Politics and Friendship: How I’m Balancing It All This Election Season
October 21, 2024
What happens when you and a close friend find yourselves on opposite sides of the ballot? Does it mean the end of a friendship?
Breaking News
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
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- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
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COMMENTARY: “Grateful After the November Mid-Term Results
December 8, 2022
To further resist the threat of authoritarianism, we must lift up young leaders who will be democracy’s champions for this and future generations. People For the American Way’s Young Elected Officials Network is celebrating the election of young leaders as new members of Congress from across the country: Greg Casar from Austin, Texas; Emilia Sykes from Akron, Ohio; Maxwell Frost from Orlando, Fla.; Summer Lee from Braddock, Pa.; Robert Garcia from Long Beach, Calif.; Sydney Kamlager from Los Angeles, Calif; and Jasmine Crockett from Dallas, Texas. Dozens more were elected to local and state offices, building a crucial leadership pipeline.
Bryan Named Elections Committee Chair
December 30, 2021
Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan (D-Los Angeles) was appointed by Speaker Anthony Rendon on December 27 to chair the Committee on Elections.
Republican Opposition Leads Charge for Gavin Newsom Recall
April 29, 2021
A petition to recall California State Governor Gavin Newsom has collected enough signatures to become an effective ballot. Confirmed by State election officials on Monday, April 26; a ballot seen in this light would be the second of its kind in California history.
Polls in the Pandemic: What Every California Voter Should Know Before Election Day
October 1, 2020
This November’s general election is set to be historic, not just because of the presidential race at a time when the American electorate is unusually polarized.
Black Women Lawyers Assoc. of L.A. Hosts Panel Discussion on Calif. Ballot Measures
November 2, 2016
members of the community joined the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Inc. (BWL) and its partners for an in-depth, neutral presentation on five (5) hotly contested propositions on the November 8th California ballot.