Biddy Mason Memorial Park

Celebration Set in Honor of Biddy Mason’s Legacy

Sentinel News ServiceAugust 4, 2021

The Biddy Mason Global Network, California Black Women’s Health Project and the Beloved Community Coalition will host “Black Excellence ¾ Our Passion, Our Mission, Our Legacy” on Saturday, August 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Biddy Mason Memorial Park, 333 S. Spring St., in downtown Los Angeles. Former slave Bridget “Biddy” Mason was an activist, who was also a nurse, philanthropist and real estate entrepreneur. She opened a traveler’s center, operated an elementary school for Black children and donated the land to establish First African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest church founded by Blacks in L.A. Reflecting

Local Religion

Biddy Mason Celebration Honors FAME Founder and Today’s Millennials

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorJuly 31, 2019

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

Religion

L.A. Sentinel Champion of Faith – Diane Mitchell Henry

July 17, 2019

What is your name and what is your ministry? My name is Diane Mitchell Henry and I am a community social entrepreneur. How did you get started in it? When I was a young girl, I use to travel to church conventions and revivals with my grandmother, Annie Troy, an evangelist. I was exposed to down-home folks committed to addressing the social issues that impacted the local community and around the world. Church engagement was serious civic engagement during the early 1950’s. It was more than just enjoying tea parties, fried chicken dinners and hand clapping to gospel music. I saw my