Prominent Black L.A Pastors Launch 2023 Apology Tour in South Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA—Over 40 influential Southern California Black pastors have embark on what is known as The Apology Tour, aiming to restore the connection between churches and Black communities in South Los Angeles. Led by Pastor Shep Crawford, Grammy Award-winning producer and co-pastor of Experience Christian Ministries, this tour seeks to address the strained relationships between the Black church and the local community.
Read full storyLos Angeles City Council Approve Donation of LAPD Robot Dog Despite Intense Community Pushback
Los Angeles, CA—The Los Angeles City Council has voted to accept the donation of a Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog, despite public criticism and concerns over surveillance and harassment. After an hour of public comment over the issue from L.A constituents, the City Council voted 8-4 last week, to accept the high-tech gift in the form of a "Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle.” The vote had been delayed for months by the City Council due to public backlash.
Read full storyLos Angeles County Ordered to Relocate Youth from Barry J. Nidorf and Central Juvenile Halls
Los Angeles, CA - The state regulatory board has declared Barry J. Nidorf and Central juvenile halls in Los Angeles County unsuitable for housing youth. As a result, the county has been directed to relocate youth from these facilities within 60 days. Board members criticized the county's "aggressive" plans for reforming its juvenile detention system, deeming them insufficient and too late.
Read full storyWriters Guild of America Stands in Solidarity with Local Unions as Strike Continues at L.A.-Area Studios
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike has extended into its fourth week, causing a significant impact on entertainment production and showing no signs of resolution. In a recent communication to its members, the WGA announced a change in the picketing schedule for this Friday. Instead of picketing outside the studios, writers were invited to participate in a historic, multi-union rally held in downtown Los Angeles.
Read full storyBlack LAPD Officer Quits & Wants The 77th Police Department Gang Unit Disbanded in New Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA—In 2021, Bernard Robins was racially profiled by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department, who detained him after refusing to accept his identification as an LAPD officer.
Read full storyFake Memorial Staged For Autistic Student At Bethune Middle School Upsets Family in Los Angeles
South Central, Los Angeles—Sophia Davis held a press confernce outside of Bethune Middle School, demanding answers after someone staged a fake memorial of her 13-year-old autistic son, saying he died by gang violence.
Read full storyCity of Los Angeles Destroys Tiny Home Structure on Skid Row Causing Outrage
Skidrow, Los Angeles— Homeless rights activists are outraged after a woman had her tiny home structure destroyed by L.A’s department of sanitation and her belongings thrown away with no discretion.
Read full storyBruce's Beach Will Be Sold Back To L.A County For $20 Million
Manhattan Beach--Many people are upset after news was announced today, that Bruce's Beach will be sold back to L.A County for $20 million. In 2021, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to return a piece of beach front property to the descendants of a Black family, who had their land seized during the early 1900's.
Read full storyOpinion: Mayor Karen Bass Declares State of Emergency on Homelessness, But L.A Needs To Commit To Dismantling Racism
Staying true to her word, Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency on L.A's homeless crisis, in an effort to rapidly get unhoused people off the streets. Bass was sworn in ceremonially this weekend as the new Mayor of Los Angeles, by US vice-president Kamala Harris at the Microsoft Theater. The ceremony was widely attended by Los Angeles residents, eager to witness the first Black and woman Mayor of L.A be sworn-in.
Read full storyNipsey Hussle's Malcolm X Chain On Display At Smithsonian's Museum of American History
Nipsey Hussle's gold chains with the diamond-encrusted Malcolm X pendant, is currently on display at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Ali's boxing robe, Prince's guitar, and costumes from Selena are among 200 objects from beloved icons on display.
Read full storyBlack Merchants in Leimert Park Join Forces To Buy Building
As the Metro’s expansion on the K-Line accelerates real estate speculation along the Crenshaw Corridor, businessmen in Leimert Park use group economics as a front-line defense against crowding out.
Read full storyJemele Hill Stuns In Inglewood At Book Release Party For Uphill: A Memoir
Jemele Hill is a true gem and the epitome of unbossed and unbothered. The Emmy award-winning journalist hosted her book release party in Inglewood, a few days ahead of the official Oct 25th release date.
Read full storyLos Angeles City Council Meeting Heated After Nury Martinez Racism Scandal
The first Los Angeles City Council meeting following the Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin De Leon racism scandal was heated--both inside and outside city hall chambers. Angeleno's of all backgrounds, races and ages showed up to L.A City Hall this morning outraged and voicing their discontent with their elected officials.
Read full storyRon Herrera Resigns As Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Following Racism Scandal At L.A City Hall
Ron Herrera will resign as President of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor. The news comes after Herrera was caught on leaked audio recordings between himself, Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin De Leon, engaging in intolerant and racist behavior.
Read full storyHeather Hutt To Replace Herb Wesson, Ridley-Thomas If Approved By L.A City Council
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez filed a motion to appoint Heather Hutt to serve as a fill-in council member for the 10th district, which continues to lack voting and overall representation.
Read full storyAndre Spicer Replaces Isaac Galvan on Compton's City Council After 2021 Voter Fraud
Compton, CA–Today in Compton’s Council Chambers there will be a swearing in ceremony for Andre Spicer, after a Judge ruled Friday to overturn the 2021 Compton City Council election. The ruling comes in favor of Spicer, following a lawsuit he filed against his opponent Isaac Galvan for Compton’s District 2 seat.
Read full storyOpinion: A Closer Look At Curren Price, The CD9 Race in South Central & Black Politics in L.A
South Central, Los Angeles–City Council District 9 is perceived to be “mainly Latino” and Dulce Vasquez who is a migrant from Mexico, feels she is better “equipped” than City Councilman Curren Price to represent this district, despite having little to no political background.
Read full storyNipsey Hussle & Bunchy Carter: Two Black Men off Slauson
The murder of Nipsey Hussle hauntingly mirrors the murder of not only Bunchy Carter, but the entire dismantling of Los Angeles Black Panther Party. His 2019 slaying also mirrors how the vision of community progress for Blacks in South Central was disrupted during the 1960’s.
Read full storyBlack Erasure and the Shadow It’s Casting in L.A. County
In 1970, South L.A. was eighty percent Black with 24 of the 28 neighborhoods making up South L.A —from Vermont Square, Watts and “the Jungle” (now Baldwin Village) to View Park and Windsor Hills remaining majority Black through the late 1970s. By 2010, however, South L.A. was sixty-four percent Latino with the number of communities where African-Americans were the majority dropping from 24 to six by 2012. Today, that number has dwindled even further, and with two light rail transit lines running through it, cultural landmarks like Leimert Park, View Park and Baldwin Hills (the latter characterized as the black Beverly Hills) are also experiencing an influx of whites.
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