Former California Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer represented the 57th Assembly District, which includes the communities of Exposition Park, South Los Angeles, and downtown Los Angeles, including Skid Row.
In 2012, Assemblymember Chris Holden was first elected to the California State Assembly representing the 41st District in the San Gabriel Valley.
Navigating health insurance can often feel overwhelming, especially for individuals and families who are new to the system or unsure about their options.
Los Angeles County has witnessed a staggering 45% rise in hate crimes in 2023, according to the latest annual report by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACCHR). With 1,350 hate crimes reported—up from 930 in 2022—the county has recorded the highest number of such incidents in its history. The report highlights disturbing increases across a range of targeted communities, including African Americans, Asian Americans, Jewish people, LGBT* individuals, and transgender people.
“Why can’t we impact the infrastructure? Why can’t we own everything? Because at the end of the day, the moment we say something about it, that’s when it takes off,” said William “Bam” Sparks, 40, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Culture Wireless, reflecting on Black culture’s innovation and potential.
The American Civil Liberties Union celebrated President Joe Biden’s historic action in commuting 37 federal death sentences. The group proclaimed that Biden has taken an “unequivocal stand against one of the most flawed and inhumane mechanisms of the U.S. criminal legal system.”
Pamela Dias stood in court and spoke not just as a grieving mother but as the voice of a family irreparably altered. “Our hopes, dreams, and future plans died the night Susan Lorincz killed my daughter,” she told the court. Her daughter, Ajike “AJ” Owens, a mother of four, was shot and killed by Lorincz in a case that sparked discussions about race, neighborhood disputes, and the boundaries of self-defense in Florida. Lorincz was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter.
facebooktwitterinstagram Pharrell Williams, the multi-talented artist and humanist known for his global hits and philanthropic work, has officially joined the ranks of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors.
Born in Stockton, Mayor Kevin Lincoln says his Army upbringing was one factor that inspired him to serve others.
Education activists mourning Oscar Carl Wright’s death, have pledged to continue his lifelong mission of advocating for equity for Black students and families in Northern California.
The 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc., a non-profit organization, will host their 26th Annual Holiday Toy Drive on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom, located at 151 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601. Tickets are available via Ticket Falcon.
In the looming shadow of a second Trump administration, the battle over vaccines and public health policy is being revived with unsettling vigor. Public health leaders, particularly those in African American communities who recall the long, painful history of medical neglect and systemic racism, are alarmed by the campaign to revoke approval of life-saving vaccines, including the polio vaccine. This modern war on vaccines is led by figures like Aaron Siri, a lawyer closely associated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial choice for health secretary. It threatens to unravel decades of hard-fought progress that began when Black Americans demanded equitable treatment in the fight against polio.
New complaint data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows a staggering rise in online job scams, particularly schemes known as “task scams,” which now account for nearly 40% of job scam reports in 2024. The sharp increase in these fraudulent activities has driven overall losses to job scams to more than $220 million in just the first six months of this year.
The 3rd annual Winter Fest at Hollywood Park was held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 100:00am-6:00pm.
The Social Justice Learning Institute (SJLI), based in Inglewood, is dedicated to addressing the challenges facing communities of color across Los Angeles County and beyond.
Frontline Doulas provides African American families in Los Angeles County non-medical professional perinatal services at no cost.
Education is the cornerstone of success, and this fundamental right must be upheld without compromise.
While officials and residents of the District of Columbia gear up for a MAGA Republican takeover of the federal government, a large group of Democratic governors met in California to solidify a defense against certain attacks from Donald Trump’s incoming administration, a GOP majority in the House and Senate, and a hostile U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.-12) announced the passage of bipartisan legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the late Shirley Chisholm, a pioneer in American politics and the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act will now head to President Joe Biden for his signature.
“If you don’t have the child care in order for people to go to work, they don’t have the income to pay for housing; it’s this vicious cycle,” said Melanie Shaver, superintendent of Hyde County Schools in North Carolina. “So how can we break that cycle at the root cause?” Shaver is leading her district’s attempt to answer that question.
