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On Thursday, August 17, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove participated in three nutritional assistance events at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, WIC, and the Central Avenue Food Bank, highlighting these programs and the support that they provide for women and families.
"Someday, we will look back and ask why we ever subjected people to prolonged solitary confinement and expected anything other than trauma, violence and death as a response," said Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., who is co-leading the legislation along with fellow Democratic Reps.
U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California introduced legislation that would celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
On July 26, the Democratic congresswoman, who represents the 37th District, put forth a resolution to recognize Aug. 11, 2023, as the 50th anniversary of the art form.
First-term Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) says she’s a child of hip-hop.
Now she’s set to drop a resolution that remixes how we think about the arc of the genre's influence on American culture and politics.
Earlier in July 2023, a group of lawmakers – including California's Rep. Young Kim and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove – joined Hernandez's loved ones to call for the release of the Southern California-based lawyer.
A bipartisan resolution in Congress is urging the release of an L.A. County public defender who has been wrongfully detained in a Venezuelan jail since March of 2022.
Like every tourist in a foreign country finds themselves at some point, Eyvin Hernandez was a little lost. The public defender from Los Angeles was traveling in the border town of Cucuta, Colombia, with a friend when they realized they needed directions. They were pointed to a dirt road that led to an unmarked bridge.
Partnership for Growth Los Angeles is led by the Rev. Eddie Anderson (CEO) and Rabbi Joel Simonds (president). The pair announced the Freedom Farms initiative at a press conference attended by Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas and other community leaders.
In his Crenshaw neighborhood, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan (D-Los Angeles) passes liquor store after liquor store, while fresh fruit and produce are hard to find.
The district he represents was still known as the 54th Assembly District when his predecessor, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, hatched a dream to build 54 urban farms in the area.
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove: “Today is a dark day for equality and democracy in our nation. This ruling to end affirmative action sets the clock back on civil rights, overturning decades of precedent and establishing a colorblind standard in our justice system that will be detrimental to cases on race and equality in the future.