Thanksgiving Giveaways Throughout South Los Angeles
November 30, 2017
Multiple businesses, city officials, local churches and community members gathered to bring holiday love to their surrounding communities.
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Thanksgiving
Lakers Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram Celebrate A Season of Giving with Thanksgiving Dinner
November 26, 2017
Los Angeles Lakers kicked off their annual “A Season of Giving” presented by East West Bank with a Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 16, at Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) Lafayette Park recreation center. Nearly 350 children and their family members were served Thanksgiving dinner
Mothers In Action Thanksgiving: The Legacy Continues…
November 23, 2017
Celebrating 22 years of Mothers In Action bringing a holiday feast to seniors in the community and across the Southland
Rethinking Thanksgiving: Beyond Big Turkeys and Small Talk
November 23, 2017
The histories and holidays of the oppressed, colonized and enslaved are, of necessity, different from the history and holidays of the oppressor, the colonizer and the enslaver.
Socal Families Will Have A Happy Thanksgiving 2016
November 23, 2016
Many hands will serve a turkey dinner to underserved communities across the Southland
Thanksgiving Food Safety Tips
November 22, 2016
Tips to keep your food from harming your loved ones this Thanksgiving
Harris-Dawson Turns on Holiday Lights & Delivers 1,000 Turkeys to South L.A. Families for Thanksgiving
November 22, 2016
Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson personally delivered over 800 turkeys during the day on November 19 and in the evening, “flipped the switch” on tree lights on a 12-block stretch of South Broadway to launch the holiday season in the 8th Council District.
Despite Uncertainties and Disappointments, Faith Leaders Urge Thankfulness
November 22, 2016
2016 has been a tumultuous year, especially for communities of color. The list of challenges ranged from repeated police shootings of unarmed black men to increasing numbers of incarcerated African American and Latino males to countless reports of economic injustices.
Love, Peace and Happiness Hosts Thanksgiving Day Service
November 17, 2016
Bishop Leon and Dr. Jacqueline Martin and the Love, Peace and Happiness Church family will hold their Annual Thanksgiving Day Celebration on Thursday, November 24, at 11 a.m. The one-hour celebration will be held at the LPH location at 4951 S. Figueroa St. in Los Angeles. Music will be provided by the Mass Choir and all attendees will receive a bottle of anointed oil. “Thanksgiving is a time of giving thanks and sharing. We invite the public to attend regardless of your church affiliation,” said Bishop Martin, who will deliver the sermon during the service. For information, call (800) 757-6552.
EJ Jackson aka ‘Mr. Turkey’ Passes
November 2, 2016
Jackson was known as the “chauffer to the stars”
Is Santa Slaying Thanksgiving?
December 2, 2015
Do you hear what I hear? Yes, that was Christmas music on the radio, and Thanksgiving had scarcely been observed yet! Each year, it seems we take a little more from the Thanksgiving tradition by focusing on commercialism. This year, many retailers didn’t even wait for ‘Black Friday’ – they opened their doors on Thanksgiving night! What gives? Is Santa slaying Thanksgiving, and ‘sleighing’ turkeys (like Theo Turkey) to usher in Christmas ahead of schedule? The American Thanksgiving holiday is sandwiched between our two highest-grossing commercial holidays – Halloween being second, and Christmas first. This year in America alone, Halloween
Thanksgiving—To Be Grateful
November 26, 2015
Despite the commercialism, drama and history of the holiday, people still take time to give thanks
Mothers In Action celebrates 20 years of serving seniors on Thanksgiving Day at Ward Villa.
November 19, 2015
Mothers In Action will continue the tradition of providing Thanksgiving Day meals to the Ward Villa Senior Apartment Complex and the sick and shut in residents throughout the greater Los Angeles area on Thursday, November 26, from 9am-3pm. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the MIA Thanksgiving Day Senior Feed. Tracy Mitchell, president of MIA, keeps the annual event going. “Mothers In Action is ecstatic about our upcoming 20th annual thanksgiving day senior feed at Ward Villas,” said Mitchell. “This gives us an opportunity to once again honor the seniors of our community that paved the way to