Intersection Dedicated for Watts Activist ‘Sweet Alice’
Longtime community activist “Sweet” Alice Harris was recognized on June 17 with an intersection in Watts named in her honor.
Longtime community activist “Sweet” Alice Harris was recognized on June 17 with an intersection in Watts named in her honor.
Nipsey Hussle – Los Angeles native and favorite son, Grammy-Award winning artist, community activist and entrepreneur – received the 2,729th star August 15, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The city of South L.A. honors slain rapper Nipsey Hussle with Grand Memorial
In the Beginning: Community activist Walter Bremond founded the Brotherhood Crusade in 1968, in the turbulent years that followed the Watts Uprising. He provided seed money by mortgaging his home for $15,000 (Sentinel File Photo)
The Los Angeles Urban League announced today that noted attorney and civic leader Michael Lawson has accepted the position as Interim President and CEO of the famed civil rights organizations Los Angeles Branch. Michael Lawson is not new to the Los Angeles Community and is well respected throughout both the business, political, philanthropic community here in Los Angeles and throughout the nation. Michael Lawson served as a partner at the international law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flori, LLP in their New York and Los Angeles offices until he retired in 2011.