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Los Angeles Sentinel and LeadersUp Lock Arms to Generate More Job Opportunities for African American Young Adults in South Los Angeles

Danny J. Bakewell Sr. and Jeffery T.D. WallaceJune 20, 2019

Bakewell Media, owner of the Los Angeles Sentinel and LA Watts Times, in partnership with LeadersUp, a proven talent development accelerator, are teaming up to tackle the staggeringly high unemployment rate among mid-career African Americans, young adults and other people of color in South Los Angeles.

Employment Family News

MAY 18 WLAC Open House Highlights $0 Tuition, Prep for $60K+ Careers & New Facilities Management Program

Sentinel News ServiceMay 16, 2019

A $0 Tuition program for incoming freshmen regardless of household income, career programs preparing students to make $60,000 or more annually on average, and degree programs tailored for working adults will be among the information sessions held at the free Open House at West Los Angeles College (West) on Saturday, May 18 from 9:30am to 1:00pm.

National News Political

Black Men Still Incarcerated at Disproportionate Levels

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMay 3, 2019

“Systemic racism drives both poverty and the mass incarceration of low-income people, especially people of color. This cycle of poverty and criminal justice involvement feeds on itself and creates herculean barriers to achieving economic and social advancement, for those who have been justice involved and for their loved ones,” said Jennifer Jones Austin, FPWA CEO and executive director.

History National News

NAACP Celebrates 110th Anniversary of Freedom Fighting

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentFebruary 21, 2019

“Had there been no May 17, 1954 (the day the Supreme Court ruled in Brown V. Board of Education), I’m not sure there would have been a Little Rock. I’m not sure there would have been a Martin Luther King Jr., or Rosa Parks, had it not been for May 17, 1954. It created an environment for us to push, for us to pull,” Lewis said.

Dr. Maulana Karenga Opinion

Rereading King in Critical Times: Mapping and Making Our Way Forward

Dr. Maulana KarengaJanuary 9, 2019

In these critical times which unavoidably raise the pressing questions of mapping and making our way forward regardless, a thoughtful rereading of Dr. Martin Luther King’s historical speech, “Where Do We Go From Here?” offers us an excellent point of departure.

Crenshaw & Around Local

Re-entry Construction Workers Honored

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 18, 2018

PVJOBS a South L.A. nonprofit that places members of the local at-risk community* in construction-related job

Business Charlene Crowell Economy News (Business)Op-Ed Opinion

CRL Calls for Firing of CFPB Fair Lending Official Who Used N-Word

Charlene CrowellOctober 11, 2018

Recent and stunning disclosures of racially-offensive writings by a high-ranking official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has unleashed an escalating barrage of criticisms, including calls for the official to be fired and more probing questions regarding the agency’s commitment to fair lending.

Business Crenshaw & Around Local News (Business)News (Family)

Youth Employment Solutions, Providing Valuable Resources for Inner City Families Since 1993

Kimberlee Buck, Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2018

These programs were created over a span of 20 years with the help of a planning grant from Youth Build USA and a $1,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

News (Business)Op-Ed Opinion

Amazon’s HQ2 Moves In, Los Angeles’ Small Businesses Move Out

Aubry Stone, President/CEO of the California Black Chamber of CommerceMay 24, 2018

What many Angeleno small business owners are discovering – better late than never – is that HQ2 will wreak havoc on thousands of small businesses that make up the local fabric of our communities while giving unprecedented tax subsidies and corporate welfare to one of the richest companies in the world.

Employment Health News

Paid Family Leave survey

Charlene Muhammad, Contributing WriterMay 3, 2018

A coalition of employment and health advocates are conducting a survey to help improve state and workplace policies for Californians who work and support a family member, friend, or loved on with a serious health condition or disability.

News Political

NAACP Joins Campaign to Increase Affordable Housing across America

NNPA NewswireMarch 29, 2018

National Groups Partner in Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign

Employment News

Job Opportunities AVAILABLE!

March 9, 2018

Los Angeles Sentinel TITLE: Sales Account Representative The LA Sentinel is looking for a Sales Account Representative to join our Sales department. You will act as a liaison between our sales team and our clients, ensuring customer satisfaction. Sales Account Representative should: Have excellent communication and negotiation skills. Act proactively to address clients’ needs and facilitate the sale process from beginning to the end. Contribute to an increase in sales and maintain our company-client relationships at a high standard. Willingness to learn and sell print, web, digital and social media Some sales experience necessary. TITLE: DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING & FISCAL

Business Local

Digital Media Industry Creating Local Jobs

City News ServiceFebruary 23, 2018

The growing digital media industry is the creator of almost to 207,000 jobs in Los Angeles and Orange counties, according to a new report.

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Horton Honored at Assessors Association Conference

Sentinel News ServiceNovember 2, 2017

The California Assessors’ Association (CAA) Central-Southern Region honored Board of Equalization Member Jerome E. Horton during the welcome reception of the 2017 – 155th Annual CAA Annual Conference.

Finance National News

Even with Advanced Degrees, Black Women Earn Less than White Men

Bria Nicole Stone, NNPA Newswire ContributorSeptember 14, 2017

Black women have to work seven extra months to earn what White men were paid in 2016. On average, Black women make 67 cents on the dollar compared to White men.