Uplift Us Marketplace features Black-made merchandise
The Boutique retail store at the Westfield Culver City Mall has over 80 Black-owned brands.
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Council District 10 is left voteless in LA City Council after Mark Ridley-Thomas suspension
CD10, which has one of the largest Black populations in Los Angeles, does not have any voting power on the City Council and many residents are demanding proper representation.
Noname Book Club at the Radical Hood Library in South LA’s Jefferson Park
The library on Jefferson Boulevard just west of Arlington Avenue features books by radical Black, Brown, and Indigenous authors.
Mocha Moms Los Angeles provides sisterhood, support, and service
This group of Black mothers helps each other as they seek resources for their families.
Dad’s Back Academy helps formerly incarcerated become reacclimated into family life
Participants of the program are less likely to return to prison because they are better equipped to manage relationships upon their return home. The program, in partnership with Community Build, helps them with job training and job placement.
Governor Gavin Newsom visits South L.A. to discuss the recall election
Newsom discusses issues such as the pandemic, education, economy, homelessness, criminal justice reform, and how the handling of those issues will dramatically change if the recall is successful.
Black-owned Gorilla Rx cannabis dispensary opens on Crenshaw Boulevard
Kika Keith fought hard to bring a Black-owned cannabis dispensary to her community, which will better serve the area than a dispensary that is owned by somebody from outside of the community. She’s also erasing the stigmas associated with cannabis use.
L.A. Grind Coffee & Tea Bar
Vanessa Punche turned her coffee truck into a Mid City brick and mortar coffee shop on Redondo Boulevard, just south of Pico Boulevard.
Inglewood surfer Paul Cooper
Cooper has seen an increase in Black surfers since he took up the activity and he believes that getting over a fear of the ocean would bring more Black people to surfing.
South Los Angeles gets two new swimming pools
New pools open at Van Ness Recreation Center on Slauson Avenue and Van Ness Avenue, and at Algin Sutton Recreation Center on Hoover Street just south of Manchester Boulevard.