LACOE Launches $10M GENIUS Grant to Empower Black Learning Outcomes
March 26, 2025
LACOE had received a $6.5M grant to implement strategies to improve educational outcomes for Black students.
Breaking News
- Mothers In Action Recycling Drive Moves Communities Toward a Greener Future
- Urban One Announces ‘Altadena: After The Fire’ Podcast and Partnership with Brotherhood Crusade
- Bank of America’s Raul Anaya is Helping Rebuild, Recover and Relieve
- L.A. Sentinel Wildfire Recovery Conference Brings Vital Info to Altadena Survivors
- WIN tickets to see Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Dodgers Defeat Tigers to Commit Four-Game Winning Streak
- Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raised
- CSU Dominguez Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams Advance to Championship Games
- Danzy Design Studio announces their collaboration with Abercrombie & Fitch
Rodd Amos
Women’s History Month: Karida L. Brown, NAACP Award-winning Sociologist
March 26, 2025
The former UCLA professor is the author of “The Battle For The Black Mind.”
Women’s History Month: Skye Patrick, Director and CEO of L.A. County Library
March 6, 2025
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Sentinel spotlights Skye Patrick, director and CEO of L.A. County Library (LACL). She oversees the county’s 86 public libraries and is its first African American director. The following is an edited version of the discussion with Patrick.
City Planners Gift World-Class Skate Park to Local Community Youth
February 26, 2025
The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks and a coalition of community organizations celebrated the grand opening of a world-class skate park on Feb. 22, at 1824 E 115th Street and Wilmington Ave.
Actor Courtney B. Vance Headlines AAHM Event at L.A. Central Library
February 12, 2025
The Los Angeles Central Library in downtown L.A. hosted a sit-down discussion on Feb. 8 between Emmy and Tony award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance and moderator/actor William Allen Young to discuss Vance’s book, “The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power” in celebration of African American Heritage Month.
Lonnie G. Bunch III, Smithsonian Institution Secretary, Speaks in L.A. on March 14
February 5, 2025
The Democracy Center, a program of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), will host Lonnie G. Bunch III on March 14
Regina Jones Headlines Black History Month Luncheon at Ebell of L.A.
February 5, 2025
The Ebell of Los Angeles will host a special luncheon with trailblazing media pioneer Regina Jones on Feb. 10 at 11:30 a.m. at its historic campus at 743 S. Lucerne Blvd in the Mid-Wilshire community of L.A. to celebrate Black History Month.
Ebell of LA to Host ‘A Conversation With Capri Maddox’
January 8, 2025
The Ebell of Los Angeles will host a special Monday lunch with Capri Maddox, Esq, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Civil Rights and Equity Department, on Jan. 13 at 11:30 a.m. at its historic campus at 743 S. Lucerne Blvd in the Mid-Wilshire community of LA.
Indie Filmmaker James Williams: ‘Life creates film, creates life’
December 18, 2024
James Williams is the son of a preacher, a Dorsey High alum, and the creative director for Raking Leaves Productions Films in Beverly Hills.
The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
December 11, 2024
The Ebell of Los Angeles hosted “An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries” on Dec. 2 at its historic campus at 743 S. Lucerne Blvd in the Mid-Wilshire community of LA.
Leimert Park Jazz Fest 360: Activism, Social Justice & Live Jazz
November 14, 2024
A distinguished panel of scholars and musicians weigh in on social justice and anti-racism.
Report: Black Women Experience Higher Rates of Domestic Violence
October 31, 2024
The UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), and domestic violence service providers collaborated on a new study examining the ongoing trauma impacting survivors of domestic violence (DV) and their children in the Antelope Valley (AV).
Simply Wholesome: 40 Years of Faithful Service to South L.A.—and Beyond
October 9, 2024
Simply Wholesome is a Black-owned business at the southwest corner of Slauson Ave and Overhill Drive in the View Park-Windsor Hills community an unincorporated affluent neighborhood near Inglewood.
Black Girls Code Launch ‘Delete the Divide’ Certified Tech Skills Program
September 18, 2024
Black Girls Code (BGC) launched on Sept. 7 “Delete the Divide,” a certified tech skills program for Black girls and youth of color at Ethos Society, a communal workspace located at 3435 Wilshire Blvd in the Equitable Life skyscraper in the Koreatown neighborhood of L.A.
SoCal NOMA Hosts Architectural Summer Camp for Minority Youth
August 7, 2024
The National Organization of Minority Architects Southern California Chapter (SoCal NOMA) hosted its 2024 ‘Project Pipeline’ Architectural Summer Camp on August 3 at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park.