Category: BLK DTLA
BLK DTLA – DTLA Weekly’s column celebrating the achievements of African Americans in Downtown Los Angeles. From the inspiring stories of the community’s trailblazers, to the massive contribution made of entrepreneurs, activists, and artists who have made a significant impact on the city’s history and culture.
Taking it to the Streets: The Fight to Save the “Obama Phone” Lifeline Program
Could the California Public Utilities Commission Be Trying to Destroy the Popular Program Started by…
Jazz in the Sky Returns to City Club
With Jazz in the Sky, legends of Jazz are invited to perform inside or atop…
Longest HipHop Annual Event B-Boy B-Girl Summit Reborn, Returns to DTLA
Established in 1994, B-Boy Summit is the longest running annual Hip Hop event in the nation that…
Wild Elements Brings New Hydro-Wild Lab to the Boys Club in Watts
Wild Elements is on a mission to reconnect students with nature enabling them someday to…
Gone But Not Forgotten | Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom was fatally shot on March 31, 2019, in front of…
Hollywood Bowl Makes History with First All Black Symphony Orchestra Set to Perform This Juneteenth Weekend
This Sunday, June 19, 2022, marks the anniversary of Black Independence Day in America—Juneteenth. In recognition…
LA Spirits Awards Coming to City Club
LA Spirits Awards, is redefining spirit competitions. Good news for DTLA, founders Nicolette Teo and…
African American Developers Victor MacFarlane & Don Peebles Expand Minority Job Opportunities With Greenlight for Angels Landing Project
On what would be the windiest-rainiest day yet, Council-member Kevin de Leon parted the clouds…
10 BLACK FACTS ABOUT DTLA YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW
Los Angeles was founded just five years after the American Revolution when the French held…
Monuments in Time: Pio de Jesus Pico
Los Angeles was founded just five years after the American Revolution when the French held…
The Legend Of Biddy Mason – 19th Century Frontline Worker Who Used Slave Remedies Downtown During the Smallpox Pandemic
Biddy Mason, like many enslaved people, was sold from plantation to plantation and, as she…
Mary J Blidge, Sam L Jackson Scheduled for Star Studded 53rd Annual NAACP Image Awards
Nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer Mary J Blige didn’t miss a note during her Super Bowl…
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