City of L.A. Holds African American Heritage Month Service at First AME
February 22, 2024
First AME Church of Los Angeles hosted the City of Los Angeles Annual African American Heritage Month Worship Service on Sunday, Feb. 18.
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- 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
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- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
Constance Baker Motley
Black Women, Legal Scholars Praise Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS Nomination
March 2, 2022
Americans around the country, including legal scholars and Black women, are praising President Joe Biden’s announcement last week nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Black Fact of the Day: Monday September 14, 2020 – Brought to you by Black 365
September 14, 2020
Black Fact of the Day: Monday September 14, 2020 – Brought to you by Black 365
The first African American woman appointed to the federal judiciary, Constance Baker Motley was born in New Haven, CT, 1921
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Joe Biden picks California Senator Kamala Harris as Vice Presidential running mate
August 11, 2020
Biden reportedly had called Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), former Ambassador Susan Rice, and three other candidates to inform them on Tuesday morning that they were not his pick. Harris had routinely been seen as the top pick, but her clashes with Biden during the Democratic debates appeared to give Biden pause.
Black Fact of the Day: Jan. 26, 2020- Brought to you by Black365
January 26, 2020
Constance Baker Motley was nominated to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1966.
Senator Kamala Harris at National Action Network: ‘We Must Speak Truth’
April 24, 2018
U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, delivered remarks at the National Action Network’s 2018 Convention. She reflected on the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement and outlined the fights our country faces today.
This Week In Black History (August 24 – August 30)
August 30, 2017
Rustin worked with Martin Luther King Jr. as an organizer in 1955 with the Montgomery bus boycott.