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FAME Hosts Grand Opening of FLHI Health House

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorFebruary 28, 2018

A new community service will be available to South L.A. residents though the First Ladies Health Initiative Health House. The new facility, located at 2249 South Hobart Boulevard in Los Angeles, will offer free health screenings, health clinics, healthy cooking classes and more on a monthly basis. The Health House will also be available for health-related speaking engagements and rentals. Scores of people attended the grand opening, tour and reception of the Health House on February 22. The audience included an interdenominational coalition of 35 pastors’ wives, representing houses of worship across Los Angeles and Orange County, along with several

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‘How Sweet the Sound’ Reveals L.A.’s Role in Gospel Music History

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorFebruary 14, 2018

A new exhibit reveals Black L.A.’s key role in the evolution of gospel music. “How Sweet the Sound: Gospel Music in Los Angeles” uses vintage photographs, video recordings and other memorabilia to tell how African American artists and churches created a global musical phenomenon. The multi-media presentation is at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park until August 26. The historical display charts the Black religious experience in Los Angeles from 1872 to the early 1970s. Within that timeframe, a range of innovators and ministries are highlighted for their contributions to the genre. Starting with Biddy Mason, the founder of First AME

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FAME Hosts L.A.’s BHM Worship Service

Sentinel Staff ReportFebruary 7, 2018

Mayor Eric Garcetti will head at a contingent of elected officials at the City of Los Angeles African American Heritage Month Worship Service hosted by First AME Church, 2270 S. Harvard Blvd., in Los Angeles. The Rev. J. Edgar Boyd is the host pastor. The service, set for Sunday, February 11, at 10 a.m., will feature Bishop Clement W. Fugh, presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District of the AME Church, as the guest preacher. Also, gospel artist Tramaine Hawkins will perform and members of the California Legislative Black Caucus will honored. According to Michael Ellison-Lewis, FAME spokesperson, “The significance of

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Call 2 Worship – December 28

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorDecember 27, 2017

Faithful Central Bible Church holds The Original Praise Party on Dec. 31, at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., in The Tabernacle, 321 N. Eucalyptus in Inglewood, said Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer, pastor. Anita Wilson will perform and Bishop Ulmer will preach. To learn more, call (800) 883-3675. First AME Church-L.A. plans New Year’s Eve Watch Night Service on Dec. 31, at 9 p.m., at 2270 S. Harvard Blvd., in Los Angeles, said Pastor J. Edgar Boyd. The service includes carnival festivities from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Hour of Power from 11 p.m. to midnight. For details, call (323)

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Court Restores Assets and Programs to First AME Church

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Staff WriterNovember 2, 2017

Appellate justices affirm lower court decision against former pastor

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Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson Hosts Massive Job Fair in South LA

Sentinel News Service August 31, 2017

On Saturday, Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson hosted his second annual job fair, called “Public Jobs for the People”.

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People’s Independent Salutes Worsham with Pastor’s Appreciation

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorJuly 5, 2017

A two-day salute is planned to celebrate the 4th anniversary of Bishop Craig A. Worsham, senior pastor of People’s Independent Church of Christ (PICC), 5856 West Blvd., in Los Angeles. The theme is “Standing With You: Our Man of God Helping the People of God.” The scriptural reference is Jeremiah 3:15, which reads, “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.” Activities will kick-off with the Pastor’s Appreciation Brunch on Saturday, July 8, at 10:30 a.m., at Greggs Hall, located on the PICC campus. The event will feature entertainment

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FAME Hosts Live Recording Featuring Brookinaires Gospel Choir

Sentinel News ServiceMay 17, 2017

The 70-member Brookinaires Gospel Choir (BGC) will record a live CD and video concert on Saturday, May 27, at 5 p.m., at the historic First AME Church (FAME), 2270 S. Harvard Blvd., in Los Angeles. The event will be directed by Dr. Henry Jackson, a leading gospel singer, songwriter and musician who has performed with musical giants such as the Rev. James Cleveland, Lou Rawls, Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin. According to 82-year-old Margaret (Mary) Johnson, who has traveled the world with the choir for the past 40 years, the upcoming concert will be better than ever. “It’s

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Korean American and African American Leaders hold 4/29 Unity Event

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorMay 3, 2017

Commemoration recognized 25th anniversary of 1992 L.A. Civil Unrest First AME Church of Los Angeles (FAME) and the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA) co-sponsored a 4/29 Unity Event on April 29 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the city’s 1992 civil unrest. The program, held at FAME’s Allen House Gardens, featured unifying remarks from L.A.’s Black and Korean leaders that illustrated the vastly improved relationship between the African American and Korean American communities. Over the years, many people had cited the conflict amongst the two ethnicities as a contributing factor leading to the uprising. FAME Pastor J. Edgar Boyd

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Can We All Get Along? 25 Years Later at CAAM

StaffApril 6, 2017

May. 18 In 1992, Rodney King made a national appeal in an attempt to quell Los Angeles’s violent response to the acquittal of the four officers who beat him. In a panel discussion held at First AME Church of Los Angeles, Tyree Boyd-Pates, curator of CAAM’s exhibition No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992, will engage Reverend Cecil Murray of First AME, Rodney King’s daughter, Lora King, and Mark D. Craig, author of Ain’t a Damn Thing Changed and an original Parker Center demonstrator, to examine the legacy of the uprisings and assess whether LA is faring any better in 2017

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First Ladies Health Day Marks Another Successful Event

Sentinel News ServiceApril 5, 2017

Thirty churches in the Los Angeles area participated in the 6th Annual Walgreens-sponsored First Ladies Health Day on March 26. During the event, free health tests and medical screenings were provided for the entire family to address preventative illnesses, which disproportionately affect African Americans and Hispanics. Medical healthcare partners from Walgreens and more than 50 health organizations provided medical advice and counseling, as well as screenings for hypertension, HIV/AIDS, glucose, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and certain forms of cancer. In addition, participating churches received Certificates of Special Recognition from Congresswomen Maxine Waters and Karen Bass. The First Ladies Health Initiative (FLHI)

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First AME Church Hosts College and Career Fair

Vicki Phillips, Contributing WriterNovember 23, 2016

More than 40 colleges, universities, HBCUs, community colleges, vocational schools and academies, (including representatives from seven University of California campuses), are expected to participate in the “Hoops and Options College and Career Fair,” hosted by First AME Church of Los Angeles (FAME). The event will be held on the church’s campus at 2270 S. Harvard Boulevard, Los Angeles, on Friday, November 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Workshops for students, grade 8 and up, on a variety of topics, will be featured including college life, community college transfer guarantee program, careers in technology, health care, and sports management and

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FAME unites with CASA to help abused and neglected children

Cora Jackson-Fossett (Religion Editor)November 11, 2015

The Biddy Mason Foundation of First AME Church of Los Angeles has teamed up with the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) to improve the lives of thousands of abused and neglected children in Los Angeles County foster care. The relationship, initiated by FAME member Samuel Herod, allows CASA to hold informational meetings on the well-known and centrally located campus. FAME’s location as well as its long history of social involvement, attracts many people in South Angeles to attend and learn more about CASA. According to its website, CASA “volunteers are appointed by judges to watch over and advocate for abused

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AME Southern California Annual Conference Underway

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 21, 2015

The Rev. Willie B. Boyd, Jr., the newly appointed pastor of Lewis Metropolitan CME Church and presiding elder of the Los Angeles – San Diego District, will be one several dynamic speakers proclaiming The Word at the 91st Session of the Southern California Annual Conference of the AME Church (SCAC). He will preach on Thursday, October 22, at 7 p.m., at the Men’s Witness Night service at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport, 5711 W. Century Boulevard. Open to the public, the service is among the official activities, convened by the Rt. Reverend T. Larry Kirkland, presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal

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Kirkland convenes 91st Annual Conference

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 14, 2015

More than 5,000 members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church will convene for the 91st Session of the Southern California Conference (SCC). The gathering takes place Sunday, October 19 through Sunday, October 25, at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport, 5711 W. Century Boulevard in Los Angeles. Following the conference, the Fifth District Planning Meeting will be held on Monday, October 26 to Tuesday, October 27. The Right Reverend Theodore Larry Kirkland, presiding prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District, will lead both sessions. Pastor J. Edgar Boyd and the members of First AME Church of Los Angeles will serve as hosts.