SAVING BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP NHSLA and UCLA Policy brief form just and fair pandemic relief and recovery LOS ANGELES, CA, March 4, 2021 Families and individuals are still reeling from the global pandemic. But for some for the Black communities in LA County, the pandemic wiped away economic gains,...
The Legacy Project Increasing Black Homeownership The Path to Building Legacy, Anti-Gentrification & Wealth Building LOS ANGELES, CA, February 25, 2021 – As a part of its Black History Month recognition, Neighborhood Housing Services of LA County (NHS) is launching, The Legacy Project as the organization’s dedicated program...
A joint endeavor presented by the UCLA Anderson Black Business Students Association (BBSA) and Anderson Real Estate Association (AREA in partnership with the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate's Howard and Irene Levine Program in Housing and Social Responsibility. Enjoy the full discussion below: [embed]http://youtu.be/_TkwIEDECFc[/embed]...
Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center Michael H. Anderson, RA (BASE Architecture) This two-story structure in Compton, designed by BASE Architecture, serves the community with programs focused on senior citizens, activity spaces, a gym, and a media room. The center is named after Compton’s first black mayor, who was...
[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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
[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...
