Leimert Park Jazz Fest 360: Activism, Social Justice & Live Jazz
November 14, 2024
A distinguished panel of scholars and musicians weigh in on social justice and anti-racism.
Breaking News
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
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- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
- Student Athlete of the Week: Koa Seymour
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CD 10 and L.A. Civil Rights Dept. Hold 3rd Annual Clean Up Day
September 25, 2024
The Los Angeles City Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (L.A. Civil Rights) will co-host a cleanup event with Council District 10, L.A. Sanitation, and the family of late L.A. City Councilmember Tom LaBonge.
City Council Approves $5.4 Million for Community-Driven Projects Recognizing Racist Past
August 28, 2024
The Los Angeles City Council has officially approved the results of the L.A. Civil Rights Department’s second cohort of the city’s groundbreaking participatory budgeting pilot program, Los Angeles Reforms for Equity and Public Acknowledgement of Institutional Racism (L.A. REPAIR).
Community Members Vote on Service Proposals for Massive City Funding
March 27, 2024
The Los Angeles Civil Rights Department of the City of LA hosted a Proposer Fair on March 23 at Fire Station 54 on Crenshaw Blvd to offer residents and stakeholders in the West Adams-Baldwin Village-Leimert Park communities an opportunity to vote on which non-profit service proposals the City should fund for their zone.
L.A. Reparations Commission Hosts Second In-Person Event
December 7, 2023
The city’s seven-member Reparations Advisory Commission, which is part of the City of Los Angeles Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (LA Civil Rights Department), hosted its second in-person event on Saturday, December 2, at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU). “Today was a rich revelation of history in Los Angeles for the African American community. It is history that we need to know and that we need to support,” said Syvia Drew Ivie, special assistant to CDU President Dr. David Carlisle, and daughter of Charles R. Drew. “We are grateful that the meeting was held on our campus today.
10th District WSC Honors Dynamic L.A. Leaders and Awards Scholarships to Outstanding Students
July 6, 2023
The Proud Bird Restaurant attracted a big crowd on Saturday, June 24, as people throughout the Southland gathered for the 45th Annual Scholarship Awards and Fundraiser Luncheon sponsored by the 10th Council District Women’s Steering Committee.
City Reparations Commission Opens Survey on Black Experience in L.A.
June 21, 2023
The city’s seven-member Reparations Advisory Commission opened a public survey on June 16, for current and former Black Angelenos to share their experiences within the City of L.A. and their views on how the city can address issues that have impacted the African American experience.
L.A. City Reparations Commission Hosts First In-Person Event
April 27, 2023
The city’s seven-member Reparations Advisory Commission hosted its first in-person event on Saturday, April 22, at the California African American Museum, welcoming 375 in-person attendees and streaming to many more on YouTube.
Voting Begins in L.A.’s First Participatory Budgeting Program
April 6, 2023
City and community leaders held a Get Out The Vote kickoff in Watts on March 31, for L.A. REPAIR, the City’s first and California’s largest participatory budgeting program, created by the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (LA Civil Rights).
L.A. Demonstrating Martin Luther King’s Dream
January 12, 2023
The nation approaches an anniversary of a vision, manifested by world renown activist, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on Aug. 28, 1963, King verbalized the need for America to “live out the true meaning of its creed.”
L.A. Civil Rights Dept. Launches Discrimination Enforcement Division
November 10, 2022
The city’s Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (LA Civil Rights) officially launched its discrimination enforcement division, allowing for city enforcement of civil rights law on Tuesday, Nov.1.
CITY COUNCIL APPROVES OFFICE OF RACIAL EQUITY ACTION PLAN
November 3, 2022
City Council formally established the Office of Racial Equity on Nov.1, as a part of the LA Civil Rights Department (also known as the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department) by approving its framework and five-year action plan. The Office of Racial Equity, which began work in 2021, aims to achieve equitable outcomes by proactively addressing systemic oppression through culture, policies, practices, and programs with an intersectional framework.
REPARATIONS COMMISSION TO HOST VIRTUAL EVENT
October 18, 2022
The city’s seven-member Reparations Advisory Commission will host a public meeting this Thursday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m. “Homecoming,” a virtual event, calls together Black Angelenos to share their stories of systemic racism and learn about the reparations pilot program to be developed in the city. Mayor Eric Garcetti first announced the creation of the Commission, which is a part of the LA Civil Rights Department, in 2021.
Los Angeles Welcomes LA For All Week
September 29, 2022
The city celebrated its first “LA For All week” Sept. 19-23, to celebrate the LA For All Campaign, an anti-hate PSA campaign by the LA Civil Rights Department.
City Council Passes Motion on Violence Against Black Women & Girls
May 25, 2022
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a motion on May 24, seeking an equity analysis on violence facing Black women and girls, citing the disproportionate number missing and murdered of Black women and girls in the United States.