Recycling Black Dollars

Second Baptist and Bikers Unite to Pray for Community Healing

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorFebruary 3, 2021

Second Baptist Church joined with the Inner City Cycling Connection (ICCC) to mark the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and pray for healing in African American communities throughout Los Angeles. An hour-long prayer session, led by Second Baptist Pastor William S. Epps, kicked-off the event, which also featured participation by more than 50 cyclists. Also, community members could take advantage of free testing for COVID-19. According to a statement issued by ICCC, the group’s members “cycle through a city where the neighborhoods have changed just like the terrain, we push and pedal towards the mountain top…we

Gentrification or Economic Empowerment? Recycling Black Dollars Turns to Danny Bakewell, Jr. for Perspective

E Mesiyah McGinnis, Staff Writer August 23, 2018

“We are grateful that Danny Bakewell, Jr. saw fit to share his valued perspective on the unprecedented transformation of the Crenshaw District and all its complexities,” opined RBD’s Co-Executive Directors, Jacque Bee and Crystal Mitchell. Bakewell Jr., Executive Director of the Los Angeles Sentinel, shared his view on the wave of changes occurring in the Crenshaw District from his vantage point as a general contractor and developer.

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‘An Evolutionary Affair’ at the Leimert Park Vision Theater

StaffMarch 1, 2018

There will be a reception and recognition ceremony honoring ”Skip Cooper “The BBA,” Danny Bakewell Jr. “The Los Angeles Sentinel,”

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Recycling Black Dollars Honors Visionaries of The Past

By Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. – Executive EditorFebruary 22, 2018

The meeting was attended by well over 50 local African American businesses who all came out to network.

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Recycling Black Dollars (RBD)

StaffNovember 30, 2017

Dec. 12 Join RBD’s Holiday Networking Breakfast on Dec. 12, from 8am- 10am at Denny’s Restaurant located at 3740 Crenshaw Blvd in L.A. 90016. Guest speaker will be celebrity photographer Ian Foxx featuring his new book “Heroes and Legends Awards: A Collection of Memories 28 Years of Photos”. Remember to wear Red or Green if you want to be in RBD’s group holiday photo. Meal purchase or $10 donation required. RSVP or Call /text … (323) 449-2099 or [email protected].