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On Friday, April 28, Nicole Avant unveiled the Jacqueline Avant Children & Family Center located in the Watts-Willowbrook community. The event was attended by Los Angeles Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, staff of the MLK Health and Wellness Community Development Corporation and a host of notable guests. 

Last week, Nicole Avant, daughter of the late and prolific philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, joined Los Angeles Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, the MLK Health and Wellness Community Development Corporation and over 100 special guests including Ted Sarandos, Clarence Avant, Alex Avant, Holly Robinson-Peete, Rick Caruso, Jimmy Jam and more to commemorate the name unveiling for the Jacqueline Avant Children & Family Center (The Center) located in the Watts-Willowbrook community.

The Jacqueline Avant Children and Family Center, named after the late philanthropist, was unveiled in the Watts-Willowbrook community of Los Angeles County’s Second District.

The Jacqueline Avant Children and Family Center opens in South Los Angeles.

/PRNewswire/ -- Dignitaries, elected officials, community leaders, child advocates, nationally-recognized experts on equity, child advocates and parents came...

Areva Martin – host of the afternoon drive “Areva Martin in Real Time” on KBLA, Los Angeles – is honored with the Silver Award in the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards for her podcast “The Special Report – Spotlighting Racial Disparities and Social Inequities in America” in the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Social Media Content, Campaign…

/PRNewswire/ -- Multi-award winning civil rights attorney, media personality and nonprofit leader Areva Martin and the production team of The Special Report...

Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan (D-55, Los Angeles) held his Annual Christmas in the Park celebration this past Sunday drawing thousands of local residents to the historic Leimert Plaza Park. 

On Thursday, November 17th, Special Needs Network Inc. (SNN) celebrated their 16th annual gala “Evening Under the Stars” in the heart of Los Angeles at The Beehive (1000 E. 60th St.).

“St. Louis is one of the most segregated cities in the nation,” Martin told National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. “When I saw folks who lived on the other side of town, their homes were bigger than a city block. They had massive amounts of wealth. I didn’t have the words, but I knew something wasn’t right about the disparity.”