Biddy Mason and Dolores Huerta were trailblazers of their times. They are part of the Women’s March Foundation’s Feminist Street Initiative to rename streets across the nation after women who paved the way for equality and recognition throughout history.
Coach Marguet Miller, the head coach of the West Los Angeles College football team, wants to spread his knowledge to others, but it is not his knowledge of football.
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Several enterprising young people will be recognized at the 5th Annual “A Call for Boldness Biddy Mason Unsung Shero Legacy Celebration.” The event is set for Saturday, August 10, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Biddy Mason Memorial Park, 333 S. Spring St., in Los Angeles. The theme, “Roll up, Rise up, Reign up – Biddy Mason Legacy: An Empowered 19th Century Millennial,” will salute the achievements and service of Mason as well as similar traits demonstrated by many local young adults. Former slave Bridget “Biddy” Mason was a 30-year-old activist, who was also a nurse, philanthropist and real
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A new exhibit reveals Black L.A.’s key role in the evolution of gospel music. “How Sweet the Sound: Gospel Music in Los Angeles” uses vintage photographs, video recordings and other memorabilia to tell how African American artists and churches created a global musical phenomenon. The multi-media presentation is at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park until August 26. The historical display charts the Black religious experience in Los Angeles from 1872 to the early 1970s. Within that timeframe, a range of innovators and ministries are highlighted for their contributions to the genre. Starting with Biddy Mason, the founder of First AME
Inspired by her parents and empowered by God, Lillie Benbow Jackson has blazed a trail of good works throughout South Los Angeles. Her unselfish acts of kindness, most notably illustrated through the weekly food program at 88th Temple Church of God in Christ, led the Women’s Group of Greater Los Angeles County (WGGLA) to recognize Jackson as an “amazing unsung shero” in L.A. WGGLA honored Jackson and 14 others during the group’s “Call for Boldness Celebration” on August 19. The event, which salutes the legacy of Bridget “Biddy” Mason, was held at the Biddy Mason Memorial Park in downtown Los
We take a look at the Black History of California