Leah Daniels-Butler

Pop-Up Event Brings BET Weekend Festivities to Skid Row

Just blocks away from the Microsoft Theatre, where the awards show took place, is Skid Row, an area in Downtown Los Angeles where an estimated 2,000 peopleare living and experiencing homelessness, mental illness and other traumas. The ailing symptoms of L.A.’s homeless crisis create the essence of the neighborhood, with a majority of its residents being Black. One BET Weekend event acknowledged this community at the 2ndAnnual “Who I Am: Homeless but Human Pop-Up Festival.”

Black Business Women Rock (BBWR) 2016

The Sentinel interviews special guests and speakers at the 2016 Black Business Women Rock Expo: Unlocking Your Power & Purpose. Attendees included actress Kimberly Elise, casting director Leah Daniels-Butler, and DJ Bova.
Correspondent: Brittany K. Jackson