A huge crowd of 3,000+ descended upon the rooftop parking deck of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza on August 26 to enjoy the 4th Annual Leimert Park Jazz Festival.
Democrat and former Congressmember Laura Richardson announced that her campaign has surpassed more than a quarter of a million dollars in the first fundraising period of 2023, outpacing all of her competitors.
On Tuesday Jan. 10, at a press conference held in Sacramento, Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his first draft of the state’s 2023-2024 budget to the Legislature.
Hundreds attended the 4th annual South LA Pride celebration on July 1, at Norman O. Houston Park in Baldwin Hills. The event united South LA’s LGBTQ community and their allies for a family-friendly “Pride Picnic.”
Trailblazers, leaders and supporters arrived at the California African American Museum in numbers on June 17 to simply honor each other and remind themselves that they are not alone in their crusades.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion from Chair Holly J. Mitchell and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn on June 28, that returns Bruce’s Beach to the great grandsons of Charles and Willa Bruce.
Careers in the “blue” or ocean economy will become more accessible for South Los Angeles residents, thanks to collaboration between the Entrepreneur Educational Center Inc. (EECI) and AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles.
Governor Gavin Newsom organized labor, community, and elected leaders across South Los Angeles to recognize Black worker contributions to the American Labor Movement on Labor Day at the headquarters of the African American Voter Registration, Education, and Participation Project (AAVREP).
Senator Steve Bradford and Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer led a joint press conference, fully addressing the inequalities festering in the pit of every community
SACRAMENTO – Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) was appointed Chair of the newly formed Senate Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color. The Select Committee will examine the challenges currently facing African American, Latino, Native American and Asian/Pacific Islander boys and men in California, and will focus on developing strategies that yield positive outcomes. “I am eager to build upon the progress we have made over the years, and in particular my work as Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color, which created the framework for President Obama’s ‘My
Incumbent Mayor James Butts of Inglewood led early on the race for the growing city’s mayor, not in the least bit affected by a strong campaign to oust him.
Supporters for incumbent Inglewood Mayor James Butts said his opponent in the upcoming election is campaigning, not to make lives in Inglewood better, but as a way to stop him from moving forward with the Clippers Arena.
According to a press release from Gov. Jerry Brown, Lumpkin previously worked for Southern California Edison in several senior positions. After leaving Edison, she worked as a consultant who represented “major corporations and diverse communities.”