Compton residents can continue to call Aja Brown their mayor, since on Tuesday, June 6, she beat out former Compton Mayor Omar Bradley in a runoff. Brown won by a landslide, garnering 60 percent of the vote, including votes by mail. Now, she said, she will continue the work of moving the city forward.
NHS Compton Neighborhood Pride Day took place in 800 block of Northwood Avenue and helped to kick-off the grand opening of their Center for Sustainable Communities.
Villaraigosa is the latest to join growing list of local mayors supporting Aja Brown
“Unfortunately, the actions of one employee can challenge the public’s trust that we strive daily to rebuild”
Compton and Alaska Native youth leaders will join Compton Mayor Aja Brown and the First Lady of Washington State, Trudi Inslee at the White House Roosevelt Room on Thursday, December 8 as featured participants in the Roundtable on Diversity, Youth & the Outdoors.
Sponsored by rapper YG’s 4HundredWaze Foundation and Master P, the event fed hundreds of families and seniors in the Compton area
Venus and Serena expressed their appreciation to the people of Compton for their support through the years
the Healthy Compton Community Festival will feature free celebrity workouts, sports clinics, health screenings, cooking demos, and giveaways.
The City of Compton announced the launch of its citizenserve online portal that allows residents and business owners to submit a variety of applications online.
Compton High School has produced the third most Super Bowl players of any high school in the country, which is why the NFL honored the Compton Unified School District (CUSD) school, Friday, February 12. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl, five former football stars — all graduates of Compton High School — presented NFL Golden Ball Awards to their alma mater at a special event in the school’s auditorium. Compton High’s football coach Calvin Bryant also presented the alumni with special Hall of Fame style jackets and Board President Satra Zurita presented them with resolutions in
Compton Mayor Aja Brown was invited back to the White House recently to participate in a discussion on legislative priorities aimed at helping to make the American middle class stronger. She was one of 27 state and local elected officials to attend the meeting. Topics discussed ranged from issues such as paid sick and family leave in all states, minimum wage increases in communities around the country and the President initiative called “My Brother’s Keeper”, a national call to action to close opportunity gaps faced by young people, including young men of color.
Board of Equalization Chairman Jerome E. Horton was awarded with the 2015 African American Vanguard Award for being one of Los Angeles’ “Most Influential African Americans” in the category of Extraordinary Leaders. The 2015 African American Vanguard Awards reception honored the 100 most influential African Americans in Los Angeles and the surrounding communities. The event took place on October 15 at the California African American Museum. “I am humbled by this recognition, and appreciative of the work of Lord, Bush & Randolph and the National Action Network in supporting the call to service,” Chairman Horton said. When the City of