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Baron Davis
A School Grows in Watts
July 11, 2024
After eight years in the making, A School Grows in Watts documentary premiered on Sunday, June 30, at the Dances with Films Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.
The Black Student Athlete Summit Provides Professional, Personal Development
May 29, 2024
The Black Student Athlete Summit (BSAS) brought together collegiate athletes from across the country to USC to build community and provide them with various resources.
Inglewood Residents Get Into Holiday Spirit at This Year’s WinterFest
December 7, 2023
Hundreds gathered for the 2023 WinterFest at Hollywood Park in Inglewood on Saturday, Dec. 2. The free annual holiday celebration included a farmers’ market, activations from future Hollywood Park retail tenants and other local businesses, food vendors, holiday reef decorating activities, live entertainment from the Inglewood High School Marching Band, photos with Black Santa, and Baron Davis’ annual Celebrity Basketball Game.
SoCal Legends: Baron Davis
July 22, 2021
Known as “The Godfather of Los Angeles Basketball,” Baron Davis went from an elite prep athlete to an NBA All-Star who spent 15 years playing on the pro level. During his NBA career, Davis averaged 16.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He also shot at 40.9 percent from the field and 32.0 percent from the three-point line.
The Black Women of UCLA Basketball Creates Initiative ‘More Than A Dream’
March 10, 2021
Four powerful Black Women from the UCLA Basketball team, Michaela Onyenwere, Lauryn Miller, Charisma Osbourne, and Camryn Brown went live on Twitter with Emmy Award Winner Simone Corbett. They discussed their groundbreaking social impact platform Bruins Table Talk.
SoCal Prep Star Lafayette Dorsey Jr. Remembered for His Love for Basketball
August 13, 2020
Former Coliseum League MVP basketball player, Lafayette Dorsey, passed away at 23 years old on Thursday. The cause of death has not been made public.
WATCH: Baron Davis talks giving back to South L.A. youth
June 27, 2020
Baron Davis talks giving back to South L.A. youth
SoLa partners with former NBA Player Baron Davis to give away Chromebooks in South LA
May 7, 2020
Davis says tech companies should invest in kids in the inner city.
Sola Impact Launches The BeeHive
September 26, 2019
Wednesday, September 18, South Central opened its’ arms to The Beehive, the nation’s first-ever business campus for opportunity-zone (OZ) operated businesses. Here, some of the nation’s most underprivileged will now have to opportunity to meet and work with investors, business owners, and more under one roof.
Drew League Playoffs: The Year of the Underdog
August 9, 2018
No Excuse, Just Produce. The motto of Los Angeles’ premiere summer pro-amateur basketball league, the Drew League, was in full effect during the first weekend of playoffs as the stakes to be crowned 2018 Drew League champion were on the line at L.A. Southwest College.
NBA’s Baron Davis Created the Black Santa Company
December 21, 2016
The brand does more than sell apparel, but encourages the importance of diversity and creativity.
National Sports Beat by Brady Pye Jr. (8/18-8/24)
August 17, 2016
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops between and beyond.
Baron Davis, Joshua G. Hamilton and Maria & Jeffery Harelston honored at the annual Impact Awards Gala
March 30, 2016
The Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs (ISA) honored outstanding members of the Los Angeles community at its annual Impact Awards gala, March 22, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.