Earvin ‘Magic’ and Cookie Johnson Host Holiday Hope in Inglewood
November 23, 2023
Earvin “Magic” Johnson hosts Holiday Hope community giveaway event for over 800 families throughout Inglewood and Los Angeles.
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community
Student Athlete of the Week: La’miya Anderson
November 9, 2023
Hawkins junior La’miya Anderson is a leader with a passion for community and helping others. Along with playing quarterback on the Hawks girl’s flag football team, she is the captain of the dance team.
Genelle and Julian Petty Open All Chill Hip Hop Ice Cream in Leimert Park
August 3, 2023
The Sentinel sits down shop owners Julian and Genelle Petty to discuss their official opening of All Chill Ice Cream Inc.
Make a Move LA Chess Tournament Celebrates Chess, Art, and Travel
July 26, 2023
Make a Move LA hosts their South LA tournament at the South LA Café, for chesss and art come together to cultivate community.
Wellness Day for LAFD South Bureau Restores First Responders
June 29, 2023
On Wednesday, June 21, Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC) hosted the Los Angeles City Fire Department’s South Bureau for a day of self-care. Battalion staff from the Harbor area, South Los Angeles, Mid City and Century City — 26 stations in all, streamed in and out between emergency calls to become better equipped to serve community residents.
Lura’s Kitchen Joins Effort to Save CCCF Bell Tower Overlooking Los Angeles
June 15, 2023
Lura’s Kitchen, Inc., a multi-generational California benefit corporation founded on the principle of “doing business while doing good,” announced that they are launching “Madear’s Old Fashion Gourmet Teacake Mix Sales Campaign,” with a mission to help restore the tower of the historical Congregational Church of Christian Fellowship (CCCF) in South Los Angeles. Just in time for Juneteenth, Lura’s Kitchen will donate 20% of the proceeds from the sale of its teacake mixes and cookies through the end of June 2023, joining the effort to save the CCCF Bell Tower that overlooks L.A, a symbol of hope in the Los Angeles
New Children’s Book, ‘I Love My Daddy,’ Further Dispels Myths about Black Fathers
May 24, 2023
The stereotype of the absent Black dad remains quite ubiquitous in popular culture. It often takes the form of a dysfunctional family unit, but in recent years, studies have proven that the stereotype is nothing more than a myth. That legend is further vaporized in the new children’s book, “I Love My Daddy,” by Maryland social worker and military veteran Juanita Banks Whittington.
Local Organization Helps Black Women Access Medical care
April 27, 2023
Public Health recognizes community partners’ efforts to support women, mothers, and girls in communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson recognizes Reimagine Community Grant Recipients
April 27, 2023
This Saturday, April 22, the Council Office will present the 57 organizations that received funding (reallocated from law enforcement) to augment their services in Council District Eight.
A book for People Who Love People – new communication in the community
February 2, 2023
Multi-faceted artist, Oliver Lastname transforms communication through various mediums. Oliver created “For People who Love People,” allowing different point of views to be honored and compensated; emphasizing the need for a movement that represents the value of one’s perspective.
Black History Month: Business Profiles
February 2, 2023
Maggie Lena Walker (1864-1934) – Maggie Lena Walker was the first Black woman to charter a bank in the U.S., opening St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, where she served as president. After having three sons, she went to work part time as an agent for an insurance company, the Women’s Union, while attending night school for bookkeeping. She also volunteered at St. Luke and eventually worked her way up in 1889, to become the executive secretary-treasurer of the renamed organization, the Independent Order of St. Luke. Walker started publishing the St. Luke Herald in 1902 to publicize and promote the
Nonviolence is the Solution
January 28, 2023
Violence promotes more violence. Hatred and fear destroy a sense of community and truth. The time is now to engage in a national dialogue on the necessity of nonviolence for the very survival of our society.
Loyola Marymount Recognizes Danny Bakewell Sr. in Special MLK Interfaith Service
January 26, 2023
A beautiful service in honor of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was held at Loyola Marymount University on January 18, 2023.
Stormy Winter: California Takes Steps to Manage Impact of Weather and Water
January 19, 2023
Over the last few weeks storms have torn through many of California’s communities, prompting evacuations in areas like Planada and Merced due to widespread flooding.
Costco to Anchor New Housing Community in South Los Angeles; Innovative Plan Emphasizes Affordability, Neighborhood Services
January 12, 2023
Thrive Living, a national real estate firm committed to building integrated urban communities with non-subsidized affordable and workforce housing, plans to convert an idle five-acre commercial site in Baldwin Village into a mixed-use complex with hundreds of apartments and the neighborhood’s first Costco store.