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Our Authors Study Club:
Celebrating 75 Years of Legacy

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Events

    75th Diamond AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE 2025 celebration

    Upcoming Events and Opportunities

    The Roads We’ve Traveled: Blacks in Labor - Capturing untold stories

    The Roads We’ve Traveled: Blacks in Labor - Capturing untold stories

    The Roads We’ve Traveled: Blacks in Labor - Capturing untold stories

    ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE FREE!


    Preserve your Family’s Labor Legacy, and be Part of a Historic Collection! Your family’s story is part of America’s story. Our Authors Study Club is creating a powerful new book that celebrates Black excellence in labor:


    The Roads We’ve Traveled: Blacks in Labor

    This landmark collection will showcase the untold stories of strength, perseverance, and triumph that built America. From skilled craftsmen to union organizers, from domestic workers to entrepreneurs – every story matters, and yours deserves to be told.


    How to Add your Family’s Legacy:

    • Share one historical photo of a family member connected to the labor movement
    • Tell his or her story in 75 powerful words
    • Submit photo and story through our simple online form: bit.ly/SubmissionOASCLaborBook


    Your submission will become part of both a beautifully crafted print edition and a dynamic digital collection, preserving these vital stories for generations to come. Don’t let this piece of history go untold.


    Submission Details:

    Deadline Extended to: May 15th 2025  | 8:00 p.m.

    Submittal Process: Online

    Cost:   Free to the Public

    Info: 323.789.6224 (calls only, not a text line), check website for additional details

    Contact: Arnetta at Mack Enterprises Unlimited, arnetta@mackenterprises.net


    Let’s honor the contributions of your Family’s Labor Legacy—one story at a time. Submit today!


    Click Here for Free Submission

    "Preserve History, Build Dreams: Sponsor 'The Roads We've Traveled'"

    The Roads We’ve Traveled: Blacks in Labor - Capturing untold stories

    The Roads We’ve Traveled: Blacks in Labor - Capturing untold stories

     

    All submissions and Sponsorships are  due by May 15th bit.ly/SubmissionOASCLaborBook


    While ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE FREE, this is the perfect opportunity to align yourself with history and help to build and sustain the dreams of our youth!

    These modestly priced Sponsorships are priced for anyone to participate.


    Your sponsorship delivers exceptional value while supporting the OASC Scholarship Fund:

    Benefits:

    • Recognition in a historically significant publication
    • Visibility to a community passionate about Black History, heritage and education
    • Association with the respected 80-year legacy of OASC, the original promoters of Black History in Southern California
    • Marketing exposure through print and digital platforms

    Impact:

    • Illuminate untold stories that shaped America
    • Connect generations through shared historical narratives
    • Support educational resources that inspire excellence
    • Transform students' lives through scholarship opportunities

    Sponsorships Levels are modest and available from $25-$300. Contact arnetta@mackenterprises.net or 323.789.6224 

    Click Here for Sponsorships and Submissions

    Your Invitation to the Virtual Members Meeting and Community Seminar

    100th Anniversary of the Pullman Porters Union – The Rise of the Black Middle Class

    100th Anniversary of the Pullman Porters Union – The Rise of the Black Middle Class

    Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

    Members Meeting: 6:00 to 7:00 PM

    Click Here to RSVP: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/membership-and-community-seminar

    Community Seminar: 7:00 to 8:30 PM


    Investing in Us... Investing in Our Youth

    Members, get involved, catch up on what OASC is planning!

     

    Community Members...

    Join featured Guest Speakers, Dr. Helen P Young, P2P Co-Founder/

    Assistant Project Director

    California Community Colleges 

    Transfer Guarantee Pathway Agreement to HBCU

    and 


    William Allen Young (Invited)

    Founder and President. The Young

    Center for Academic & Cultural Enrichment/ Award-winning Actor, Director, and Philanthropist, Oscar-nominated A Soldier’s Story and District 9


    This is an important discussion filled with insightful information.

     These two committed powerhouses have done the work. Learn first hand what tools 

    you can use to help our youth create an obtainable future.

    We will discuss:

      

    • Empowering our youth to change the world
    • Cultivating the next generation of leaders
    • Promoting a ‘Culture of Success’ among marginalized youth
    • Change the narrative to change the game
    • What really stops students of color from getting into and finishing college
    • How grade schoolteachers can set up students of color for college success
    • How community colleges help level the playing field and what they could do better
    • Money-saving college options most families don't know about
    • How tests, application processes, and money issues stack the deck against certain students

    Community RSVP and ZOOM Link

    100th Anniversary of the Pullman Porters Union – The Rise of the Black Middle Class

    100th Anniversary of the Pullman Porters Union – The Rise of the Black Middle Class

    100th Anniversary of the Pullman Porters Union – The Rise of the Black Middle Class

    NEW DATE! Saturday, June 21, 2025 | 

    Reception: 1 PM

    2 to 4 PM Program/Film/Discussion

    Join us with BHERC for the Juneteenth Jubilee. 100th Anniversary of the Pullman Porters Union – The Rise of the Black Middle Class and fuel for Civil Rights


    LOCATION:  Los Angeles Public Library

    Mark Taper Auditorium

    630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 

    COST:  Free to the Public (limited seating, RSVP suggested)

    INFO LINE:   213.770.0399 

    RSVP:  www.oascla.org/rsvp


    Sponsored By: The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center

    Click here to Sign Up For New Date

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