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Los Angeles African American Women PAC

The Los Angeles African American Women PAC empowers the African American community by supporting progressive candidates and initiatives. They focus on political engagement and advocacy to uplift voices and create positive change through collective action.

Join us for the LAAAWPAC Officer Installation 2026, as we welcome the women who will lead LAAAWPAC into our next chapter of political advocacy and community power. ✨ Together, we&rsquo;ll honor outgoing officers, install new leadership, and affirm our shared commitment to supporting progressive candidates and issues that benefit the African American community. Please use this form to confirm your attendance and help us plan a meaningful, organized program.

2026 Board Installation Reception & Fundraiser

2026 Board Installation Reception & Fundraiser (copy)

<div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit">Happy Black History Month! Everyone</div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit"> </div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit"> I do hope everyone can join us for our first IN PERSON Meeting of 2025.  On Monday March 24th at 6:30PM we will meet at 4256 Creed Ave. Los Angeles 90008 in the Leimert Park area.  We'll have a wonderful home cooked meal and fellowship starting at 6:30pm followed by our meeting at 7:00pm. </div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit"> </div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit">Our agenda will include: 2025 Organization Collaborations, LAAAWPAC Retreat 2025, Executive Board Member Election and more.</div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit"> </div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit">For more than 30 years, we have successfully stood on our mission to identify and support progressive candidates, ballot initiatives, and political issues that benefit the African American community through the power of people and money. Now, LAAAWPAC is excited to share that nominations are open for the following officers for the 2025-2026 term:<p style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;min-height:15px;box-sizing:inherit">     * President     * 1st Vice President - Political Involvement     * 2nd Vice President - Programs     * Recording Secretary     * Corresponding Secretary     * Treasurer     * Financial Secretary     * Communications Officer     * Membership Officer     * Resource Development Officer  Attached is a brief description of the roles and responsibilities for each position above to inform your decision-making. <p style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;min-height:15px;box-sizing:inherit"> Please submit your packet via email to Celestine Palmer at <a href="mailto:Celestinep.ent@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">Celestinep.ent@gmail.com</a> and Thelá Thatch at <a href="mailto:tthatch@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">tthatch@gmail.com</a>.<p style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;min-height:15px;box-sizing:inherit">  You must be a member in good financial standing to be nominated for office and to vote.  Please invite your friends and colleagues to become LAAAWPAC members by sharing this letter with them or directing them to <a href="http://www.laaawpac.org/" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">www.LAAAWPAC.org</a>. Please RSVP See you Monday!</div><p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5"> <p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5"> <p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5"> <p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5">

FEBRUARY 2025 LAAAWPAC MEETING

<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1731968702/n3t70mwgpdfqfqnujrlc.png" style="width:878px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" />The elections may be over, but the real work is just beginning! Join us for "Reclaiming Our Power: A New Era of Advocacy", a transformative brunch where community leaders, change-makers, and YOU come together to spark action and build a future where our voices matter more than ever.<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit">You’ll experience:<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"><img alt="✨" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1731101608/uq7jcvllqblmitcwc4tj.png" style="height:1.2em;width:1.2em;vertical-align:middle;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> Inspiring speakers sharing their strategies for post-election advocacy <img alt="✨" style="height:1.2em;width:1.2em;vertical-align:middle;opacity:0.4;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> Powerful networking with like-minded individuals who are ready to make a difference <img alt="✨" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1731101667/voiiizqpaeyncjzpvr7q.png" style="height:1.2em;width:1.2em;vertical-align:middle;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> A chance to reclaim our power and chart a path forward for our community<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit">This isn’t just a brunch—it’s the start of something BIG. Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of this movement!<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit">Mark your calendar now—spaces are limited, and you do NOT want to miss this! <p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"> About Our Speakers Shakari Byerly is a Partner and Principal Researcher at EVITARUS. Ms. Byerly designs and conducts public opinion research encompassing a broad range of issues, including candidate and ballot measure campaigns, American social and political values, and public attitudes toward transportation infrastructure and services, education, health care, natural resource conservation. With nearly 20 years of experience, Ms. Byerly has served as a pollster for dozens of electoral campaigns, cities, counties, local school districts, community college districts, special districts, public agencies, and non-profit organizations across the country, with concentrated expertise in California. Carolyn Fowler serves as the Government Affairs Advisor for LAUSD Board member Dr. George J. McKenna III. She is deeply involved in her community, holding the position of DNC member and serving as the California State President of the National Federation of Democratic Women (NFDW). Additionally, she is the Controller for the California Democratic Party and Chair of the Women's Caucus.  Ms. Fowler is also a dedicated member of the City of Inglewood Planning Commission. She also serves as Vice Chair and Senior Assembly Member of the California Senior Legislature. Jewett Walker is president and CEO of Win Vote Consultants, a full-service Political Consulting, Campaign Management, Public Affairs and Public Relations consulting firm. His experience includes successful management of school board, city council, college board, city attorney, city treasurer, city clerk, mayoral, assembly and senate races in Southern California, using campaign elements developed specifically for the individual race. In community relations, Walker has provided service to political, educational, non-profit, and corporate clients and has worked with groups in the areas of land use planning and consensus building..Former Senator Roderick D. Wright was elected to the California State Senate in 2008 and re-elected in 2012 to the   Senator Wright served three terms in the California State Assembly from 1996 until 2002.  Most notably, the Inglewood Democrat succeeded in authoring SB 827, legislation that the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce hailed as 2009’s “single largest job-creation bill.”  Senator Wright facilitated an agreement between the University of California and Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science that allowed the release of $10 million in state bond funds earmarked for a nursing school building on Charles Drew University campus.  As a member of the California State Legislature, he established one of the largest back-to-school programs in Los Angeles County now providing medical screenings to over 20,000 children. Senator Wright was the author of a resolution seeking redress from the United States Government for the victims of the World War II disaster in Port Chicago, California. A presidential pardon was granted to one of the victims of that disaster as a result of his efforts.<p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"> <p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"> <p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"> <p style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit">

Reclaiming Our Power: A New Era of Advocacy

Thank you for attending the LAAAWPAC Board Installation &amp; Reception! We are excited to welcome you into our community of African American women committed to leadership, civic engagement, and political empowerment. If you attended the Board Installation, please select the membership option that corresponds with the ticket you purchased. This special membership rate is offered to attendees who want to stay engaged with LAAAWPAC&rsquo;s work to elect progressive candidates and advance issues that impact the African American community. 🗳️ As a member, you help power our screenings, endorsements, and community programs that support African American women in politics. Your membership keeps our table strong, informed, and accountable. ✊🏾

Thank you for attending the LAAAWPAC Board Installation & Reception! We are excited to welcome you into our community of African American women committed to leadership, civic engagement, and political empowerment.If you attended the Board Installation, please select the membership option that corresponds with the ticket you purchased. This special membership rate is offered to attendees who want to stay engaged with LAAAWPAC’s work to elect progressive candidates and advance issues that impact the African American community. 🗳️As a member, you help power our screenings, endorsements, and community programs that support African American women in politics. Your membership keeps our table strong, informed, and accountable. ✊🏾

Los Angeles African American Women PAC

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2026 Board Installation Reception & Fundraiser

2026 Board Installation Reception & Fundraiser (copy)

FEBRUARY 2025 LAAAWPAC MEETING

Reclaiming Our Power: A New Era of Advocacy

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