City of Inglewood Hosts 2nd Annual Music Festival
July 24, 2024
The 2nd Annual City of Inglewood Music Festival held at Darby Park in Inglewood was the place to be on June 29.
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Darby Park
Dodgers Star Trayce Thompson Inspires Youth at Baseball Clinic
March 9, 2023
The Dodgers Training Academy and LAUSD teamed up to raise awareness of fitness and baseball in the Black community. In honor of Black History Month, black students from local middle schools got a chance to attend a baseball clinic at Darby Park in Inglewood.
NFL “Golden Shovel” Moves From Inglewood to Phoenix for Super Bowl LVII
September 29, 2022
Earlier this month, the NFL Green culminated their environmental projects in the Los Angeles area in honor of Super Bowl LVI at the Passing of the Golden Shovel ceremony in Darby Park in Inglewood. Los Angeles will now pass the Golden Shovel to Phoenix, Ariz., the host city for Super Bowl LVII. The Super Bowl LVI host committee, the City of Inglewood, the NFL, the L.A. Rams, and Verizon partnered to host the ceremony along with a beautification project at Darby Park. Volunteers throughout the community, including members from the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities, planted trees and drought-resistant plants
Community Mourns the Loss of Andrew Summerfield
January 21, 2021
View Park alum and Grand Canyon University student Andrew Joseph Summerfield, 20, was recently shot and killed at Darby Park in Inglewood. Known for being an exceptional student and athlete, Summerfield was a recipient of the Obama Award for Excellence in Academics when he was in junior high school.
Harold R. Gray Creates Awareness Around the Power of Self, Through Fashion Brand, ‘Habits Reflects Greatness’
July 16, 2020
Harold R. Gray found the keys to a better life were hidden within his habits; with a clear pathway to success, he was able to unlock unfathomable potential and create a fashion line. It captures the entrepreneurial spirit and its embedded in the soles of his shoe-brand. He has turned moments of failures into pivotal points of motivation, breaking through barriers of a system that is constructed for his downfall, Gray is now looking to reflect that success is attainable by looking at the energy behind daily habits.
MLB Pitcher Hunter Greene’s 1st Annual Baseball Camp
January 10, 2018
Hunter Greene selected second overall in the 2017 MLB Draft to the Cincinnati Reds’ hosted an inaugural baseball leadership camp at Darby Park in Inglewood, CA. The eighteen year old is giving back to the community before attending his first spring training.
Darby Park Earned Two Dodgers Dreamfields
May 25, 2017
Dodgers first basemen Adrián González and pitcher Alex Wood, along with local dignitaries, dedicated the two fields on Saturday May 20 with a baseball clinic and a Dodger Day festival.