The L.A. Sentinel Sits Down with Each of the 2019 Title Holders
VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 - 18, 2013 VOL. LXXXV NO. 20, $1.00 +CA. Sales “ForTax Over “For Eighty Over Eighty Years TheYears, Voice The ofVoice Our of Community Our Community Speaking Speaking for Itselffor Itself.” THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2019 BY CORA JACKSON-FOSSETT Staff Writer Thousands of people converged on South Los Angeles to witness the re- naming of Rodeo Road to President Barack Obama Boulevard. The daylong street fes- tival, highlighted with mu- sic, food trucks and ven- dors, took place May 4, in front of Rancho Cienega Sports Center and Park. The huge gathering re- vealed the community’s deep affection for the for- mer commander-in-chief as well as recalled the neighborhood’s tremen- dous reception to then- presidential candidate Obama’s 2007 rally at the same site. Community involve- ment played a critical role in the renaming campaign, said City Council Presi- dent Herb J. Wesson, who noted that it was residents in his 10th District – where the 3.5-mile Rodeo Road is located - that proposed the name change. “We partnered with the community to make this happen and I’m just so pleased for all of us. It’s MESIYAH MCGINNIS/L.A. SENTINEL The President Barack Obama Boulevard sign is unveiled by, from left City Council president Herb Wesson, Mayor Eric Garcetti, State Sen. Maria {See OBAMA C-3} Elena Durazo, Supervisor Mark Riddley-Thomas and Urban League CEO, Michael Lawson. The L.A. Sentinel sits down with each of the 2019 title holders BY LAUREN FLOYD Staff Writer For nearly 100 years, young girls excited by the glamour and beauty of the Miss America and Miss USA competition have watched annually as wom- en, mostly White, take the YU TSAI / SL SWIMSUIT stage to compete for schol- Halima Aden poses for the annual Sports Illustrated arship prizes and the title AP PHOTO Swimsuit edition, making history as the first to wear a hi- of pageant queen.
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