{"id":2518303,"date":"2025-12-06T13:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T18:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-money-will-help-establish-black-cultural-district-in-l-a\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T13:39:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T18:39:52","slug":"state-money-will-help-establish-black-cultural-district-in-l-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-money-will-help-establish-black-cultural-district-in-l-a\/","title":{"rendered":"State money will help establish Black Cultural District in L.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-money-will-help-establish-black-cultural-district-in-l-a%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2518303&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>State funding of $2.5 million has been secured to establish a Black Cultural District in southern Los Angeles, according to Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas. This initiative aims to protect and promote black cultural spaces, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/commerce-secretary-is-fourth-biden-senior-official-to-travel-to-china-in-effort-to-make-nice\/\" title=\"Commerce Secretary Travels to China in Bid for Improved Relations\">face increasing challenges<\/a>, and to recognize South L.A. as home to the state&#8217;s largest concentration of Black-owned businesses and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/de-blasio-announces-new-socially-distanced-outdoor-arts-program\/\" title=\"De Blasio Announces New Socially-Distanced Outdoor Arts Program\">cultural institutions<\/a>. The proposed district would be bounded by Adams Boulevard, Central Avenue, Manchester Boulevard, and South La Brea Avenue. The designation seeks to boost economic activity in the area,especially with the upcoming 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. This effort follows a previous $3 million allocation for historical markers in southern L.A. The California Arts council will vote on the district&#8217;s official designation later this year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">State money will help establish Black Cultural District in L.A.<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2424673\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Thanks to $2.5 million in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">state<\/a> funding, southern <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a> may get a new Black cultural district, according to one of L.A.&rsquo;s state senators.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) secured the funding earlier this year after the Legislature approved the money for the establishment of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/african-americans\/\">Black cultural district<\/a>, according to Smallwood-Cuevas&rsquo;s communications director.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3909598\/expert-blast-illinois-congressmans-double-h-1b-visa\/\">Expert blasts Illinois Congressman&rsquo;s push to double H-1Bs as &#8216;tone-deaf&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3909581\/florida-kicks-off-first-black-bear-hunt-in-a-decade-despite-pushback\/\">Florida kicks off first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-governor-reverses-stance-against-bear-hunting-allows-hunt-as-encounters-increase\/\" title=\"Democratic Governor Reverses Stance Against Bear Hunting, Allows Hunt As Encounters Increase\">black bear hunt<\/a> in a decade, despite pushback<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3909554\/tim-pool-says-gunman-opened-fire-on-his-property\/\">Tim Pool says gunman opened fire from vehicle on his property: &#8216;Trying to scare us&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Black cultural spaces are under attack by the Trump administration, facing increased threats that undermine their critical role in preserving our history and communities,&rdquo; Smallwood-Cuevas said in a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sd28.senate.ca.gov\/news\/senator-smallwood-cuevas-announces-historic-south-la-black-cultural-district-designation\">news release<\/a>.&nbsp;&ldquo;Protecting these spaces by creating a Black Cultural District is needed now more than ever.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Smallwood-Cuevas and her communications director, Paulette Thornton, were unavailable for an interview on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The $2.5 million of funding comes from the 2025 state budget, according to an email sent to The Center Square by Thornton on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Smallwood-Cuevas moved forward with local organizations in southern L.A. to establish a Black Cultural District because none of the state&rsquo;s 14 cultural districts represent Black communities in California.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;South L.A. is home to California&rsquo;s largest concentration of Black-owned businesses and cultural institutions,&rdquo; Smallwood-Cuevas said. &ldquo;Yet, this community is not state-designated as a Black Cultural District. That needs to change, and I&rsquo;ve been determined to win that designation for our community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The proposed boundaries of the district would include Adams Boulevard to the north, Central Avenue to the east, Manchester Boulevard to the south, and South La Brea Avenue to the west, according to an email from Thornton.<\/p>\n<p>In establishing a Black Cultural District in this part of Los Angeles, Smallwood-Cuevas hopes to &ldquo;drive economic activity to this area in view of international events,&rdquo; like the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, according to Thornton.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time Smallwood-Cuevas has secured funding for a Black Cultural District in southern Los Angeles. In 2023, she successfully lobbied to allocate $3 million to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-should-restore-reconciliation-statue-to-arlington-cemetery\/\" title=\"Trump Should Restore Reconciliation Statue To Arlington Cemetery\">install historical markers<\/a> in southern L.A. to designate certain areas as historical spots. A number of local businesses and community groups were involved in that effort and the push to officially designate the Black Cultural District.<\/p>\n<p>Other than the organization L.A. Commons, Smallwood-Cuevas and Thornton did not disclose to The Center Square what other businesses, organizations, and groups they worked with to try to establish a Black Cultural District.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from L.A. Commons did not respond to requests for comment on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The California Arts Council, which officially designates cultural districts throughout the state, is voting in its next board meeting on Dec. 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3908698\/trump-revives-california-water-wars-farms-fish\/\">TRUMP REVIVES CALIFORNIA&rsquo;S WATER WARS BETWEEN FARMS AND FISH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Public information officers, managers, and office staff who work for The California Arts Council did not return calls or emails from The Center Square on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >council district includes<\/a> the potential Black Cultural District, did not respond to The Center Square&rsquo;s requests for an interview. Spokespersons with the city of Los Angeles also did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State funds $2.5M to create Black Cultural District in L.A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2518304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP23158142482905.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68361,43924,68362,10118,37181],"class_list":["post-2518303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-black-culture","tag-community-development","tag-cultural-district","tag-l-a","tag-state-funding"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP23158142482905.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2518303"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518307,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518303\/revisions\/2518307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}