The ALOUD series of conversations presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles featured Deborah Archer on May 8, at Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. in downtown L.A.. The eminent legal scholar is the first Black president in the American Civil Liberties Union’s 101-year history.
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.
Over 40 fun and educational exhibits, games, and prizes await.
LACOE had received a $6.5M grant to implement strategies to improve educational outcomes for Black students.
The former UCLA professor is the author of “The Battle For The Black Mind.”
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.
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.
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.
The Democracy Center, a program of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), will host Lonnie G. Bunch III on March 14
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.
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.
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 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.
A distinguished panel of scholars and musicians weigh in on social justice and anti-racism.
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).