City Department Event

Join five LA writers at the Campo de Cahuenga Museum in a discussion and reading exploring the unique art form of the chapbook. Whether fiction, poetry, or nonfiction, the chapbook offers a distinct means to share curiosities with an audience. Between short readings, the authors will discuss writing, process, and “what are” and “why” writers create chapbooks. The reading and discussion will be followed by a Q&A at the end. Authors will be available for book sales and signing after the reading and discussion.

Featured Authors:

Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera,

Romaine Washington

Aruni Wijesinghe

Lisa Eve Cheby

Lauren Eggert-Crowe

We hope to see you there! Reception with light snacks & beverages to follow. Books will be available for sale.

This event is supported in part by Poets & Writers.

Join Mayor Karen Bass; Dr. Lura Daniels-Ball, President, Our Authors Study Club, Inc.; Los Angeles City Council President, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Councilmember, Eighth District, Bob Blumenfield, Councilmember, Third District; Curren D. Price, Jr., Councilmember, Ninth District; Heather Hutt, Councilmember, Tenth District; the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA); Yvonne Wheeler, President Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, General Chair, Our Authors Study Club 2025 African American Heritage Month; and, the Our Authors Study Club 2025 African American Heritage Month Committee to officially commemorate and celebrate the opening of African American Heritage Month in the City of Los Angeles.

At this in-person celebration, presentations will be made to the 2025 Living Legends Honorees: Richard Brooks, Pioneering Artist, Emmy-nominated Actor; and, George Weaver, Environmental Policy Innovator and Architect of Youth Hope, Brotherhood Crusade, and 2025 Hall of Fame Honorees: Dr. Mike Davis, President of New Frontier Democratic Club; Lynell George, Grammy Award-winning Writer, and Guardian of African American Narratives; Darnell Hunt, Dean and Executive Vice Chancellor, UCLA, and Author; Cecily Myart-Cruz, President, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA); Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Dean of Charles Drew University College of Medicine, Founding Dean CDU MD Program; Dr. Jessie L. Sherrod, Pioneering Physician and Founder LA Association of Black Women Physicians (ABWP); and, Dr. Richard Allen Williams, Pioneering Cardiologist, Healthcare Equity Advocate, and Cultural Innovator, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s national theme for Black History Month is African Americans and Labor. We honor this theme and salute the present and past members of Our Authors Study Club, Inc., who first partnered with the City 75 years ago in 1950 to celebrate our history of accomplishment and resilience while looking forward to the future to excite and encourage others to join in keeping Black history alive and vibrant. [Read the full executive summary on the 2025 theme: African Americans and Labor online at asalh.org.]

In partnership with Jeremie Six, the 41st Postmaster of Los Angeles, the Postal Service will unveil the 2025 Black History Month Stamp. The 48th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors Allen Toussaint (1938-2015), award-winning artist, legendary New Orleans writer, singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, session pianist, and solo artist.

Council Program: Friday, February 7, 2025, 10:00 a.m.,
Reception: Friday, February 7, 2025, 12:00 noon, West Forecourt

Spend an afternoon at a special collection of the LA County Library that encompasses academic materials, film, music, novels, magazines, and newspapers. The collection focuses on the Asian American Pacific Islander American experience, with core holdings in history, art, and culture. The center has over 100 titles on microfilm of historical Asian immigrant newspapers published in the US.

Spend an afternoon at a special collection of the LA County Library that encompasses academic materials, film, music, novels, magazines, and newspapers. The collection focuses on the Asian American Pacific Islander American experience, with core holdings in history, art, and culture. The center has over 100 titles on microfilm of historical Asian immigrant newspapers published in the US.

Spend an afternoon at a special collection of the LA County Library that encompasses academic materials, film, music, novels, magazines, and newspapers. The collection focuses on the Asian American Pacific Islander American experience, with core holdings in history, art, and culture. The center has over 100 titles on microfilm of historical Asian immigrant newspapers published in the US.

Spend an afternoon at a special collection of the LA County Library that encompasses academic materials, film, music, novels, magazines, and newspapers. The collection focuses on the Asian American Pacific Islander American experience, with core holdings in history, art, and culture. The center has over 100 titles on microfilm of historical Asian immigrant newspapers published in the US.

Spend an afternoon at a special collection of the LA County Library that encompasses academic materials, film, music, novels, magazines, and newspapers. The collection focuses on the Asian American Pacific Islander American experience, with core holdings in history, art, and culture. The center has over 100 titles on microfilm of historical Asian immigrant newspapers published in the US.