Rodd Amos

COMTO Celebrates Extraordinary Women Leaders in Transportation  

The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) honored the extraordinary accomplishments of women leaders in the transportation industry with a luncheon on April 5 at Los Angeles Union Station in downtown. About 100 members and guests attended the elegant outdoor affair on the North Patio under calm, blue skies. 

Actor Courtney B. Vance Headlines AAHM Event at L.A. Central Library

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.

Ebell of LA to Host ‘A Conversation With Capri Maddox’

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.

Report: Black Women Experience Higher Rates of Domestic Violence

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).