Business – Page 3

Battle for the Crenshaw Mall continues

adminDecember 9, 2020September 17, 2026029 mins

•Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza is more of a community hub than other malls.

•LIVWRK CEO Asher Abehsera discusses community engagement and rumored relationship with Jared Kushner and Donald Trump.

•Some local community groups are supportive of the sale of the mall to LIVWRK.

•Black-led Downtown Crenshaw continues quest to purchase the mall through a community land trust.

Houses are topping $1 million in Los Angeles’ Black communities

adminDecember 9, 2020010 mins

While many Black people are being priced out of their own neighborhoods, The Consolidated Board of Realtists is educating locals on how to become home buyers in this expensive real estate market.

Our Piece of the Pie artisan market every Friday night

adminDecember 9, 202007 mins

This Friday night artisan market in downtown features Black vendors and showcases a Black experience.

Downtown Crenshaw bids for their 40 acres and a mall, but are turned down

adminOctober 31, 2020012 mins

The leaders of Downtown Crenshaw are seeking to purchase the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza and are fighting to stop a group with possible ties to Donald Trump and Jared Kushner from buying it.

Black entrepreneurs are turning to crowdfunding for financing

adminOctober 31, 2020014 mins

Crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe have become an alternative to securing bank loans.

Bank Black X

adminSeptember 17, 2020012 mins

OneUnited Bank CEO Kevin Cohee discusses how Black communities can obtain social justice and close the wealth gap by putting their money in Black-owned banks.

Beyoncé and NAACP support Los Angeles Black-owned businesses

adminSeptember 17, 2020September 17, 2026015 mins

Local Black-owned businesses have been awarded the $10,000 BeyGOOD/NAACP Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund grant. Find out about additional rounds of funding.

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza’s New 40+ Acre Suit

adminAugust 8, 2020September 17, 2026018 mins

During the the 1960s and 1970s, the Crenshaw Center was the place to be. But there is a need for adaptation, which has happened to shopping centers and districts around Los Angeles.