Herb J. Wesson, Jr. served as the President of the Los Angeles City Council from November 2011 through 2019 and has represented Council District 10 since 2005. Wesson is the first African American to hold the position of Council President in the city’s history and was been re-elected three times to lead the city’s legislative […]
African officials are confronting China publicly and in private over racist mistreatment of Africans in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, and the U.S. says African-Americans have been targeted too. Some Africans in the commercial hub have reported being evicted or discriminated against amid coronavirus fears. And a U.S. Embassy security alert on Saturday said that […]
A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday overturned a key water crossing permit needed to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, handing a major victory to environmental groups who said the oil network could imperil endangered species and threaten drinking water. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris said in his decision that the Army Corps […]
Keeping Americans safe during a global pandemic is a non-partisan issue. Former First Lady Michelle Obama is hoping the Trump administration will heed her call to keep voters out of harm’s way as they prepare to take part in the upcoming election. On Monday, Obama and the non-partisan group When We All Vote made a call for greater vote-by-mail […]
Doula Project Coordinator Division of Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health Health Promotion Bureau Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Cell : (323) 697-7650 MSanders@ph.lacounty.gov Leads LAC DPH’s Doula Program for African American Pregnant Women
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Known by her peers in the sports and fitness industries as a #GoalDigger, Tilita Lutterloh sets ambitious goals and works diligently to achieve success. Hailing from Durham, North Carolina, Tilita has lived and worked in Washington D.C., New York City and currently resides in Los Angeles. From the early age of 4, Tilita set her […]
Low-income residents of Los Angeles and those with incomes negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic will soon have another opportunity for financial relief through the city’s Angeleno Fund. Starting Tuesday, those who meet the requirements can begin applying for the Angeleno Card program, which will provide debit cards with $700-$1,500 for residents with incomes below the poverty […]
With business after business temporarily shutting down, others like Sami Nomair’s security business Citiguard is growing. Nomair is now fielding calls from business owners worried about vandalism and looters. Even regular customers are upping their services. “Some of the hospitals that we provide security services to have added extra coverage. Some of the urgent cares […]
City Council President Nury Martinez is a glass-ceiling shattering leader who brings profound life experience as the proud daughter of working-class immigrants, as well as years of legislative and community advocacy expertise, to the forefront of her work fighting for the families of the City of Los Angeles and the Sixth Council District in the […]