Notable Deaths of 2019
December 26, 2019
This year, we said goodbye to amazing men and women, who left lasting legacies with their work, talents and time…
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
- Dashing & Dazzling Damon Wayans Jr. is Perfect Boyfriend in ‘Shrinking’
- Lakers Guard Max Christie Continues to Step Up
- Chargers Thwart Divisional Foe on Thursday Night
- No. 18 UCLA Men’s Basketball Defeats Prairie View A&M 111-75
Darren Parker
Cannabis Industry honors BAPAC’s Darren W. Parker
September 19, 2019
The Black American Political Association of California (BAPAC) will join the Southern California Coalition (SCC) as they honor the many contributions of long-time cannabis industry activists and recently departed BAPAC president, Darren W. Parker.
Black Advocate and Democratic Leader Darren Parker Dies
July 23, 2019
LOS ANGELES — Darren Parker, president of the California Democratic Party’s African American Caucus and a decades-long political activist and assistant to multiple Assembly Speakers, died Monday in the Los Angeles area after a battle with esophageal cancer. Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson said he was “deeply saddened” at the death of his longtime friend. “If you knew Darren, you knew that he had no choice but to be a lifelong activist because it ran in his family, starting with his mother who introduced us to each other over 25 years ago,” Wesson said. “Darren embodied the type
Stage 3 Cancer Won’t Slow Darren Parker Down
November 30, 2017
Longtime political activist Darren Parker announces that he’s battling stage 3 esophageal cancer