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  2. Wilfandel Club - Wikipedia

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    Wilfandel Club House. The Wilfandel Club is the oldest African-American women's club in Los Angeles. The group was founded in 1945 with the goal of promoting civic betterment, philanthropic endeavors, and general culture. They maintain a clubhouse, sponsor a scholarship, and hold monthly meetings, which feature guest speakers.

  3. History of African Americans in Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    In 2020, 34% of homeless people in Los Angeles are African Americans despite being only 8% of the population. [33] In 2021, African Americans in Los Angeles County were more at risk for COVID-19. [34] [35] In the 2021, African Americans in Los Angeles had the highest COVID-19 hospitalization rate, as well as one of the lowest COVID-19 ...

  4. Central Avenue (Los Angeles) - Wikipedia

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    It was declared Los Angeles Historic-cultural Monument #138 in 1975. [12] At 2300 Central is the now closed Lincoln Theatre, opened in 1926 and was long the leading venue in the city for African-American entertainment. It was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument # 744 in 2003.

  5. 10 lively walking clubs to help you tour L.A. by foot — and ...

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    Achilles Los Angeles guide Heather Cox, left, walks with Hsiu-ling Chang, center and Chae Won, right, during nonprofit walking/running group's monthly meetup in Santa Monica. ... and about 100 of ...

  6. List of criminal gangs in Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Armenian Power graffiti in Little Armenia, Los Angeles MS-13 graffiti. This is a list of notable criminal gangs in Los Angeles, California. The County and the City of Los Angeles has been nicknamed the "Gang Capital of America," with an estimated 450 active gangs with a combined membership of more than 45,000. [1]

  7. Membership discrimination in California clubs - Wikipedia

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    The similarly august California Club was founded in Los Angeles in 1888 when "at least 12 of the 125 founding members were Jews." But "as the original Jewish members died off, this power center became off limits to Jews." The Jonathan Club, a likewise prestigious social group, was established in Los Angeles in 1894. [2]

  8. Dunbar Hotel - Wikipedia

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    Billie Holiday and other African American performers stayed at the Dunbar when working in LA. The Dunbar became known in the 1930s and 1940s as "the hub of Los Angeles black culture," [7] and "the heart of Saturday night Los Angeles." [10] In its heyday, it was known as "a West Coast mixture of the Waldorf-Astoria and the Cotton Club."

  9. List of gentlemen's clubs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The five oldest existing American clubs are the South River Club in South River, Maryland (c.1690/1700), the Schuylkill Fishing Company in Andalusia, Pennsylvania (1732), the Old Colony Club in Plymouth, Massachusetts (1769), the Philadelphia Club in Philadelphia (1834), and the Union Club of the City of New York in New York City (1836). [1]