The history of jazz in Los Angeles was celebrated once again in grand style on Saturday, Oct. 21, when the 29th Central Avenue Jazz Festival took place in the historic corridor between MLK Blvd. and Vernon Avenue.
The 29th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., on historic Central Avenue between Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Vernon Avenue.
On Thursday, August 24, Genesis LA, in partnership with JPMorgan Chase and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, gathered with community organizations at the Community Coalition headquarters to announce a new strategy towards increasing housing affordability for Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities across South Los Angeles.
New resources are available for small businesses in the Vernon-Central and surrounding South L.A. community, as the Southeast Los Angeles BusinessSource Center celebrated its grand opening on May 31.
New walking path highlights South LA community as the cultural, social and commercial center of Black life in Los Angeles