Author: Los Angeles Press Club

Thursday, January 15, 2015 12:25 PM The New, Multimedia One-Man Show, Ghost in the House, starring Tony Todd (Candyman) to be followed by a conversation about race in America, moderator: Brian Watt. Before Barack Obama and MLK, before Jackie Robinson, Paul Robeson and Medgar Evers, before Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali, before Ferguson and “I can’t breathe”– there was Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Boxing Champion who defied the powers that be. Ghost in the House recounts the racism and vindictiveness of White America against a man whose talents…

Monday, January 12, 2015 9:17 AM HOLLYWOOD, CA January 12, 2015: The Los Angeles Press Club is proud to announce that the 2015 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism will go to Charlie Hebdo. “We are deeply honored. Of course, we’ll accept,” said Gerard Biard, Editor-in-Chief of Charlie Hebdo. “No act of terrorism can stop freedom of speech. Giving the Daniel Pearl Award to Charlie Hebdo is a strong message to that effect,” said LA Press Club President Robert Kovacik of NBC4 Southern California. Since 2002 the…

Saturday, January 10, 2015 4:22 PM Here is an invitation from Alex Cruau, Consul of France in Los Angeles: “As you all know, a big gathering will take place in Paris on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims of the terrorist and antisemitic attacks. Several gatherings are being organized in the US. For the ones who can, I invite you to gather in front of the City Hall of Los Angeles at 12:30pm, for a moment of meditation and fraternity, in presence of M. Frederic Lefebvre, Member of the…

Wednesday, January 07, 2015 5:45 PM LGBTs In The News and Los Angeles Press Club Presents a Special Live Panel Engagement discussing and Honoring Allies in the Movement for LGBT Equality: “Allies: We Couldn’t do it Without You. Featuring an all-star panel: Gloria Allred, famed civil rights attorney, television personality and extraordinary ally of LGBTs across America and around the world. – Ms. Allred will be presented with LGBTs in the News’ innaugural “Elgy” Award for her decades-long commitment and ongoing efforts to secure equality for all, including LGBT people.…

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 1:33 PM Recording artist and drag queen Conchita Wurst from Austria became an international sensation when she won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with “Rise like a Phoenix”. The artist has become a symbol of acceptance and tolerance throughout Europe. After performing in front of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon he described Wurst as a “cultural icon” and asserted that “Everyone is entitled to enjoy the same basic rights and live a life of worth and dignity without discrimination. This fundamental principle is embedded in the UN…