The Black Business Association’s “Salute to Black Women”
March 29, 2018
Business Conference/Expo & Awards Luncheon was a stunning tribute to National Women’s History Month
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Women’s History Month
GLAAACC Honors Heroes During Women’s History Month
March 22, 2018
During Women’s History Month, the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce (GLAAACC) will acknowledge the contributions of three local women trailblazers.
Black Women You Should Know
March 15, 2018
All too often, our “history” month turns into a tribute to the past. And while the past is an important place to lift up it is, indeed, a tributary, a stream that flows into the larger stream of an unbounded future.
Women’s History Month: Black Women In Comics
March 15, 2018
During this Women’s History Month, we take a look at Black women who are contributing to the comic book industry. Whether showcasing black characters as super heroes and adventurers or opening the door to fantasy from a Black LGBTQ perspective, these women are changing the face of comics.
Valentine’s Ministry Aims to Eliminate Health Disparities, Infant Mortality
March 7, 2018
Wenonah Valentine – A Champion of Faith The L.A. Sentinel Religion section debuts “Champions of Faith,” a feature highlighting ordinary people inspired by their faith to make a difference in the community. In recognition of Women’s History Month, L.A. women will be showcased during the month of March. What is your name and what is your ministry or profession? Wenonah Valentine, founding director of iDREAM for Racial Health Equity, a project of Community Partners®. Through coaching and skill-building, I seek to guide “head and heart” professionals toward empowered action and decision-making to eliminate health disparities
Women’s History Month: Celebrating NBA’s First Female Referee Violet Palmer
March 1, 2018
At age 33, Violet Palmer became the first ever female referee to officiate in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In fact, Palmer was the first ever female official across any major U.S. professional sport, and it all started with a phone call.
15 Past and Modern Day Female Activists of Our Time
March 1, 2018
Since the beginning of its inception, women have dedicated their lives to shaping and transforming America into the country we see today. This week, we kick-off the celebration of Women’s History Month by paying homage to a few women of color, who have rallied for change both locally and nationally.
Women Entrepreneurs Who Crashed Through the Glass Ceiling Share Strategies at the 8th Annual Shepherd’s Door Luncheon
March 30, 2017
Support and mentorship are important to success in any business.
Women’s History Month Recognizes: Linda Jay
March 15, 2017
Activism is an ongoing job—and she’s committed!
Lifting and Holding Up Heaven: Women’s and Men’s Work in the World
March 15, 2017
Here Kawaida calls on us, as always, to dialog with our culture, to ask it questions and seek from it answers to the fundamental issues facing us, African people and humankind
Women’s History Month: District Attorney Jackie Lacey tells the truth and nothing but the truth
March 15, 2017
Lacey made history becoming the first woman, and the first African-American to hold the position of Los Angeles District Attorney
Black Female Inventors and Scientist
March 1, 2017
This week in Women’s History Month, we focus on the great accomplishments Black female inventors and scientists have contributed to the world.
International Women’s Day Breakfast
February 27, 2017
Mar. 10 The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Santa Monica Commission on the Status of Women, is proud to present the International Women’s Day Breakfast kicking off Women’s History Month. The OWL International Women’s Day Breakfast will be held Friday, March 10th – 7:00 to 9:30 AM at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, 1700 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90401. The event is proudly sponsored by Water Garden, Santa Monica Place, and Kaiser Permanente, and Tickets are $55.00 for Chamber Members and $70.00 for Non-Members. For more information, please visit www.smchamber.com/owl.
Women of Labor
March 31, 2016
Women who have changed the game in the world of labor, unions and community organization
To Be Equal
March 24, 2016
Women’s History Month: Contributions and Past and Present “From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this Nation. Too often, the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength, and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.” – President Jimmy Carter, “National Women’s History Week Statement,” February 28, 1980 NEW YORK – There is no arena in American life, or beyond