This garden in Leimert Park is providing the community with fresh produce every weekend. This is just one of the gardens Jamiah Hargins has in the community — this is Crop Swap L.A.
It’s no longer a choice but an obligation to take the current economic state of our community into consideration. We need to be aware of the influence of our purchasing power and support the policies that influence the expansion of the local economy.
To celebrate Father’s Day, L.A. Councilwoman Heather Hutt hosted “Playdate with Dad” on Saturday, June 15, at Baldwin Hills Recreation Center.
There were flashbacks to the days of Soul Train during a special presentation at Los Angeles City Hall in celebration of Black Music Month. Councilwoman Heather Hutt (CD 10) presented The Whispers with a certificate of recognition on June 14 for its legendary contributions to the genres of R&B and Soul.
t may sound cliché, but Zaire Andre literally lives and breathes football. The Inglewood native started his sports journey at the age of five years old. He has played youth sports (football and basketball) in Inglewood and attended multiple grade schools including: Dodson and Carnegie Middle School, which led him to Crenshaw High School and graduating from Inglewood High School with a full ride scholarship to play football at Washington State University. After spending two years in Washington, Andre came back home to Los Angeles and transferred to El Camino Junior College, where he earned his associate’s degree. He continued his football journey in San Antonio, Texas at the University of Incarnate Word and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2019.
When you hear the city of Compton, many things can come to mind depending on who you are and where you reside. Would you ever associate learning how to ride horseback, the ranching lifestyle or how to rope a steer with Compton? Well, Connecting Compton is doing just that with any and all who are interested to learn.
When you hear the city of Compton, many things can come to mind depending on who you are and where you reside. Would you ever associate learning how to ride horseback, the ranching lifestyle or how to rope a steer with Compton? Well, Connecting Compton is doing just that with any and all who are interested to learn.
On Thursday, May 30, Community Partners held a special event at Alma Backyard Farms in Compton to celebrate community-based groups who received federally funded L.A. County grants to help in their work combating food insecurity in Southern California.
Debora Wondercheck, Musco Center Presents, and Chapman University’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will bring back the country’s premier showcase for storytelling of the Black experience with the 2024 Gospel Voices of O.C. concert to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 8.
Chef Jurni Rayne’s restaurant, Gritz N Wafflez in Pico Union, will now expand to Korea Town and Leimert Park by year’s end.
Vanessa Bryant and the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation (MMSF) joined with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Lakers Youth Foundation to reveal the updated and renovated sports spaces at Nickerson Gardens in Watts, Los Angeles on Monday, May 20.
On Thursday, May 16, California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D visited her alma mater, Manual Arts High School to talk to students about the importance of becoming a registered voter.
Super XLIV champion and former USC standout running back Reggie Bush took the ceremonial first pitch on Friday when the Dodgers battled against the Cincinnati Reds. The honor comes in light of him getting his Heisman trophy reinstated.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced historic funding of more than $35 million in funding today, May 17, through President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda to continue reclaiming and restoring orphaned oil and gas wells in California, including many wells in Los Angeles.
KUTULA by Africana is a second-generation fashion boutique that celebrates and educates the rich history of the African diaspora. For over 50 years, KUTULA has been Los Angeles’ premiere retailer for African fashion and styling.