West Adams played a small but crucial part in art history on the morning of March 10 when the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s 340 ton rock (technically a megalith – pay attention at the back of the class!) – made a left off Adams onto Western, heading north…
Philanthropists, Historians, Educators, and Lovers of Our Community
“We want to give our ancestors voices, names and personalities. Each of us must engage in the history and continue the narrative”
The irrepressible Bernard Kinsey speaks rapidly about his goal of shaping perceptions of African-Americans by revealing little-known historical contributions of blacks. Kinsey’s…
The Current CD10 Boundaries
The Proposed 1st Draft.
In an effort to obtain fair and equitable representation for the residents of Los Angeles, the City Charter requires that each council district contain the same number of residents. Every 10 years the city uses the…
When Beautiful Palms Go Missing, Local Brent Green Solves Mystery
The schoolyard night safety light shines brightly into my apartment from across the 10 freeway during the school week. This spring I noticed the light had become partially blocked by what appeared to be growing palm trees. By winter the bright…
A Look Into Holes That Sunk A Youth Program on Adams Church Row
Due to missteps and community pushback, the doors of YouthBuild Charter School, a school created in collaboration with Save Our Future and McCarty Memorial Christian Church on Adams Boulevard, opened and closed in what seemed like the blink…
Local resident Pete Carter has been hosting an afternoon of historical black films every last Friday of the month for 10 years.
The films exclude blacksploitation films and focus on gems from the early 1900’s up to the ‘60’s including work from great pioneer black directors like Spencer Williams (who…Currently are 43 guests and no members online