Dignity and Power Now (DPN) is a Los Angeles based grassroots organization founded in 2012 that fights for the dignity and power of all incarcerated people, their families, and communities. Our mission is to build a Black and Brown led abolitionist movement rooted in community power towards the goal of achieving transformative justice and healing justice for all […]
As feared Donald Trump should have enough votes from hypocritical Republican senators to push through his Supreme Court nominee, in violation of the rule against confirming people in a presidential election year that Mitch McConnell invented to block Merrick Garland’s nomination in 2016. We are in a crisis. If Trump and McConnell confirm…READ MORE
Ms. Jones-Phillips was born and raised in Watts, California and is the mother of John Horton, wife, mother, civil rights activist, and the founder of HeadHigh Entertainment. In 1998 Helen started a music label to help young people develop their voices, music, and writing skills, and to help them turn their lives around. On March […]
Steven Bradford brings a lifetime of experience to the California State Senate. In over two decades of public service – first, as a Gardena City Councilmember, then as a State Assemblymember and now as a State Senator – Bradford has proven himself to be an unwavering citizen activist. He views himself as a public servant […]
Carl E. Douglas is the former Managing Attorney at the Law Offices of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr, best known for his work as the Coordinator of O.J. Simpson’s criminal defense team. His work as a member of O.J. Simpson’s criminal defense “Dream Team” was prominently featured in ESPN’s 30 for 30, Academy Award winning documentary, O.J.: […]
Melina Abdullah is Professor and Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Southern California in Political Science and her B.A. from Howard University in African American Studies. Her research focuses on power allocation and societal transformation. Abdullah has authored several articles and […]
Toxic misinformation has continued reaching new heights in 2020. One sign of that? “Birtherism” misinformation about Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, now exceeds that about President Barack Obama at its peak in 2017, according to a new analysis. Lies that Ms. Harris … READ MORE
Outrage and heartbreak boiled over into protests in cities across the US on Wednesday after news broke that none of the three officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death were charged with her killing. More than six months after Taylor was shot to death after Louisville police officers broke down the door to her apartment while executing a […]
A native Angeleno, Sausedo has been engaged and involved with civic matters that impact youth, economic development, social justice and literacy for over 30 years. He, along with several of his colleagues, led a post-1992 Civil Unrest effort to rebuild and expand the Jefferson – Vassie D. Wright Memorial Branch Library in the Jefferson […]
Saharah Ali Urban Psychic LA 3rd Eye Thursday Autumn Equinox Affirmation Today, I open and allow myself to embrace the truth of all things. I accept the unfoldment of my highest good with grace. I trust and release knowing my life path is guided by a source greater than my fears. I release and let […]