L.A. Civil Rights Department

City Council Approves $5.4 Million for Community-Driven Projects Recognizing Racist Past

Lila Brown, Contributing WriterAugust 28, 2024

The Los Angeles City Council has officially approved the results of the L.A. Civil Rights Department’s second cohort of the city’s groundbreaking participatory budgeting pilot program, Los Angeles Reforms for Equity and Public Acknowledgement of Institutional Racism (L.A. REPAIR).

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City Council Passes Motion on Violence Against Black Women & Girls  

Sentinel News ServiceMay 25, 2022

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a motion on May 24, seeking an equity analysis on violence facing Black women and girls, citing the disproportionate number missing and murdered of Black women and girls in the United States.