April 24, 2012
Rev. Eugene Williams III was a dedicated community organizer and religious leader in some of Los Angeles’ poorest neighborhoods. Always working to uplift the community, Rev. Williams used his gifts to help struggling churches raise money and resources that would ultimately go to the communities they served. He passed away on March 16, 2012 of lung [...]
February 17, 2012
Talk about a Valentine’s Day gift! Just when it seemed that Kobe would be losing over $75 million in assets and would be separating from his wife, Vanessa Bryant, things may change. After the Los Angeles Lakers 86-78 victory against the Atlanta Hawks the other day, the Bryants were seen kissing and hugging in the [...]
January 27, 2012
History made. The MTA board approves project labor agreement. from Mark Ridley-Thomas on Vimeo. Yesterday, I got to witness an historic day in Los Angeles. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board voted in favor of negotiating an agency-wide Project Labor Agreement and Construction Careers Policy. The purpose of a PLA agreement is to facilitate the construction [...]
January 13, 2012
On 1.11.12, New Orleans’ Dee 1 and 99problems.org hit the streets of Los Angeles. After getting up with the homie Nipsey Hussle, Dee 1 and the crew hit John Muir High School in Pasadena. Have #missionvision #yaheardme!? Check the video after the jump.
January 13, 2012
Artist Suzanne Lacy is at it again with her anti-rape campaign titled “Three Weeks in January,” based off her original landmark 1977 project “Three Weeks in May.” Location, location, location. This time around, Lacy’s map was installed prominently on the LAPD’s main campus downtown, outside the Deaton Auditorium. It was one sign of the major support Lacy was [...]
I had an opportunity to interview the very talented Miguel Atwood-Ferguson a few months ago for BET Centric. The L.A. based musician wears many hats including freelance multi-instrumentalist, dj, arranger, composer, music director, producer, and educator.
he smashed this!