Anti-Black hate crimes lead all hate crimes in California
The CA hate crime report shows that 51.6 percent of race-based hate crime victims are Black.
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Black Los Angeles June festivals
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TEC Leimert Spotlight: Diana Simmons
A Leimert Park native, Simmons is a sales executive for Microsoft, overseeing a team of technical sellers in a $65 million sales territory.
Attracting tourism to Black Los Angeles
With planning for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games underway, the ULI Los Angeles: Urban Marketplace held panel discussions with the topic of increasing tourism in local Black communities.
California anti-hate hotline responded to over 1,000 reported acts of hate
Anti-Black bias was by far the most cited reason for reports related to race and ethnicity.
Cornel West visits Los Angeles as he runs for U.S. President
West selects Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles co-founder Melina Abdullah as his vice-presidential running mate.
Remembering Chef Bryce Fluellen
Fluellen was an influential figure in Los Angeles’ Black communities, where he promoted healthy lifestyles.
Black pilots, like all pilots, are all qualified!
Right-wing conservative media personalities and the likes of billionaire Elon Musk have questioned the qualifications of Black people, people of color, and women working in the airlines industry.
Afara Lalaind and Tanika Hubbard are the first two women on the Stentorian’s executive board
Lalaind and Hubbard are advocating for women firefighters and giving back to their communities through the Los Angeles city’s Black firefighters association.
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles purchases building in Leimert Park
The Center for Black Power is the meeting place for BLM-LA and partnering organizations which combat police brutality, supports gang interventionists, and teaches children leadership skills.