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LA Works Hosts First Volunteer Festival in Honor of MLK
January 25, 2024
On Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 95th birthday, nearly 60 years after he addressed 15,000 Angelenos in a rousing speech on race relations and human dignity at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1964, LA Works organized the MLK 2024 Volunteer Festival: Take Action to Support Our Beloved Community, at the same site.
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: A Century of Historic Moments
January 4, 2024
“The Greatest Stadium in the World” is a living memorial to all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I
2023 in Sports
December 28, 2023
Unforgettable sports moments in 2023
Dorsey to Play King/Drew in High School Football Game at Memorial Coliseum
October 12, 2023
Dorsey will play King/Drew at the Coliseum on Friday, Oct. 27, in their final game of the regular season. Similar to the Roosevelt-Garfield East LA Classic game played last year at the Coliseum with a halftime performance by Will.I.Am and the Black Eyed Peas, this matchup deemed the South LA Classic will also have a special halftime performance headlined by Warren G and Xzibit.
L.A. County Sponsors 2nd Annual Tech Empowerment Day
October 12, 2023
On Wednesday, October 4, Los Angeles County hosted the 2nd Annual Tech Empowerment Day at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The private invitation-only event provided 6,000 middle and high school students from across the county with the opportunity to learn more about science, technology, engineering, and math.
Bubba Wallace Confident About 2023 Season
February 16, 2023
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace goes into the 2023 season with a new car and a new hope to reach the playoffs. He will be competing in the Daytona 500 on February 19 at 11:30A.M. PST.
USC Trojans Soundly Defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 38-27
November 28, 2022
Caleb Williams, the effervescent quarterback, ruled the day in the Trojan’s 38-27 win. Williams put on an electric performance, passing for 232 yards, completing 18 of 22 passes, nine carries for 35 yards, scoring three touchdowns on the ground, and throwing for one score.
Los Angeles Welcomes LA For All Week
September 29, 2022
The city celebrated its first “LA For All week” Sept. 19-23, to celebrate the LA For All Campaign, an anti-hate PSA campaign by the LA Civil Rights Department.
USC Interim head coach Donte Williams, makes history as Trojans first Black head football coach
September 16, 2021
USC Fires Football Coach Clay Helton USC football coach Clay Helton was fired Monday, with university Athletic Director Mike Bohn calling him “one of the finest human beings I have met in the industry” but saying he believes the team will have a greater chance of success this season under new leadership. The firing comes two days after the then-15th-ranked Trojans suffered a 42-28 loss to unranked Stanford in front of a stunned crowd at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Bohn said associate head coach Donte Williams will lead the team for the rest of the season. “This season is just
USC Remains Undefeated In 38-13 Blowout Win Over Washington State
December 7, 2020
The Washington State Cougars were no match for the undefeated Trojans at their home stadium, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday night. The No. 16 USC Trojans were led by second-year quarterback Kedon Slovis to a 38-13 record-setting win.
Olympic Gold Medalist, UCLA Legend Rafer Johnson Dead at 86
December 2, 2020
Olympic decathlon gold medalist Rafer Johnson, who lit the torch at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to open the 1984 Summer Games, died today at his home in Sherman Oaks. He was 86.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Torch Lit in Honor of Rafer Johnson
December 2, 2020
Today, LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn, who serves as the President of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, announced that the Coliseum’s Torch has been lit in honor of Rafer Johnson, the famed decathlete and actor who passed away today in his Sherman Oaks home.
USC Stuns Arizona State; Rallying Late For 28-27 Win
November 10, 2020
Southern California returned 16 starters looking to make noise in the PAC-12 conference after an 8 win season last year.
FIGUEROA CORRIDOR BID OPPOSES RENAMING OF FIGUEROA TO KOBE BRYANT BOULEVARD
October 15, 2020
On August 25, 2020 Council Members Curren Price and Herb Wesson introduced a motion to rename a portion of Figueroa Street to Kobe Bryant Boulevard. Many believe that the renaming of Kobe Bryant Boulevard would be a fitting tribute to the legendary Laker along with his daughter Gianna Bryant and 7 others who were tragically killed in a helicopter crash in January of this year.