L.A. Influential
Melina Abdullah, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, is a leader in the movement to protest and challenge the status quo in law enforcement.
June 30, 2024
Politics
Abdullah, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, said she and West ‘want to disrupt the narrative that you have only two choices,’ referring to Biden and Trump.
April 10, 2024
World & Nation
The fire shot orange flame and then black smoke hundreds of feet into the air, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 1,000 homes.
Sept. 17, 2024
California
She sued the city after charges were dropped following her arrest at a Police Commission meeting. An officer said she grabbed his arm.
March 24, 2022
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Black Lives Matter L.A. leader Melina Abdullah discusses her parenting approach and efforts to challenge the status quo.
Aug. 18, 2021
A cluster of interviews from 2020 provides a unique window into Vice President Kamala Harris’ nuanced worldview on policing and public safety.
Sept. 5, 2024
Company News
The food and drink festival will take place Sept. 20, 21 & 22, and will feature hundreds of restaurants and renowned chefs and cookbook authors, including Nancy Silverton, Tamron Hall and Lish Steiling, Owen Han, Josh Scherer and more
Aug. 20, 2024
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles activists say they will continue to call for the LAPD to be defunded after the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin and amid Mayor Eric Garcetti’s proposal to increase funding for the department.
April 21, 2021
Entertainment & Arts
Beyoncé presents AFI’s Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal to director Melina Matsoukas.
June 6, 2019
Movies
Melina Matsoukas’ “Queen & Slim,” starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith, tackles police brutality, systemic racism and anger at the injustice.
Nov. 26, 2019