EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, hosted a Los Angeles luncheon on Feb. 9, to feature EMILYs List endorsed candidates and elected officials from around the country.
The Liquor Bank on 3600 West Stocker Street was a community favorite, known as a store for all, offering everything from a wide variety of spirits, to masterful deli sandwiches, and more. The iconic South L.A. store on the corner of Crenshaw and Stocker, lost its liquor license in 2017 and is currently being demolished, as the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to revoke the conditional use it to sell alcohol.
“I’ve worked with primarily Black directors, men and women, who recognized that I, too, am ‘Africa’ America, to paraphrase Langston Hughes.”
Keeping her commitment to address the concerns of her constituents, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove convened a roundtable breakfast with members of local labor unions. The forum was held on Feb. 12, at office of the L.A. Sentinel Newspaper.
There was a lot of foot traffic around Leimert Park Village Plaza on Friday Feb.2 as Sole Folks’ community hub and retail gallery hosted the 7th annual Music N’ Media conference. The “interactive live event,” lifted the Hollywood veil and revealed the motivation behind those holding a strong stand in music, entertainment and media.
In 29 A.D., Jesus is departing from the temple. He triumphs in all questions thrown at Him and provokes the audience’s disbelief as to how it is he knows so much.
Entrepreneurs, small business owners, and small nonprofits have a lot on their shoulders to help make sure they run a successful and productive business. There are so many components that must be attended to daily to keep things running.
It is in the sankofa instruction to “reach back and retrieve it.” It is found in the ancestral insight that “if you know the beginning well, the end will not trouble you.”
The Los Angeles City Council’s review of a proposal to ban water bottle retail sales at city agencies and large entertainment venues is the first step towards a city-wide bottle ban. For many Angelenos, a total ban on water bottles is a minor inconvenience.
Entertainment mogul, community advocate and local resident Issa Rae was recently named by Time Magazine as one of the leaders working to close the racial wealth gap.
Remarkable changes in today’s Los Angeles reflect the diversity of an international city that welcomes people from all around the world for sporting events, arts, and entertainment, but what isn’t always apparent is for as long as there has been a city of L.A., there have been Black people contributing to its story.
Continuing to uphold her commitment to helping eradicate homelessness in Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass recently hosted 18 Black mayors from across the country to discuss critical issues impacting metropolitan areas including the need to make our cities safer, energy efficient, and more affordable.
the rain hds been hitting the Southland nonstop for over 72 hours, since Feb.6. The record-setting storm, winds, and rainfall have devastated a number of local communities.
Williams says the show is family friendly, and a show her own kids can watch. She also says hosting a nationally broadcast primetime TV show expands her reach to a new audience, especially in flyover states.
Growing up, I learned a lot about Black History. Of course, I learned some things about Zora Neale Hurston, but nothing about Eatonville, Florida—her hometown. It was not until I began visiting Bus Boys and Poets Restaurant in Washington, DC that I learned about Eatonville.