Contrary to what you may think, the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (BHCP) is very much alive. Inside BHCP, Afro City is a ticket to the Mecca of Los Angeles Black businesses.
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) presented a $75,000 donation to Brotherhood Crusade towards the creation of the new Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. Community Garden at the organization’s headquarters in South Los Angeles.
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) is back in South Los Angeles delivering back-to-back grants for her community totaling $1,000,000, which was presented to 2nd Call and The Experience Christian Ministries (ECM) on August 30.
South Central LA celebrated the grand opening of SÜPRMARKT, a new grocery store that sells affordable, organic, and vegan groceries.
Built on the belief that we belong to one another, Ruth Betty Oppong shines as a bright example of what’s possible when you trust God, lean in, work hard, and serve others.
There is much admiration for Apostle Frederick K.C. Price. He touched many lives. He guided many people who needed it. He introduced God’s word in a way that no one else had. And his legacy of service through ministry is forever intertwined with the FaithDome. And the dome is a standing example of what has been possible in South Los Angeles.
Adoring church congregants and friends of Dr. Betty Ruth Price gathered on Friday, Feb. 9 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel to celebrate her milestone 90th birthday.
The ceremony marks a students’ transition from formal education to the beginning of a professional career in clinical health sciences
On Monday, November 27, Sunnyside 5 (SS5) Student Housing held their grand opening at Sunnyside Baptist Church in South Los Angeles. Sunnyside 5 is a new faith-inspired, non-profit project created to serve young people experiencing homelessness, who need supportive transitional housing.
White Hall Arts Academy have just been named as a finalist for the fifth annual Accelerator Awards from the Lewis Prize for Music. WHAA provides free and subsidized conservatory level transformative arts education programs to the South L.A., Inglewood, Watts, and Compton communities and online.
In a display of community spirit, Animal Services Commissioner Alison McBeth-Featherstone, shelter volunteers Danielle Howard and Debra Vigna, and Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson’s team spearheaded a monumental clean-up operation at the Chesterfield Square Animal Shelter on Sunday, Oct. 1.
City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced on September 12 that her office filed a lawsuit against the owners and operator of the New Gage Motel in South Los Angeles.
On Thursday, August 24, Genesis LA, in partnership with JPMorgan Chase and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, gathered with community organizations at the Community Coalition headquarters to announce a new strategy towards increasing housing affordability for Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities across South Los Angeles.
Dr. Jerry P. Abraham, a steadfast advocate for equitable access to public health and healthcare delivery, was installed as the 152nd president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) on August 18, at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena.
Audubon Magnet Middle School and Obama Global Preparatory, both located in South Los Angeles, will begin hosting the first cohorts of The USC McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative program this month as school opens in LAUSD.