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03 May COVID-19 and Utility Debt – UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge
THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS has deepened existing economic and environmental justice crises in the United States. Previous research by the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge and its partners shows that the pandemic has exacerbated pre-pandemic health and economic inequalities for disadvantaged neighborhoods. Communities of...
23 Feb Rhythm In Black Featuring President & CEO Lori Gay
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKqLqRrinak&t=10s[/embed]#TakeAListen Powerful words from our President and CEO, Lori Gay regarding how she navigated her rural upbringing, the C-Suite, and her service in Community Development. #BlackHistoryMonth #NHS Andy Street Long Beach Community Association.Click here to learn more about Andy Street:https://www.andystreetlb.org/about...
23 Feb Meet Dorthy Richardson
Meet Dorothy Mae Richardson, Founder of Neighborhood Housing Services of Pittsburgh.As a lifelong resident of a distressed African American neighborhood in Pittsburgh, she led the formation of Neighborhood Housing Services of Pittsburgh in 1968 to create access to safe and affordable housing. “The solution,” she...
23 Feb #blackhistory: On May 29, 1973, Thomas “Tom” Bradley was elected Los Angeles’ first Black mayor
The grandson of a slave, Thomas “Tom” Bradley came to Los Angeles as part of the Great Migration. He was born in Calvert, Texas on December 29, 1917, and his family moved to L.A. when he was seven. Bradley grew up on iconic Central Avenue,...
23 Feb #blackhistory: In February, 1781, settlers of African, Indian, and Spanish ancestry set out for what will become Los Angeles from Mexico
In 1781, Spain had grand ambitions for the vast territory known as "the Californias" and its ports in San Diego, Monterey, and San Francisco. Mexican independence was still three decades away (cession of the region to the United States almost seven) and the Spanish empire...
23 Feb President & CEO and Lori Gay honored by her High School Las Plumas High School
Our President and CEO was honored recently by her High School along some illustrious alums. Enjoy a look into the lives of the 3 honorees:Lori (Speese) Gay: Lori Speese Gay graduated from Las Plumas High School (LPHS) in 1980 and was involved in many school...
13 Feb California Black History: Bruce’s Beach – The Pretty Park with a Stormy Past
[caption id="attachment_19890" align="aligncenter" width="540"] Bruce's Beach, Park, Manhattan, Beach, CA, Points of Interest, southwestern, Los Angeles, County, Santa, Monica, Bay,[/caption] Those who visit Bruce’s Beach may be surprised to learn that it is actually Manhattan Beach’s oldest park site, and has a rich history. A commemorative...
13 Feb Impacting Black History: Black people make up 8% of L.A. population and 34% of its homeless.
Black people make up 8% of L.A. population and 34% of its homeless. In Los Angeles County, African Americans represent 7.9% of the population.In the latest homeless count, with double-digit city and county increases that are uniformly disappointing and disturbing, Black people make up 34% of the...
12 Feb Celebrating Black History: The Fair Housing Act
Discrimination in Housing Based Upon Race or Color One of the central objectives of the Fair Housing Act, when Congress enacted it in 1968, was to prohibit race discrimination in sales and rentals of housing. Nevertheless, more than 30 years later, race discrimination in housing continues to...
