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OPENING DAY- Friday, February 7, 2025
TIME: 9:30 AM
LOCATION: Henry P. Rio Bridge Gallery at City Hall
Join us for the grand opening of the Bridge Photo Exhibition, featuring the stunning work of renowned photographer Leroy Hamilton. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official launch of the 75th Diamond Celebration for the 2025 African American Heritage Month.
TIME: 10 AM
LOCATION: Ferraro Council Chambers
Presentations will be made to the 2025 Living Legends Honorees: George Weaver, Environmental Policy Innovator and Architect of Youth Hope; Richard Brooks, Emmy-Nominated Actor, Entrepreneur and 2025 Hall of Fame Honorees: Cecily Myart-Cruz, President United Teachers Los Angeles, Pioneering Woman Education Leader and Labor Justice Champion; Lynell George, Cultural Chronicler, Grammy Award-Winning Writer.
TIME: 12 NOON (or immediately following end of the city council session)
LOCATION: West Fore Court
Civic, elected leaders, and the Los Angeles community gather in a public celebration to honor award recipients:
Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Dr. Richard Allen Williams, Mike Davis, Commissioner Emeritus, Jessie Sherrod, Darnell Hunt, Mary Louse Reeves.
WHEN: Saturday, February 8, 2025
TIME: 2-5 PM
WHERE: Los Angeles Public Library – Mark Taper Auditorium
2025 OASC Living Legend Awards will be presented to both Mr. Vance and Mr. Young in honor of their body of work, leadership and personal philanthropy.
WHEN: Tuesday, February 11, 2025,
TIME: 6-8 PM
SITE: TBA
COST: FREE
RSVP: www.OASCLA.ORG/RSV
Moderated by popular co-anchor of ABC7 Eyewitness News, Marc Brown, (Invited) join local scholars and labor leaders: Dr. Maulana Karenga, Chair, Africana Studies, CSULB; Shomari Davis, ret. IBEW Local 11, Ron Turner, Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters, and Rev. Donald Wilson, Unite Here Local 11 will discuss and expand on the 2025 national Black History theme for African Americans and Labor.
Thursday, Feb. 13th, 2025
Invited clergy from CME; Church of God in Christ; AME; Christian Fellowship; Christ Liberation Ministries and Baptist and other interfaith ministries.
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025
TIME: 6:30 pm
SITE: TBA
COST: Free
RSVP: www.OASCLA.ORG/RSVP
INFO Line: 213.770.0399
ORIGIN AWARDS COMMEMORATING THE LA SECURITY OFFICERS' MOVEMENT
"Standing Together: The Power of Community and Labor"
Join us as we honor the extraordinary coalition of civil rights leaders, labor organizers, and security officers who transformed the landscape of workers' rights in Los Angeles. This historic gathering will celebrate the power of unity that brought dignity and justice to over 4,000 security officers and revitalized the partnership between organized labor and the Black community. Re
WHEN: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
WHERE: TBA
COST: Free
RSVP: www.OASCLA.ORG/RSVP
INFO Line: 213.770.0399
More Info: BHERC.ORG
100th Anniversary of the Pullman Porters Union – The Rise of the Black Middle Class and fuel for Civil Rights
100th Anniversary of the Pullman Porters Union – The Rise of the Black Middle Class and fuel for Civil Rights
WHEN: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
TIME: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
WHERE: TBA
COST: Free
RSVP: www.OASCLA.ORG/RSVP
INFO LINE: 213.770.0399
More Info: BHERC.ORG
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