Student Athlete of the Week: Anthony Torrence
November 21, 2024
King/Drew senior Anthony Torrence is one of four captains of the football team. He has helped the Golden Eagles reach the CIF City Section Division I Semifinals.
Breaking News
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- 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
- Where Art Meets Purpose: The Dancing Odyssey of Dwight Rhoden
Community Coalition
Engaging Community: CoCo and Partners Host LAUSD Board District 1 Candidates Forum
October 9, 2024
Community Coalition hosted a candidates forum for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 1 on Oct. 3.
Make Music Day Celebrated in Leimert Park with 24 Countries Around the World
June 26, 2024
Pulsations L.A., celebrated Make Music Day with a free outdoor concert event that featured artists identified as Cultural Treasures.
Brotherhood Crusade Raises $1.2 Million at Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Gala
December 21, 2023
Surpassing all expectations, the Brotherhood Crusade raised a whopping $1.2 million announced President/CEO Charisse Bremond-Weaver during the organization’s 55th Annual Bremond/Bakewell Pioneer of African American Achievement Awards Dinner.
Community Coalition Receives $2M for Center for Community Organizing
August 10, 2023
On Monday, August 7, the Community Coalition (CoCo) received $2 million from the state of California to provide acquisition, design, and capital funding for the organization’s Center for Community Organizing (CCO).
Community Coalition Celebrates Juneteenth!
June 22, 2023
On Friday, June 16, the Community Coalition (COCO) held its first Juneteenth celebration with local officials, community organizations and labor unions.
Harris-Dawson Applauds Promotions of Top CD 8 Staff – Soloman Rivera and Joanne Kim
June 8, 2023
Solomon Rivera, who served eight years as Harris-Dawson’s chief of staff, was appointed deputy chief of staff for the administration of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, effective May 30. Joanne Kim, previously senior advisor to Harris-Dawson, has been named chief of staff at Council District 8.
Elhawary Endorsed for Assembly by Leading L.A.-area Lawmakers
May 25, 2023
State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, and L.A. Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson have joined Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor in endorsing Sade Elhawary to represent the 57th Assembly District.
CD 8 Presents Annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Snow Day
November 17, 2022
Join Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson and the Council District Eight team for South L.A.’s Fifth Annual It’s Lit! holiday celebration on Saturday, November 19, at Century Boulevard and Broadway Avenue. It will be a day of music, community talent, snow play, and fun!
Not In Our South LA
October 13, 2022
As part of our DNA, Community Coalition works with community members to elevate the voices of everyday people to shift power and secure resources for the 8th, 9th, and 10th Council Districts in Los Angeles, where our members live. The pandemic economy pushed Southern California’s housing market into overdrive, and the “$1-million home” is the norm across neighborhoods from West Adams to Inglewood. Between May 2021 and May 2022, rents rose by more than 15% to an average of more than $2,000 across the nation as a whole, according to Bloomberg.com. And just before the pandemic, the region’s homeless population had
Sentinel Editorial Karen Bass – A Life of Service, Woman of Integrity and Devoted Servant of the People
June 2, 2022
The Los Angeles Sentinel strongly encourages all of our community to get actively involved and make sure that we VOTE. And in the upcoming primary election, it is Karen Bass who the Los Angeles Sentinel strongly endorses as the next Mayor of Los Angeles.
Smith Joins Community Coalition as First Chief Strategy Officer
April 28, 2022
As Community Coalition’s inaugural chief strategy officer, Smith will develop initiatives to support South L.A. residents – especially Black and Brown Angelenos – in overcoming systemic and institutional barriers in education and other areas. He will also assist in guiding outreach efforts and launch the group’s new National Center for Community Organizing.
Time For a Hometown Girl!
October 14, 2021
In school, math was not my favorite subject but I do understand the importance of numbers. I want to share with you some numbers associated with the great city of Los Angeles.
Making Los Angeles Whole: Radical Recovery for All Angelinos
March 25, 2021
We call on the City of Los Angeles to direct a $1 billion dollar investment over the next two years towards poor and working-class families hit hardest by COVID, and develop a formula targeting 80% of the resources towards communities hardest hit by COVID. Those funds should be accountable to the people so that we see results for dollars spent.
Non-Profit Organizations Discuss Budget Plan that Address Highly Impacted Communities: Making Los Angeles Whole
March 18, 2021
The voice of South L.A. was amplified by community leaders on March 10, at the “Making Los Angeles Whole” round table discussion. They spoke candidly about the means of a financial arrangement for the anticipated $1 billion dollars coming from federal assistance.