Kingdom Day Parade 2023

Watch Live: LA celebrates the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with the 38th annual Kingdom Day Parade at http://4.nbcla.com/iZHv2Xg. NBC Channel 4. KTLA Channel 5 and Channel 52 Univision covered the parade in both English and Spanish. The parade is the largest and longest running MLK Jr. birthday celebration in the entire…

Black Family Sitcom Challenge

With all that we have been going through, we wanted to have a little fun on this last day of Black History Month 2021. So we’ve selected 15 sitcoms that represent the diversity of the Black family that you have to figure out based on excerpts from the theme music compilation (https://youtu.be/F73IiEzVw_s) and hints about…

Careers that Make You Dough

The Los Angeles Community College District African American Outreach Initiative presents a career mentor information session, “Careers that Make You Dough,” on Friday, February 26, 2021 from 10am to 12pm. Register at http://bit.ly/36f37NC.

SCCBAA Co-hosts, “A Time to Mentor”

The Southern California Council on Black American Affairs (SCCBAA) is co-hosting an exciting and engaging event on Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 10 am-12:30 pm. “A Time To Mentor” is for African American youth ages 12 to 25 and parents. SCCBAA is an affiliate of the Western Region Council on Black American Affairs (WRCBAA); and…

Family Reading Time: Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in Children’s Picture Books with USC Associate Provost, Dr. Camille Gear Rich

Friday, February 26, 2021 • 4:00 PM-6:30 PM Join Los Angeles Trade-Tech College Child Development professor, Dr. Rose Maina, as she facilitates an interactive discussion with Camille Gear Rich about diversity, inclusion and equity in children’s literature for your school or home library. Register in advance for this event at https://laccd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAuceuuqT4rHNcuZ3G-pPXde2jAam4Lh9OK. Dr. Rich is the…

Black Lives Matter Town Hall at LA City College

Mark your calendar for a Black Lives Matter Town Hall Discussion hosted by Los Angeles City College on February 19 featuring Dr. Bernice King and moderated by local CBS News anchor Pat Harvey. Click here to download the flyer.

2021 Black History Month Theme: The Black Family

2021- The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity – The black family has been a topic of study in many disciplines—history, literature, the visual arts and film studies, sociology, anthropology, and social policy.  Its representation, identity, and diversity have been reverenced, stereotyped, and vilified from the days of slavery to our own time. The black family knows…