Fire Service Day & ECWA Wellness Event Returns to South LA with Helicopters, Free Resources, and Family Fun
[Image in article not available due to licensing] Members of the Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council pose for a group photo during a community event. (Photo by Jason Lewis, LA Standard) By On Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Fire Service Day & ECWA Wellness Event will shut down […]
ECWA, LAFD Celebrate Wellness and Resilience at Free Community Event
[Image in article not available due to licensing] ECWA Chairperson Gina Fields and Councilmember Heather Hutt flanked by fire officials. (Rodd A. Amos/L.A. Sentinel) The Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Council co-sponsored its third annual “Body and Soul Wellness” event on May 11, at South Bureau LA Fire Station 94, located at 4470 Coliseum […]
ECWA Neighborhood Council Salutes Black History at Community Event
[Image in article not available due to licensing] Scores of people attended the program hosted by ECWA Neighborhood Council. (Courtesy photo) The Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council (ECWANDC) kicked-off Black History Month with a presentation on “130 years of Black Firefighters in Los Angeles.” The event, held on Feb. 3, took place […]
Do you want to sell your house? In historically Black Leimert Park, the question triggers fear and anger
The phone calls came weekly, from people Gwendolyn Jones didn’t know, asking for something she doesn’t want to give. Frustrated, the 74-year-old Leimert Park resident stopped answering calls from unknown numbers on her cellphone and late last year canceled her home phone, not wanting another conversation with a stranger asking if she’ll sell the house […]
L.A. Welcomes Mayor-elect Karen Bass
Elected Officials and Labor Voice Support! “This historic victory means so much to myself and to this community. With more women stepping into positions of authority, it only showcases what young girls of color are truly capable of. I cannot think of anyone more dedicated to the long work ahead, than our newly elected Mayor, Karen […]
GUARDaHEART Foundation Host No Cost COVID-19 Antibody Testing Community Event in Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
Guardaheart Foundation hosted a COVID-19 antibody testing site in the Baldwin Hills Mall parking lot. According to Dr. Douglas S. Harrington, the chairman of GUARDaHeart Foundation, most people are familiar with the swab test, and it measures the RNA from the virus. It has limitations; it’s only for people with symptoms. [Image in article not […]
Gina Fields, GUARD a HEART Foundation, SARS-COv2-2 serology antibody test
Gina Fields / Chairperson / The Empowerment Congress West Neighborhood Development Council (ECWANDC) GUARDaHEART Foundation, Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza and Intentional Talk Radio unite to offer No Cost COVID-19 Antibody Testing to the Community of Crenshaw and the surrounding areas- The No Cost COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Serology Antibody Tests is Covered Under the CARES Act With […]