The Painted Lady LA is a Black woman-owned business, The Los Angeles Sentinel had an exclusive interview with founder and owner Autumn Armstrong before the grand opening. ... read more »

Meet Alex Harrell, better known as Mama Shye. Harrell curated the brand of ‘Mama Shye’ in 2017 when she was 38-weeks pregnant with her first-born daughter, Zara.  ... read more »

‘Subjects of Desire’, a provocative feature documentary written and directed by Jennifer Holness, screened at the 30th Anniversary of the Pan African Film Festival that took place in Los Angeles this past weekend from April 19 to May 1. Jennifer had to reschedule her 30th wedding anniversary to Greece in order to be in attendance for her screening at this festival, that's how special this screening was to her. This documentary has been screened at over 30 film festivals across the world but being supported by the black community is always a great feeling she states. ... read more »

‘Subjects of Desire’, a provocative feature documentary written and directed by Jennifer Holness,  screened at the 30th Anniversary of the Pan African Film Festival that took place in Los Angeles this past weekend from April 19- May 1. ... read more »

Thomas Jefferson High School is the fourth oldest high in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).  ... read more »

As part of the city’s efforts to continue to mitigate climate change and reduce urban heat, Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson and StreetsLA announced today the start of cool pavement work and tree plantings in a South Los Angeles neighborhood of Council District 8 as the Next Phase Urban Cooling Program continues.  ... read more »

With gas prices at an all-time high throughout Los Angeles, working families are being hit hard. ... read more »

In 2013, as she watched President Barack Obama's second inauguration, 7-year-old Veronica Bofah decided she wanted to be just like him. ... read more »

The J. Paul Getty Trust is partnering with community groups across Los Angeles County to launch a ten-part series of free, outdoor community art festivals.  ... read more »

The Solid Resources Citywide Recycling Division (SRCRD) of LA Sanitation and Environment is inviting the Los Angeles community to donate new and gently-used clothing for men, women, and children. ... read more »

The LA Pride Parade, canceled for the past two years, is returning and taking a new route in the community where the movement started. ... read more »

A section of MacArthur Park reopened to the public after being closed for more than four months as crews conducted a $1.5 million improvement project with landscape and general park upgrades. ... read more »

At 3:30 a.m., on December 14, 1963, less than two years after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous visit to Los Angeles, the Baldwin Hills Reservoir Dam, in South Los Angeles broke, releasing 250 million gallons of water, destroying homes and killing five people. ... read more »

February 19-20, brought Saint’s on Crenshaw, a weekend-long, community powered pop-up in the heart of Los Angeles. As a way to celebrate the Season Five launch of their hit show “Snowfall”, FX hosted this free event at Vector 90 (3423 W. 43rd Place Los Angeles, CA) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ... read more »

On February 11th, Lowe’s Home Team Player and Los Angeles Rams wide receiver, Robert Woods, joined Rebuilding Together Of The City of Angels and Lowe’s, the Official Home Improvement Sponsor of the NFL, to provide essential repairs for 16 homes in Los Angeles neighborhoods including View Park as part of Kickoff to Rebuild.  ... read more »