Over 500 neighbors, partners, and community organizations gathered on Aug. 3 to join Councilmember Curren Price in dedicating the South Los Angeles Greenway.
Dorie Ann Ladner, a formidable figure in the Civil Rights Movement known for her tenacious spirit in the face of harrowing dangers in Mississippi, including gunfire, tear gas, police dogs, and Ku Klux Klansmen, passed away on March 11, at the age 81.
Durand Bernarr will headline the 5th annual South L.A. Pride Festival on Saturday, July 15, at 12 p.m., at the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex, 5001 Obama Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Using last-minute big bucks from Robert Urteaga, a corrupt politician from Montebello who was convicted of Grand Theft, a “Dark Money” political action committee called “Valley Working Families for Imelda Padilla for City Council 2023” has spent $357,000 to promote their candidate.
The city’s Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (LA Civil Rights) officially launched its discrimination enforcement division, allowing for city enforcement of civil rights law on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Oct. 25 to elect Councilmember Curren Price for the position of Council President Pro Tempore. In light of the racist City Hall recording scandal, the LA City Council last week named Councilmember Paul Krekorian as its new Council President. On Friday, Oct. 21, Council President Krekorian introduced a motion to select Councilmember Price as the next President Pro Tempore of the LA City Council. Related Stories Seahawks’ Offense Rout Chargers 37-23 Rams Overcome a Two-Game Losing Streak, Defeat Panthers, 24-10 “I look forward to working with Council President Krekorian and my colleagues
The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion on Sept. 21, to reaffirm and extend the $50,000 reward offer that leads to the apprehension and conviction of those responsible for the death of Mikeona Johnson.
Councilmembers Curren Price and Marqueece Harris-Dawson, the only African Americans on the L.A. City Council, supported the motion of Council President Nury Martinez to appoint Heather Hutt as the interim Councilmember representing the 10th District.
Despite the hundreds of Council District 10 constituents who showed up at the Los Angeles City Council Meeting on Aug. 30 wearing t-shirts with slogans like “Black Women Are Watching,” “Hutt is the Voice & Vote We Need, NOW!” and numerous other slogans, a hand full of councilmembers maneuvered to delay the vote to appoint Heather Hutt as the interim councilmember for CD 10.
Earl “Skip” Cooper II, who stepped down as president/CEO of the Black Business Association (BBA) after more than 46 years, was honored at a “50 Years of Service Celebration Dinner and Roast” on August 20, at the California Science Center.
From free backpacks filled with school supplies to nutrition and safety information, Mothers In Action (MIA), the stalwart community group, held its 24th annual Back to School Health Fair on August 13, at Exposition Park.
On July 8, Wellnest celebrated the grand opening of its first permanent supportive housing development, The Nest on Florence. Located at 410 E. Florence Avenue in South Los Angeles, the five-story, 40,848-square-foot building features 51 fully furnished studios and one-bedroom units.
Hundreds attended the 4th annual South LA Pride celebration on July 1, at Norman O. Houston Park in Baldwin Hills. The event united South LA’s LGBTQ community and their allies for a family-friendly “Pride Picnic.”
New resources are available for small businesses in the Vernon-Central and surrounding South L.A. community, as the Southeast Los Angeles BusinessSource Center celebrated its grand opening on May 31.
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a motion on May 24, seeking an equity analysis on violence facing Black women and girls, citing the disproportionate number missing and murdered of Black women and girls in the United States.