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☀️ 🌴 Amplifying Black Los Angeles
🗞️ Hyper-Local News • Culture • Community
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🚨 🚨 LAST CHANCE! WE’RE GIVING YOU ONE MORE DAY! 🚨

Still thinking about attending? THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO REGISTER! 🎉

The LACAAEA 2026 Annual General Membership Conference registration period has been extended for ONE MORE DAY ONLY! Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, grow, and be inspired!

💜 Here’s what’s waiting for you:
✨ Leadership and professional development
✨ Important information about the new L.A. County Civil Service Rule
✨ Sister Circle and Men’s Cave
✨ AI Literacy & Safety session for youth ages 12–16
✨ Scholarship recognition, networking, and more!

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 DoubleTree Hotel Torrance

⏰ NEW FINAL DEADLINE: OCTOBER 23!

💥 SEATS ARE LIMITED—DON’T WAIT UNTIL IT’S TOO LATE!

🎟️ Register now on Eventbrite! Share this post and invite a colleague, friend, or family member to join you. You do not have to be a LACAAEA member to attend!

LACAAEA — Elevating. Educating. Empowering. 💜

#LACAAEA2026 #LastChanceToRegister #Leadership #ProfessionalDevelopment #AIandYouth AfricanAmericanLeadership LosAngelesCounty

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‼️EXCLUSIVE‼️

Just a few weeks ago, Akil Saud “Bird” Batani-Khalfani was killed in a hit-and-run in South Los Angeles. For weeks, his daughter D’Ixara Batani-Khalfani and her family had no answers about who took him from them, in part because there were no license plate reading cameras in the area where it happened.

This week, D’Ixara joined @Angelarye on Cite Your Source to share her father’s story and advocate for access to footage, so other families don’t have to wait in the dark the way hers did.

We’re grateful to share a BREAKING NEWS update: this week, D’Ixara and her family finally got answers. A suspect has been arrested in connection with her father’s death.

We’re holding Mr. Batani-Khalfani’s memory and his family close. Tune into Episode 3 of Cite Your Source, streaming now on YouTube, to hear D’Ixara’s story in her own words and more about mass surveillance in this country.

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And y'all, this is just scratching the surface! There are so many organizations right here in South LA pouring into our young people.

If you'd like me to keep sharing resources like these, let me know in the comments. And if you know of an organization doing this work, tag them below!

And one more thing...

If we can share the videos of everything that went wrong at Taste of Soul, we can DAMN SURE share some resources that might help our young people!

And if you watched this whole video and didn't share it... you might be part of the problem too! 😂

I'm just saying! We all got a role to play.

The village is still here. Let's act like it! ❤️

@bridgebuildersla
@bhcrusade
@100blackmenla
@bsap_lausd
@apch2830
@wootencenter.la
@lacityparks
@crenshawymca
@southcentralymca

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SOUTH LA, WE NEED TO TALK. 🗣️

Following the events surrounding Taste of Soul this weekend, I think it's time we have a conversation about our youth, our resources, and our responsibility as a community.

South LA has some incredible organizations and programs doing the work. But are we doing our part to connect our young people to them?

Let's talk about awareness, access, accountability, and the village it takes to raise our children.

PART 2: THE RESOURCES — Coming next!

#SouthLA #TasteOfSoulLA #YouthResources #CommunityAccountability #ItTakesAVillage

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WE NEED YOUR HELP! 👀🫵🏿❤️

Our oven at the Sisters of Watts Community House has gone out, and we need to raise $800 to replace it. We usually prepare our Thanksgiving meals right here at our community house, and we want to make sure we can continue serving our community.

Would anyone be willing to donate toward our new stove? No donation is too small. If you’re unable to donate, please share this post!

We’re always finding a way to make things happen for our community, but sometimes we need our community to show up for us, too. ❤️

From the heart, not the money. Every little bit helps!

#SistersOfWatts #CommunitySupport
#stove #fy

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Nolan Wells needed a District Attorney with the spine to demand justice.

Kohen Wiley needed an Attorney General willing to jail the cops who killed a baby.

Instead, the system, rooted in white supremacy, protected its own.

The Governor, Attorney General, and District Attorney are not untouchable. They will keep burying us until we force them out.

When you do not vote, you uphold white supremacy.

Stop giving away the power your ancestors fought for you to have. Vote.

#Vote #Mississippi #NolanWells #KohenWiley #Justice

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The ponytail is LONG, the parts are CLEAN, and the pink bow seals it! 😮‍💨🎀🔥

💕 CBN MEMBER @bookwboobs
📍Los Angeles, CA

LA, save this for your next appointment & tap in with the braider behind the look! 💕

Braiders, JOIN THE NETWORK. CONNECT WITH YOUR TRIBE.
Link in @cbn.braider’s bio!

#CaliforniaBraidersNetwork #LosAngelesBraider #BraidedPonytail #LABraiders #ConnectWithYourTribe

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Russ means something different to LA. His love for the community is unmatched and his commitment to uplifting and inspiring others is felt in everything he does. Brodie inspires me. Today he was honored by @cw_heather.hutt and I was proud to join her. It’s Why Not Day in LA.

#WhyNotFoundation

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🧡🦃 THANKSGIVING Hot Meals ! 🦃🧡

This year, Sisters of Watts and Wanna Hug @wannahug5 is proud to collaborate with

I Am Eric Washington Foundation
@thanksuglygod_bbe 🪽

to provide HOT THANKSGIVING MEALS to those in need, in loving memory of their children. ❤️🙏🏽

We are asking our community, friends, and supporters to come together and help us make this special day a success!

📅 November 19, 2026
📦 All donated items are needed by November 15, 2026!

Your support will help us provide hot meals to the homeless.

❤️ It’s not about I, it’s about WE! Together, we can serve the community and spread love, hope, and kindness.

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! 🧡 Every little bit helps!

#SistersOfWatts #thanksgivingdinner #HotMeals #givingback #explorepage

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EVERYONE I AM HAVING A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW PLEASE COME OUT IF YOU CAN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DA’s OFFICE, KAREN BASS, CURREN PRICE’S OFFICE, LAPD, DOT AND ALL MEDIA OUTLETS TO ATTEND.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA ADVISORY

JUSTICE FOR BIRD: FAMILY DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ACTION, $50,000 REWARD, AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOLLOWING FATAL HIT-AND-RUN

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2026 | 10:00 AM
7001 S. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90001
Near 69th Street and Central Avenue

LOS ANGELES, CA — The family of Akil Batani-Khalfani, affectionately known throughout Los Angeles as “Bird,” will hold a press conference demanding immediate justice following his death at the hands of a hit-and-run driver on September 30, 2026.
At approximately 8:30 PM, the 83-year-old community leader, historian, author, and longtime advocate was struck and killed near Central Avenue and 69th Street. The driver fled the scene.
His daughter, D’Ixara Batani-Khalfani, is calling for immediate action from the Los Angeles Police Department, Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmember Curren Price, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, and other elected officials.
The family will publicly address:
• The urgency of identifying and apprehending the driver responsible.
• The family’s demand for a minimum $50,000 reward.
• The need for transparency, accountability, and dedicated investigative resources.
• The extraordinary legacy of Akil “Bird” Batani-Khalfani and his lifelong contributions to Los Angeles communities.
For decades, Bird was recognized as a respected community leader and cultural historian who helped bridge Black and Brown communities, mentored young people, advocated against gang violence, and encouraged generations toward education and unity.
His family is demanding that his killing receive the investigative urgency and public attention it deserves.
Members of the press, community organizations, local residents, and elected officials are invited to attend.

LAPD CASE NUMBER: 26192773

MEDIA CONTACT:
D’Ixara Batani-Khalfani
Daughter of Akil “Bird” Batani-Khalfani
Phone: 310-484-9393
Email: birdsdaughter@gmail.com

#JusticeForBird

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The Voice of Black Los Angeles | Karen Bass
@BrachoMedia @BlackLAVoice @KarenBassLA

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Nithya Raman appeared at a South Central Los Angeles mayoral forum at A Place Called Home, discussing housing, homelessness, public safety and the future of the city ahead of the November 3 election. @KarenBassLa @MayorOfLA @NithyaForTheCity @JoseUgarteLox @Estuardo4LA

Photographed by Oscar Bracho | @BrachoMedia

Written by Slauson Girl | @SlausonGirl

Published by The Voice of Black Los Angeles | @BlackLAVoice

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