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[…] 50th Anniversary with an awesome two-day family friendly festival, Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, 2019. St. Elmo Village is a Cultural Land mark in Mid-City Los Angeles. St. Elmo Village is a place of creativity, where artists live, teach and work. The festival featured cultural dance, spoken word performances, […]

(L-R) Tavis Smiley, Pastor William Smart, and Mark Ridley Thomas attend the Los Angeles Urban League Honors Civil Rights Leader Reverend James Lawson at the 47th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards dinner at The Beverly Hilton on June 30, 2022, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images) * Tavis Smiley launched the […]

[…] visionary leader in increasing vaccination rates for the most vulnerable received the CDPH Community Award; and LADWP Board President Cynthia McClain-Hill received the Corporate Award. LA Focus High Tea 22 – l-r Mark Ridley-Thomas, Cynthia McClain-Hill, LADWP Board President and Robert Sausado, CEO & President of Community Build, Inc. L.A. Focus First Ladies High Tea proudly saluted the 2022 […]

[…] All-Stars Yasiel Puig and Clayton Kershaw, joined Dodger President and CEO Stan Kasten, Dodger Manager Dave Roberts, Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, and other officials along with scores of young baseball and softball players to unveil the 50th Dodgers Dreamfield at Algin Sutton Recreation Center in South […]

[…] Line’s Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station and the Rosa Parks Customer Center in Watts. Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Eric Garcetti, County Supervisor and Metro board member Mark Ridley-Thomas, Metro board member Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker and Metro CEO Phillip Washington recently visited the station and Rosa Parks Customer Center, where riders can buy and load […]

[…] Crenshaw Mall; the office of City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson (District 8); the office of City Councilman Curren Price Jr. (District 9); and the office of City Councilman Mark Ridley Thomas (District 10); along with corporate and media partners, including Lowe’s; The Gas Company – Sempra Energy; Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA); Loyola Marymount University; the Ella Fitzgerald […]

2016 honoree Ron Brewington, Sandra Evers Manly & John Forbes gearing up for an exciting BHERC 23rd Annual African American Film Marketplace and S. E. Manly Short Film Fest 2017.   This year’s fest is Jan 13th-15th for info go to www.BHERC.org (Photo by Cazzi Burns courtesy of BHERC) *The Black Hollywood Education and […]

[…] W. Hawkins, and actress Lauren “Lolo” Spencer, star of the indie film “Give Me Liberty.”  Featured entertainment for the star-studded event included hit maker Major (This Is Why I Love You) and hilarious re marks from Whitley and fellow actress and comedian Sherri Shepherd, who recently revealed that her son Jeffrey has developmental delays. Emmy-award-winning television host Shaun Robinson, host Kiki […]

[…] grand ballroom was filled with celebrity guests Congresswoman Diane E. Watson, Elgin Charles, Janet Dubois, Ron Hasson (Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP President), Jon Platt (CEO/Chairman Warner Chappell Music),  Mark Ridley-Thomas    (Chairman of the Board Supervisors Second District), BET CEO Debra Lee, Music Execs. Jesus Garber & Jerry Moss, as well as reps from Ruthless […]

[…] He has worked independently in every facet of an entertainment company including Music, Film, Television, and Sports by creating, and producing shows & concerts, talent casting, PR, marketing, advertising sales, distribution, retail management, and is the architect of the Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum & Entertainment Complex “Co-Branding” Business Strategy. His Development and […]

[…] NEWS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED: ON ‘THE REAL’: THE DRUG HABIT ‘BLACK LIGHTNING’ STAR CRESS WILLIAMS KICKED (WATCH) The image of Thelonious Sphere Monk with his trade mark goatee, dark glasses and hat is today a poster image of cool. Jazz fans revere Monk for his ground-breaking compositions and piano playing from the 1950s […]

[…] Energy Conservation’ Museum building project that will aggressively explore and utilize all of the available cost and energy saving technologies and mechanisms that are currently in the marketplace. The HHHOF will also have an educational component to the program that enables 25,000 NYC public school children per year to visit the facility on field […]

[…] Richards Jackson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tina Lawson, Byron Scott, Julius Randle, Tarik Black, Jordan Clarkson, Elgin Charles, LA City Council President Herb Wesson, Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas among many others. Attendees expressed their support and admiration for LAUL’s rich history and commitment to uplift communities of color and pure joy in celebrating […]

[…] Bernard W. Kinsey will discuss the growing racial tensions, economic disparities and other underlying causes that sparked the unprecedented events of the Rebellion. A special screening to mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark film adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning book The Color Purple will be held on Thursday, July 30th at […]

[…] set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023. Last year, a version of the ordinance that exempted menthol cigarettes was opposed by Black LA City council members Mark Ridley-Thomas, Marqueece Harris Dawson and Curren Price. They argued that studies have found Black Americans are the racial/ethnic group most likely to use menthol cigarettes and […]