Please join us Saturday, May 18th, for our monthly chapter meeting of the Black Journalists Association of Southern California. Homeland Security expert Erroll Southers will address the membership about the complicated nature of protecting US citizens in the 21st century. About Erroll Southers Erroll G. Southers is the Associate Director of Research Transition at the [...]

The Black Journalists Association of Southern California welcomed Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti to it’s April 2013 general meeting. While Greuel and Garcetti appeared at separate times during the meeting for about 30 minutes, BJASC members engaged the candidates in Q&A sessions. Both candidates were enthusiastic about their vision for the [...]

Please join us Saturday, April 20, for the monthly chapter meeting of the Black Journalists Association of Southern California. Mayoral Candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel will address the membership with their platforms ahead of the May 21st runoff election.  Each candidate will appear separately and will address the meeting for approximately 20 minutes with [...]

Please join us Saturday, March 16th, for our monthly chapter meeting of the Black Journalists Association of Southern California. Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey will address the membership about her priorities for the City and County of Los Angeles. On Dec. 3, 2012, Ms. Lacey was sworn in as District Attorney. Ms. Lacey oversees [...]

Please join us Saturday, February 16th, for our monthly chapter meeting of the Black Journalists Association of Southern California. In light of the recent manhunt for ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner, this month our special guest will be retired LAPD Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey. She will share her viewpoint that “The stress on officers isn’t the Public, [...]

Please join us this Saturday, August 18th, for our monthly chapter meeting of the Black Journalists Association of Southern California. This month we’re excited to have social media expert Jaunique Sealey as our guest speaker! Jaunique is a Harvard Law School grad and one of the most sought-after leaders in social media marketing and brand [...]

Award-winning journalist Sylvester Monroe will speak at the July BJASC meeting. Sylvester has written for Newsweek, Ebony and Time magazines in additions to a host of other publications. He’s the author of Brothers: Black and Poor — A True Story of Courage and Survival and has experience in radio and academia as well. Sylvester will [...]

Mr. Featherstone is the General Manager of the City of Los Angeles’ Emergency Management Department. He is one of the leading and much sought after emergency managers in nation. On Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 11 a.m., he will talk to the BJASC about the role of the City’s Emergency Management Department (EMD) in coordinating [...]

Brandon A. Lucas, a contributing editor for “The Fresh Express,” will speak to members of the BJASC at the September meeting about Social Media and the New Generation of Communication. The monthly chapter meeting is scheduled for this Saturday, September 17th at 11:00 a.m. The Fresh Express is a daily online magazine, updated with new [...]

With the planned closure of the 405 freeway the weekend of July 16-17 and the anticipated traffic nightmare it might cause throughout the city, the BJASC has CANCELLED its monthly chapter meeting on Saturday, July 16th at 11 a.m. Public safety officials are informing the public of the planned 10-mile, 53-hour closure of the I-405 [...]