Foster Care Youth Non-Profit Celebrates 15th Anniversary with New Studio
May 8, 2024
Tige Charity founded Kids in the Spotlight, Inc. (KITS), a nonprofit that empowers youth in foster care through filmmaking.
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BMAC and Mickey Guyton Kick Off Stagecoach Weekend with Country Music Panel Discussion
May 2, 2024
Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC), in partnership with Billboard, kicked off Stagecoach weekend with Act II: A Conversation Around “Three Chords and the Actual Truth” on April 24, at Live Nation in Beverly Hills, CA.
Councilwoman Hutt Calls for L.A. to Ban Cashless Businesses
May 1, 2024
Councilwoman Heather Hutt (CD10) gathered with Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez (CD1) and Hugo Soto-Martinez, along with Community Coalition President Alberto Retana, and Jenesse Center Director of Compliance Leslie Belt for a press conference on April 30, that called for the City of Los Angeles to ban businesses from going cashless.
Attorney Ben Crump’s Equal Justice Now Honors Justice and Equality Advocates
April 3, 2024
Led by civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, the Equal Justice Now Awards recognizes the trailblazers whose impactful contributions to society have propelled the movement for justice and equality in the United States throughout the past year.
LA County’s JCOD and LISC LA Award Incubation Academy Cohorts
April 3, 2024
The Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD) and Local Initiatives Support Corporation Los Angeles (LISC LA) concluded its 2nd JCOD Incubation Academy on March 28 at the Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park Event Center in Los Angeles with a pitch competition that awarded three local organizations with monetary grants.
Partnership for Growth LA’s Freedom Farms Announces Grants
March 7, 2024
The Freedom Farms program powered by the Partnership for Growth LA (PFGLA) announced its first round of awardees for grant funding on Feb. 22.
Rapper Nas Rallies Crypto Voters Ahead of Primary Election
March 5, 2024
Grammy award-winning rapper Nas joined Stand With Crypto, a grassroots 501(c)(4) and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong for a first-of-its-kind Get Out The Vote rally in Los Angeles to showcase the growing movement of crypto voters in advance of California’s pivotal primary elections.
Kamlager-Dove Tours Local Small Businesses in Leimert Park
February 29, 2024
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove visited local Black-owned businesses around the historic Leimert Park on Feb. 22, in honor of Black History Month.
BMAC Hosts Grammy Events Highlighting Racial Equality and Justice
February 8, 2024
Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) has continued to align with music companies and industry professionals to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion by hosting a slate of event programming during 2024’s Grammy week.
Walt Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
January 25, 2024
Walt Disney Research Fellow Lanny Smoot holds 106 patents and was inducted into the 2024 class of National Inventors Hall of Fame for his work in theatrical technologies and special effects on Jan. 17.
National Urban League CEO Celebrates New LAUL President
January 18, 2024
National Urban League President/CEO Marc H. Morial is on a high note, but isn’t he always. Coming fresh off the success of his new critically-acclaimed HBO documentary, “Gumbo Coalition,” aptly named for his energetic leadership style and the title for the most recent version of his book, “The Gumbo Coalition: 10 Leadership Lessons That Help You Inspire, Unite, and Achieve,” the former New Orleans mayor who also served as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors made a landmark visit to Los Angeles to celebrate the Los Angeles Urban League’s newly installed President & CEO Cynthia Mitchell-Heard.
Our Village United Hosts ELEVATED Tour with Mastercard and BeyGOOD
December 21, 2023
Our Village United, a nonprofit organization focused on building strong, resilient communities through the delivery of culturally competent technical training and small business incubation, hosted its ELEVATED Tour in partnership with Mastercard’s “In Solidarity” Initiative and BeyGOOD Black Parade Route.
CD 10 Holds Free Leimert Park Snow Night Event with 120 Tons of Snow
December 21, 2023
On Friday, Dec. 15, Councilwoman Heather Hutt welcomed local families and area residents to enjoy carnival rides, various food vendors and more than 120 tons of snow hauled in for Council District 10’s Leimert Park Snow Night.
Growing Number of Black Californians are Claiming Their American Indian Lineage
December 7, 2023
A growing number of Black Americans, relying on newly digitized federal records and other sources, are discovering direct bloodlines to Native American ancestors.