Friends, Advocates, Leaders and Loved Ones We Lost in 2023
December 28, 2023
A list of some of the notable African Americans who passed away in 2023.
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
- No. 18 UCLA Men’s Basketball Defeats Prairie View A&M 111-75
- Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
- Student Athlete of the Week: Koa Seymour
deaths
USC Community Mourning Deaths of Nine Students in Past Three Months
November 14, 2019
University president, Carol Folt said eight students died since the fall semester began in the last week of August, two from unknown causes.
Notable Deaths of 2018
December 27, 2018
This year, we said goodbye to amazing men and women who shaped the world with their love, talents and time.
When The Mainstream Media Covers the Deaths of Black People by the Police
February 15, 2018
The presence of news media at a recent town hall meeting in South LA to address the deputy-involved killing of unarmed 16-year-old Anthony Weber could’ve been a blessing. The grieving family and community had an opportunity to be heard on a national level. An opportunity to say or do what they needed in front of sheriff’s department officials with less of a chance of being threatened, beaten, or shot. An opportunity to expose the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s actions for what they are – the coverup and justification of the state-sanctioned murder of a Black child.
Sunsets of 2016
December 29, 2016
Dedicated to those we lost in 2016