Los Angeles, CA (January 23, 2022) The Our Authors Study Club, Inc of Los Angeles announced the election of the officers. Led by Lura Daniels-Ball, they will serve as the organization’s president for 2022.
Photo Exhibit Commemorates Juneteenth and Black Music Month
By Sentinel News Service
Published June 10, 2021
Albert Lord, Community Build, Inc. vice president of Governmental Relations and Arts Program, puts final touches on the African American Heritage Month Legacy Project on display an exhibit along Degnan Blvd. and 43rd Street in Leimert Park Village through July 31.
(Ian Foxx photo)
In honor of Juneteenth and Black Music Month, Community Build, Inc. will host the African American Heritage Month Legacy Project, a retrospective exhibit showcasing over 100 pictures, memorabilia and documents on emancipation, civil rights, writers, inventors, Motown and the presidency of Barack Obama.
The outdoor self-guided walking exhibit is open daily, free to the public and can be viewed through the months of June and July at the offices of Community Build, Inc. along Degnan Blvd. and 43rd Street in Leimert Park Village.
Winners Announced for 2021 Virtual Oratorical Contest
By Staff and Wire Report
Published April 29, 2021
From left are Terri Lyons, LaRita Shelby of Sigma Gamma Rho, Mia Moore, 1st place winner, Jennifer Moore Walker, Mia’s mother, and OASC President Ernestine Jan Gordon. (Photo by Curtis Sabir)
Three local teens secured the top spots in the 2021 Oratorical Contest sponsored by Our Authors Study Club (OASC) and the Sigma Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
The virtual event was held March 27 and the awards were presented on April 10, with each recipient receiving certificates, gifts and cash prizes.
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th grader from Glendale, won 1
Mia Moore, a 9
st Place for her excellent exhortation of the topic
The Black Family: Representation, Identity & Diversity.
Coming in 2
th grader
Hunter Young, a student at Branded Genius Academy and a member of Boy Scout Troop 848 in Los Angeles.
11
Jeremiah Davis placed 3
rd from St. John Basco in Bellflower, CA and he also represented the Gamma Zeta Boule’ Foundation.
An honorable mention was awarded to
Ryshaun Brown, a 9
th grader from Blue Ridge Academy in Santa Clarita, CA.
Oratorical Contest sponsored by Our Authors Study Club & Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc Sigma Sigma Chapter 2021 winners Hunter Young (2nd), Mia Moore (1st), Jeremiah Davis (3rd). Photo by Curtis Sabir