South Los Angeles.
July 14: George Washington Carver National Monument, the first monument for an African American, was dedicated, 1943
March 26: William Hastie was appointed to the US District Court of the Virgin Islands becoming the first African-American Federal judge, 1937
Deborah Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the first Black person in the 101-year history of the American Civil Liberties Union to be elected its president.
“We have COVID, we have anti-Black, we have the very tenuous economy and we have the climate catastrophe,” said Dr. Ladson-Billings.
According to published reports, three out of every four inmates in Illinois prisons are African American, causing some to conclude that banning the books was a means for prison officials to deprive Blacks of learning their history.
Los Angeles Sentinel contributing writer Imani Sumbi asks Rochelle Riley about her 2018 book, “The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery” and her vision for how America ought to confront its history of racism.
On this day, July 28, 1866, The Buffalo Soldiers were officially formed. In 1992, this day was dedicated as Buffalo Soldier Day. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at www.Black365.US
On this day May 13, 1891, Jockey, Isaac Murphy, upon a horse named Kingman, became the 1st jockey to win the Kentucky Derby three times. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. For more information visit www.Black365.US
Four swastikas were painted over the images of women Black Panthers on the historic Crenshaw Wall, a two-block-long work of art in the heart of the Crenshaw community. This is yet another example of dangerous, racist sentiment and actions that are beginning to characterize this period of time, and we are not immune to it in Los Angeles.
During an intimate dinner, journalists discussed their experiences after touring the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C.
Author and scholar Ishmael Reed said the white supremacy Obama had to fight was diffused yet pervasive.