Ep #28: Empowering Community | Betty LaMarr, Founder & Dawn L. Brown, Chief Executive Officer, EmpowHer Institute
As we celebrate Women's History Month (March 2021), CivitasLA is excited to be joined by Betty LaMarr, Founder, and Dawn L. Brown, Chief Executive Officer, EmpowHer Institute. Founded in 2003 by a s...
3 Maalis 202159min
Ep #27: Fostering an "Uptown Renaissance" | Rex Richardson, Vice Mayor, Long Beach, CA
As we celebrate Black History Month (February 2021), CivitasLA is excited to be joined by Rex Richardson, Vice Mayor of the City of Long Beach, the second largest city in Los Angeles County, with an e...
17 Helmi 202141min
Ep #26: Shooting the Moon | Dr. Bettye and Prof. Hal Walker, Founders, African American Male Achievers Network (A-MAN)
As we celebrate Black History Month (February 2021), CivitasLA is excited to be joined by Prof. Hal Walker and his wife, Dr. Bettye Walker, as we discuss his groundbreaking career in the world of scie...
3 Helmi 202140min
Ep #25: Building Community Capacity | Maura Harrington, Senior Vice President, Center for Nonprofit Management
Building community involves a wide array of actors, including business, government, academia, and the nonprofit sector. In a report published by the Office of Nonprofit Engagement of JP Morgan Chase, ...
20 Tammi 202140min
Ep #24: Great Streets Build Strong Communities| Kevin James, former President, Board of Public Works Commission, City of Los Angeles
In a report from Main Street America, "Streets as Places," it notes "Streets are our most fundamental public places. They often represent the largest area of public space in a community and provide th...
6 Tammi 202151min
Ep #23: CivitasLA "Best of" Presents – Favorite Parks in Los Angeles
As noted by activist, author, and journalist Marty Rubin, "Parks and playgrounds are the soul of a city." With 87 regional and local parks, 344 miles of horse and hiking trails, 19 golf courses and 31...
30 Joulu 20204min
Ep #22: CivitasLA "Best of" Presents – Favorite Places to Take a Visitor to Los Angeles
As stated by noted author Fran Lebowitz "Los Angeles is a large city-like area surrounding the Beverly Hills Hotel." Well, we do love the Beverly Hills Hotel, but the greater Los Angeles region is for...
29 Joulu 20205min
Ep #21: CivitasLA "Best of" Presents – Favorite Los Angeles Area Restaurants
As is said "a person's gotta eat." So, when our CivitasLA civic leaders take a rest from creating, building, and serving community, where do they go to dine? Well, Los Angeles offers an abundance of r...
28 Joulu 20206min
