Karen Bass

Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson Jr. Endorses Karen Bass for Mayor

Earvin “Magic” Johnson on April 25 announced his endorsement of Karen Bass for mayor of Los Angeles, citing their decades-long relationship and her lifelong commitment to foster youth, unhoused Angelenos and working families.

People to Watch in 2022

Thomas Parham One only needs to take a walk through the campus of Cal State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) to see the lasting impact that President Thomas Parham has brought to the campus.  Dr. Parham does not hold back when he says he wants and plans for CSUDH to become the leading educational institution for Southern California’s Black, Brown and students of color. He has transformed the campus opening 2 new educational building and new housing facilities on the campus.  He has increased enrollment by over 40% and has made the college a “first choice instead of as a backup 

Adam Schiff Endorses Karen Bass For Mayor

Rep. Adam Schiff endorsed Rep. Karen Bass for mayor of Los Angeles today, calling her an “incredibly knowledgeable voice, a great team builder and a great legislative strategist.”

Special “Passage” Contending for Oscar Awards

David Massey, the first African American Filmmaker ever Oscar-Nominated for “Best Live Action Short Film” (for 1992’s “Last Breeze of Summer” which he Produced,) along with Producer Sandra Evers-Manly, have presented Massey’s newest Short Film Project: “Passage” at two very recent events: The first screening was held at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY, on November 19, and the second screening took place at Raleigh Studios’ Chaplin Theater in Hollywood on November 23.

Takano, Bass, Lieu, & Brownley Applaud Secretary McDonough’s Move to House Homeless Veterans in West LA

Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), and Subcommittee on Health Chairwoman Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) applauded Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough’s announcement that the West LA VA Medical Center will provide permanent housing for all of the veterans currently living in the San Vicente encampment before the county clears the sidewalk on November 1st.

Time For a Hometown Girl!

In school, math was not my favorite subject but I do understand the importance of numbers.  I want to share with you some numbers associated with the great city of Los Angeles.

Get The Shot, Then Get Covered

At the beginning of the pandemic, we knew our communities would be the hardest hit — and when we fought to ensure resources were made available to fight the virus, we had to make sure that assistance made it to our communities.

Run, Karen, Run: Why Rep. Karen Bass Should Be L.A.’s First Woman Mayor

I can describe the leading crop of declared candidates angling to lead the second largest — and one of America’s more liberal and progressive leaning cities — in two words: White and male. So, when rumors hinted at a possible mayoral bid by Congresswoman Karen Bass, I thought to myself, now things just got interesting.