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African American Firefighter Museum Traces History From Segregation to Integration

Cheryl Eckford, Contributing WriterNovember 30, 2023

At 1401 South Central Avenue in Los Angeles, children and adults can come to the African American Firefighter Museum to see artifacts and photos of African American women and men firefighters who despite adversity rose to the ranks of fire chiefs, battalion chiefs, assistant chiefs and captains.

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Alumni Donate Backpacks and School Supplies to Audubon’s Entire Student Body

Cora Jackson-Fossett Staff WriterAugust 5, 2021

Giving back is more than a phrase for alumni of Audubon Middle School and Gifted Magnet in L.A.’s Leimert Park neighborhood.

In response to a request to help current students, several graduates united to donate nearly 600 backpacks filled with supplies, which was enough to provide a goody-packed satchel to each of school’s 500 pupils.