South L.A.

Oct 13 2011

60th & Vermont

 Authorities today sought public help to solve the killing of a woman gunned down in South Los Angeles.
  
Mayela Garcia, 41, was shot about 10 p.m. Wednesday as she walked out of
the Coin Laundry Lavandezia in the 6000 block of South Vermont Avenue to
empty some trash, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. She died at a
hospital.
  
The suspect, described only as male, walked up to her and shot her in
the head, then took off, police said.
  

Sep 18 2011

No breakthroughs were reported as round-the-clock negotiations passed a 7:10 p.m. strike deadline

 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - No breakthroughs were reported as round-the-clock
negotiations passed a 7:10 p.m. strike deadline set by the union representing
62,000 grocery store clerks in Southern California.
  
 
Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons officials continued to meet with the
workers' representatives at an undisclosed location, while union stewards spent
the day passing out picket signs.
  

Sep 17 2011

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Aug 5 2011

Revitalization of Crenshaw Corridor

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The city’s General Services Department began demolition on a South Los Angeles shopping center the city has sought to tear down and redevelop since the Bradley administration.

Officials hope the demolition of Marlton Square, formerly known as Santa Barbara Plaza, will finally lead to the 20-acre site being redeveloped after decades of starts and stops. The shopping center is near the intersection of W. Martin Luther King Jr. and Crenshaw boulevards.

Sep 9 2010

Grassroots activists foundation of the success

In commemoration of its 20th anniversary, the Community Coalition (CoCo), which was founded by Karen Bass, recently unveiled a billboard campaign around South Los Angeles celebrating its achievements and highlighting community leaders who have played pivotal roles in affecting change.
 
The nearly 40 billboards, which vary in size and feature six quotes, are part of an effort by the community organization to increase its visibility in the neighborhoods it serves—and as a lead—in to its 20th anniversary gala dinner scheduled for October.
 

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”