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Florist Hopes to Make a Difference With ‘Flowers for Black Men'
A change in careers to flowers has not only brought beauty and satisfaction to a woman in View Park, it has significantly impacted her community in the wake of the social justice protests of the past year. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.
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Florist Starts ‘Flowers for Black Men' After George Floyd's Death, Sharing Random Kindness
After working in digital marketing, Brown decided it wasn’t for her. She wanted to get out of the office. She wanted to do something with her hands. Then came the idea of flowers. Last summer, she took it a step further. Realizing that the killing of George Floyd and the protests that erupted had particular resonance for one group of...
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Tens of Thousands Raised to Open Black, Female-Owned Bookstore in Inglewood
The store will open in Inglewood. Darsha Philips reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.
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$83K Raised on GoFundMe to Open Black, Female-Owned Bookstore in Inglewood
Asha Grant created a GoFundMe campaign to open a Black, female-owned bookstore in downtown Inglewood.
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The Hero Who Rescued ‘Brown Babies' Caught Between Nazi Germany and Jim Crow America
Filmmaker Regina Griffin was in high school when she first learned about a relatively-unknown piece of World War II history, though she didn’t learn about it in class. “I didn’t learn about this in history and pretty much no one else has,” Griffin said. Griffin is referring to the story of a group of several thousand German-born children known...
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‘Brown Babies' Documentary Looks at Untold History of Black Servicemen and German Women
The film looks at what happened to children of black servicemembers and German women left behind in Europe after WWII. Jonathan Gonzalez reported on NBC4 News at 4:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.
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‘Family Reunion' Takes on Racial Issues in Black Family Sitcom
There’s an all-Black writers room behind “Family Reunion,” providing a unique perspective on TV. As seen on NBCLA Aug. 7, 2020.
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All Black Writers' Room Brings Forth New Netflix Show ‘Family Reunion'
The showrunner says although she’s heartened by the changes she’s seen, there’s still more work to be done when it comes to diversity behind the scenes in Hollywood. As seen on NBCLA Aug. 7, 2020.
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Los Angeles County Commission Recommends Significant Changes to Policing
The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations released a report Monday recommending changes to policing in Los Angeles County, calling for an end to qualified immunity, reallocation of funding to community initiatives and assigning use-of-force investigations to special prosecutors outside the DA’s office. “Redefining Policing with Our Community” offered 34 recommendations the commission says seek to “build a new…
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A Conversation With Dr. Todd Boyd on Race, Pop Culture And Equality
Across America’s dinner tables, marches, roll calls, city halls and board rooms, racial justice is being discussed in ways that are personal, national and cultural. In a conversation with NBCLA’s Michael Brownlee, Dr. Todd Boyd took a look at the disparity between embracing Black culture, and music in particular, in a country that continues to struggle with inequality. “There...
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NBCLA's Virtual Town Hall, ‘The Time is Now: Rooting Out Racism'
Beverly White brings together some of the leading voices fighting for real reform and solutions in the battle against racism. See the discussion here. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, NBCLA.com.or the NBCLA app. Let’s all lean in, listen, and learn together. We hope you’ll join us for this candid and honest conversation. An accomplished journalist with nearly 40 years of...
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Watch The Time is Now: Rooting Out Racism
Watch “The Time is Now: Rooting Out Racism” on NBCLA.com at 7 p.m. June 5, 2020.
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