L.A. Councilmember Heather Hutt (CD 10), Brotherhood Crusade President/CEO Charisse Bremond Weaver and political consultant Ingrid Hutt represented the city of Los Angeles during 31st Annual AIDS Walk & Musicfest on Saturday, September 24, in Atlanta, Georgia.
ECM Pastor Shep Crawford and Co-Pastor Dr. Shalonda “Sunshine” Crawford sat down with L.A. Sentinel to describe what it takes to keep the church going during an unprecedented time.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation announced today it filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 10, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Sept. 16 to create a voluntary process for cities to streamline zoning processes to allow multi-unit housing on single-
family lots near transit in urban infill areas.
“We believe SB10 includes a blatant constitutional overreach in its provision allowing two-thirds of members a city council, board of supervisors or other such `members of a legislative body’ to override local initiatives, including those with zoning restrictions, that may have been legally put in place by voters through the initiative process,” said AHF President Michael Weinstein. “This provision ignores the intent and will of voters, totally disregarding the sanctity of voters’ rights. We believe the provision is clearly unconstitutional and are therefore seeking to invalidate that provision and the entire law.”
Free groceries, facemasks and hot meals were distributed to more than 500 individuals and families during a food drive held on April 3, in Compton.
The Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition (BLACC) powered by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, announced today the partnership with iN-Hale Entertainment and All Tea No, Shade Productions in support of the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7, 2021 with the theme of “Stigma Gotta Go.”
AIDS Healthcare Foundation announced today that it is offering a 74-bed motel — which it recently bought to re-purpose as housing for the homeless — to federal, state, or local officials to temporarily house and treat coronavirus patients.
Just blocks away from the Microsoft Theatre, where the awards show took place, is Skid Row, an area in Downtown Los Angeles where an estimated 2,000 peopleare living and experiencing homelessness, mental illness and other traumas. The ailing symptoms of L.A.’s homeless crisis create the essence of the neighborhood, with a majority of its residents being Black. One BET Weekend event acknowledged this community at the 2ndAnnual “Who I Am: Homeless but Human Pop-Up Festival.”
The Skirball Cultural Center announces the lineup for its twenty-second annual free summertime live music series, Sunset Concerts. This year’s artists showcase local and global influences from Malawian Nyanja Vibes, socially conscious R&B, psychedelic dream-pop, and Afro-Americana to experimental indie rock and Ethiopian funk. In addition to pioneering new sounds inspired by their own cultural identities and traditions, they utilize their art to bridge communities. Presented every summer since 1997 in the Skirball’s picturesque hillside setting, Sunset Concerts features both emerging and established talents, drawing music fans from across greater Los Angeles.
Lauded singer-songwriter Goapele kicks off the twenty-second season of the Skirball Cultural Center’s Sunset Concerts on Thursday, July 26, at 8:00 p.m, with her deeply personal take on R&B, soul, funk, and hip-hop. The evening begins with DJ Mamabear of dublab, who will spin a set at 6:30 p.m.
The years-long dream of A New Day Foundation’s founder, award-winning actress, musician, producer and social activist, Dawnn Lewis, finally came true with the organization’s inaugural conference on May 26 at the University of Southern California.
Philanthropist and author Cookie Johnson shared excerpts from her memoir, “Believing in Magic,” at the prayer breakfast sponsored by Holman United Methodist Church on April 14. The theme was “Reset: Prayer, Power, Purpose.” The program featured food by G’s Catering, entertainment by Jubilant Voices, Greg Walker, KJLH Radio Free Voices and Lura Daniels-Ball and video presentations by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Ethiopian Airlines and the Black Cooperative Investment Fund. Also, Holman members Lillian Farrah, Theodore King and Lisa Nicholas participated and Aundrae Russell, KJLH-FM broadcaster, served as emcee.
The latest available figures show that the number of cases across the nation stood at 487 in 2015…
Recent statistics by AIDSvu show that, nationally, the downtown Atlanta corridor has one of the highest rates of people living with an HIV diagnosis.
Actress Kelsey Scott talks about her role on Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots” at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Keep the Promise Concert red carpet.
Host Brittany K. Jackson
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation recently filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking to overturn approval of a project that includes a pair of residential skyscrapers in the parking lot behind the Hollywood Palladium. The suit, which names the city, City Council and developers of the Palladium Residences Project, CH Palladium, LLC and CH Palladium Holdings, LLC, as defendants, claims the planning approval process for the project violated the California Environmental Quality Act, the City Charter, the Los Angeles Municipal Code and other laws. “We believe and assert in our lawsuit that the pattern and practice of the mayor,