15:11
The Honorable Dion G. Morrow, Judge (Municipal Court 1975-1978) & Superior Court (1978-1995)
17:03
Bettie Braxton, Entertainment Manager
15:49
Catherine Freeman, Nurse, U.S. Air Force (Korean War, 1952)
14:12
Cecilia Tapscott, Lifelong Los Angeles Resident
13:55
Clifton L. Johnson, Corporate Banker & Community Leader
13:54
Kathye Jenkins, Founder, Cynthia Perry Ray Foundation
03:04
Trailer - Los Angeles African American Oral History
15:36
Janet Clark, Community Leader & Lifelong Los Angeles Resident
17:48
Ozie B. Gonzaque, Community Activist, Longtime City Housing Commissioner
16:53
Joyce Perkins, Co-Founder & Board Member, Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI)
14:18
Richard Benbow, Former General Manager, City of Los Angeles
15:24
Sandra Bryant, Former Executive Director, All Peoples Community Center
14:22
Sylvia Drew Ivie, Civil Rights Lawyer & Community Leader
16:46
Sylvia Lacy, Veteran Political Staffperson & Lifelong Resident Los Angeles
15:59
Tim Watkins, CEO, Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC)
17:03
Rev Donald Wilson, Chef, Union Organizer, Baptist Preacher, Founder & CEO Black Hospitality Workers
15:52
Olivia Mitchell, Longtime Youth Development Executive for the City of Los Angeles
12:45
Herbert Carter, Retired Executive Director of LA County and CSU System
13:26
Dr. Geraldine Branch, Medical Pioneer & Health Advocate
11:30
Brenda Marsh-Mitchell, Community Organizer & Social Activist
16:08
James Reese, Veteran, Teacher, Lawyer, Judge & Philanthropist
14:57
Ann Shaw, Civic Leader & L.A.Times Woman of the Year, Former President of LA YWCA
28:04
Dr. Thelma Eaton, Nationally Recognized Educator
24:07
Larry Aubry, Community Activist, Journalist, Human Relations Expert & Jazz musician.
16:56
Wallace DeCuir, Paramedic, Firefighter, Business Owner & Jazz Connoisseur
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About
The African-American Trailblazers- Los Angeles African-American Oral History Project was created to chronicle the lives of significant individuals who contributed to the growth of Los Angeles' Black community in the past 50 years.
The individuals highlighted strengthened the community in the areas of law, medicine, civic and community affairs, civil rights, religion, politics, economic development,entertainment, education, and city government, You may not have heard of some of them, but they are the people who did the work and moved LA's Black community forward.
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