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Local muralist Moses Ball showcases Black communities in a positive light through his art. Check out his mural The Heart of Hyde Park on the corner of Crenshaw Blvd. and Slauson Ave. It was birthed out of a desire to speak up about possible gentrification that could happen in our community...," Ball said. It’s a real vision of what the community is. This community is home. If this is home to you, you see everything through rose colored glasses sometimes. But it’s als...o accurate. We have real people here who are fighting for housing rights, who try to get good and healthy food in the community, and who are just trying to make a positive impact. There’s no place that I’d rather be than right here on Crenshaw. The thing that I love about this mural is that even non-famous folks or less known folks who had major impact on the community are highlighted in the same light that he (Nipsey Hussle) was.

The Metaphor Club on Crenshaw Blvd. in Leimert Park opens the Paul Robeson Studio. The studio has camera, sound and lighting equipment, and a cyclorama infinity wall for video and photography projects.

Sip & Sonder in Inglewood was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show! Actresses Octavia Spencer, Melissa McCarthy, and Netflix had a surprise for the Sip & Sonder owners. https://lastandardnewspaper.com//959-sip-sonder-was-featur

The Girl Cave La Beauty Supply, a Black-owned beauty supply franchise, has locations in South Los Angeles, Inglewood, Compton, and Dallas.

Rick Burton created a mobile restaurant that gives his customers a lounge type experience. He's typically set up in Leimert Park Village on Degnan Blvd. and 43rd Pl. Follow him on Instagram! @rick_burtons__patio__grille

Sheree Brown’s musical career has been greatly influenced by her upbringing in South Los Angeles (she's a St. Mary's High School in Inglewood alum). Her new album features local musicians. Sheree Brown's Music Page.

Pick up the The Los Angeles Standard Newspaper! www.LAStandardNewspaper.com Read about: Muralist Moses Ball’s artwork is on display in South Los Angeles (Art) ... The Girl Cave La Beauty Supply in South LA, Inglewood, and Compton (Lifestyle) Sheree Brown's Music Page new album (Entertainment) The Metaphor Club in Leimert Park opens a film studio (Career) The Patio Grille (Food) Resources for Black-owned businesses Hello Alice, The BusinessZone, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Southern California Virtual Business Center (Business) Community Build,Inc.'s gang intervention programs (News) The Los Angeles Standard Newspaper Camera Club Find out how you can support the LA Standard! (click the link below) https://lastandardnewspaper.com/index.php/donate.html Find the LA Standard at the following locations: Simply Wholesome Health Food Store & Restaurant-4508 W. Slauson OneUnited Bank-3683 Crenshaw Copy City-3818 Crenshaw Dulan’s On Crenshaw-4859 Crenshaw Dulan's Soul Food Kitchen-202 E Manchester, Inglewood The Metaphor Club-4333 Crenshaw Ackee Bamboo Jamaican Cuisine-4305 Degnan Hot & Cool Cafe-4331 Degnan South LA Cafe-3991 S. Western We Can Foundation-4329 Degnan The Serving Spoon-1403 Centinela Sip & Sonder-108 S. Market St. Little Amsterdam coffee shop- 1412 S Redondo Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles-5006 W. Pico Ralph’s-5080 Obama Ralph’s-3300 W Slauson Ralph’s-950 N La Brea, Inglewood Ralph’s-5245 W Centinela Ralph’s-4760 W Pico Albertsons- 3901 Crenshaw Vons-500 E Manchester, Inglewood

Please support the Los Angeles Standard Newspaper! And thank you Lawrence Ross, co-owner of The Metaphor Club in Leimert Park, for supporting us. The L.A. Standard Newspaper needs your support so that we can continue to create positive stories about Black communities. $20, $50, $100, $500, $1,000. Any amount would be greatly appreciated. -Jason Lewis, Owner/Publisher. Donations can be made through Cash App https://cash.app/$LAStandard, Venmo @LA-Standard-Newspaper, PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/lastandardnewspaper, and GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-blackowned-los-angeles-s. Checks can be mailed to 2415 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90008.

South La Cafe was featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show! Check out the gift they received so that they can continue handing out grocery bags to 150 families in need every Wednesday afternoon in South Los Angeles.

Leimert Park Monthly Community Cleanup. Community members clean the residential streets on the 2nd Sunday of every month. NEXT CLEAN UP: SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021 12:15-12:30PM - Supply Distribution, Team Assignments/Clean Up Route, Group Photo, and Refreshments-to-Go 12:30-2:00PM - Clean Residential Streets in Leimert Park... The clean up route changes monthly and is based on the number of volunteers. RSVP for the March 14 clean up here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LeimertParkCleanUpMARCH2021 If you cannot join us on March 14, and you are not already on our distribution list, RSVP to receive monthly reminders here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LeimertParkCleanUp Supplies: Trash bags, trash grabbers, shovels, brooms/pans, disposable latex gloves and disposable masks will be available. Trash grabbers are limited so please bring your own if you have one. Bring heavy duty gloves if you like (recommended). Covid-19 Protocol: Volunteers must wear a face mask and remain a minimum of 6 feet apart at all times.

TEC Leimert's 12-week NXT LVL paid-intern program teaches young adults digital marketing, SEO, graphic design, creative editing, emerging tech, campaign management, media buying, audience research, and more. Raine Barnes interned at Jordan's Hot Dogs on Crenshaw, where she helped the restaurant increase their social media traffic.

Circuit is a free service that helps Leimert Park residents get around their community without contributing to the pollution problem.

thecreative.la interviews LA Standard Newspaper Publisher Jason Lewis. They discussed Lewis’ proactive way of landing his first newspaper job, what led him to starting the LA Standard, how people can break into print media, the importance of getting information from trusted media sources, covering the protests, how the Standard selects stores, the perks of owning a business opposed to being an employee, and why folks went crazy over the Liquor Bank losing their license to sell alcohol.

Starr Andrews, a Baldwin Hills and Inglewood native, performance videos to Black Like Me by Mickey Guyton and Whip My Hair by Willow Smith have gone viral on social media. She recently was named the first recipient of the $25,000 Mabel Fairbanks Skatingly Yours Fund. Click the link to read about her journey through figure skating and to watch her videos U.S. Figure Skating The performance was based on what Black people have been going through, Andrews said. I did that program to bring awareness. I chose the song 'Black like Me' because there aren’t a lot of skaters who are Black like me in the sport, so I thought that program was very important to bring awareness to that. When I was doing that program, the thought of equal rights and social injustice was always in the back of my mind.

Destination Crenshaw featured The Los Angeles Standard Newspaper Owner and Publisher Jason Lewis in their Faces of Black LA series. #FacesofBlackLA Meet Jason Douglas Lewis, owner and publisher of LA Standard Newspaper. Jason grew up near Crenshaw Blvd. and Washington Blvd., graduated from Fairfax High School and UCLA UCLA Arts, and is a writer and a photographer who produces positive content regarding Black communities in Los Angeles. His articles range from topics around f...ellow Angelenos, small businesses, and community service programs in our neighborhoods that have made great contributions to our city but have not received much media spotlight. It is important to Jason that he highlights positive images of Black LA in his paper because those stories often get overshadowed in favor of negative news like crime, unemployment, or poor education. His goal is to change the perspective that Black people live in war zones and use his platform as the runner of a local Black media outlet to find stories that combat that narrative. To Jason, Black LA is home. "Black folks in LA are awesome, and everyone should know that! The Los Angeles Standard Newspaper is extremely community driven. I love it when people flip through the newspaper and see people who they know, places that they go, and learn something new about something or someone in their neighborhood. Black LA is home. The Lewis family has been in Los Angeles for over 100 years. I've lived the bulk of my life on Crenshaw and I'm not planning on leaving. I love the Black people and the Black culture in this city." Jason is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Beta Psi Lambda Chapter - Los Angeles Photo by Lee Vuitton. See more

Live music in Tha Alley next to HOT and COOL CAFE in Leimert Park Village. Thursday nights through Sunday nights. Follow them on Instagram. @_thaalley

Pick up the latest edition of the Los Angeles Standard Newspaper! www.LAStandardNewspaper.com Read about: Bank Black X OneUnited Bank (Business) ... Beyoncé and the NAACP support Los Angeles Black-owned businesses BeyGOOD (Business) Black-owned bookstore coming to downtown Inglewood (Education) Butter + Brown’s Christopher Seth Brundle McMullen. Issa Rae Presents, Cocoa Butter, Aspire TV (Entertainment) Latashia DeVeaux’s exciting public relations career DeVeaux Media Group, Black Public Relations Society of Los Angeles Our Own promotes voter education in South LA and Inglewood (Politics) The Clevelands are carrying the torch for Post & Beam at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. (Food) Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation and Mookie Betts help communities in need Find the latest edition at the following locations: Simply Wholesome Health Food Store & Restaurant-4508 W. Slauson OneUnited Bank-3683 Crenshaw Copy City-3818 Crenshaw Dulan’s On Crenshaw-4859 Crenshaw Dulan's Soul Food Kitchen-202 E Manchester, Inglewood The Metaphor Club-4333 Crenshaw Ackee Bamboo Jamaican Cuisine-4305 Degnan Hot & Cool Cafe-4331 Degnan South LA Cafe-3991 S. Western We Can Foundation-4329 Degnan The Serving Spoon-1403 Centinela Sip & Sonder-108 S. Market St. Little Amsterdam coffee shop- 1412 S Redondo Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles-5006 W. Pico Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles- 621 W Manchester, Inglewood Ralph’s-5080 Obama Ralph’s-3300 W Slauson Ralph’s-950 N La Brea, Inglewood Ralph’s-5245 W Centinela Ralph’s-4760 W Pico Albertsons- 3901 Crenshaw Vons-500 E Manchester, Inglewood

The Los Angeles Rams open SoFi Stadium in Inglewood this Sunday. Check out the sidelines and see if you can spot Crenshaw High School grad Eric Yarber, who is the Rams wide receiver coach. Check out this Local Legends article about him. Read about his upbringing in South Central Los Angeles, his college experiences, his NFL career, and his coaching career. Photo by Jeff Lewis/Los Angeles Rams https://lastandardnewspaper.com/index.php

Let's Be Whole free healthy food pop up pantry! Wednesdays in front of Sole Folks in Leimert Park Village and Thursdays at Martin Luther King Jr. Center For Public Health. Please share with people in need.

The Leimert Park Jazz Festival was amazing! Don't worry if you missed the live broadcast. You can watch the festival on their Facebook and YouTube channels.

Check out these Leimert Park events for Saturday, August 29. Our Own presents Run The Ballot 5K Run celebrating Black women in Leimert Park Village at 8 am. Meet in front of Sole Folks on Degnan Blvd. Learn the ballot and check your voter registration status. Leimert Park Jazz Festival. Free jazz concert virtually from the comfort of home. 12 p.m. ... Learn how Leimert Park is securing mobility justice through art, cycling, creative placekeeping, and indigenous practices. Hosted by We Love Leimert, People for Mobility Justice, Leimert Park Village, Ride On Bike Shop Co-Op Online event https://www.facebook.com/events/2658476231057159

Congressmember Karen Bass, California's 37th District (South Los Angeles, Mid City, West Los Angeles, Culver City).

Filmmaker CALMATIC, who is from Los Angeles, directed this amazing video for Pharrell Williams' Entrepreneur, which features JAY-Z. The video features several Black Los Angeles locals that have been featured in the Los Angeles Standard Newspaper. Simply Wholesome Health Food Store & Restaurant, Ride On Bike Shop Co-Op in Leimert Park Village, Idris Sandu spoke at TEC Leimert, NE Conaway Peanuts, and Issa Rae Presents. (Check out those stories in the comment section on the LA Standard’s page). https://www.youtube.com/watch

Fatima Dodson sells Afrocentric women’s clothing at Runway Boutique L.A., and she created Head Wraps In The Park.

Firefighter Paul Wingate, a Baldwin Hills native, trains future firefighters and he discusses brush fire prevention. He has participated in training sessions with Stentorians of Los Angeles City and Los Angeles County Stentorians. Los Angeles Fire Department, JoinLAFD

Locals discuss the challenges of adult stuttering Jacquelyn Joyce Revere; LA Speech Therapy Solutions opens a new location in View Park-Windsor Hills; creating a positive environment for children who stutter.

Filmmaker Jacquil Constant created the Haiti International Film Festival to showcase the best that his people have to offer. The 2020 festival will be held online August 15-16.

Help reimagine public safety in Los Angeles! Join the online community conversation featuring a presentation by Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles co-founder Melina Abdullah on the People’s Budget. Thursday, August 13, 6-7:30 pm. Register for Community Conversation at https://us02web.zoom.us//regist/WN_Ty1h96ggT362uBkxpv-9gA Complete the public safety survey: https://forms.gle/hL5rh6C3SwKdsBHU9... Conversation hosted by Councilmember Herb J. Wesson, Jr., Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr. City Council President Nury Martinez, and Councilmember Bob Blumenfield.