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Free SAT-Prep Workshop, Nov. 10 at Kaiser BHC

High school students can register now for the free SAT-prep workshop to be held Saturday, November 10, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the conference center at Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Medical Offices, 3782 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008. The workshop provides instruction and tutoring for all sections. A 30-minute practice test will be held at 8:30 a.m.

March for Justice on Crenshaw

More than 1,000 enthusiastic advocates for Black unity, peace and justice marched from Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. to Leimert Park on Saturday, Feb. 21. The march came on the heels of the highly publicized, and fatal, shootings of several unarmed Black men including 25 year-old mentally ill Los Angeles resident, Ezell Ford.

The Taste of Soul Circulates Money through Black-owned Businesses

The Taste of Soul celebrated 10 years of bringing hundreds of businesses to the Crenshaw community on Saturday, Oct. 17. Since its inception, the festival that brings hundreds of thousands of people out has worked to showcase the different businesses in the Crenshaw and Black communities throughout the city. “I started doing the Taste of Soul back in 2013 and it’s been a really good experience for me. It’s gotten me a lot of business. I’ve picked up a lot of references from doing Taste of Soul,” said Shawn Black, owner of Big Ronnie’s barbecue. “It definitely shows unity for