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Part 11-LBCAA 30 year history
The Long Beach Central Area
Association sponsored a special exhibition entitled Through Our Eyes: The Young Black Men’s Photovoice Project at Houghton Park Community Center,
September 18, 2010,. Through Our
Eyes explores the factors affecting young black men’s
transition to manhood through powerful photographs and riveting personal
accounts. Digital cameras were given to a socio-economically diverse group of
young black men living in Los Angeles, and they were asked to capture the
elements that influence their development from boyhood to manhood. Twelve
participants, aged 16 to 26, completed all phases of the project– a three-month
period of photo taking, photo sorting, discussions, and theme/sub-theme
development.
The project was envisioned by a 12-member community/academic advisory board
with members from various family, health, arts, neighborhood, education, and
social service organizations interested in addressing premature morbidity and
mortality in black men in Los Angeles. This transitional age was thought to be
important because it is considered a dangerous time for young black males, yet
an interventional point to promote a safe and healthy life trajectory. The
photovoice process is based on health promotion principles and theory from
Paulo Freire’s work on education for critical consciousness, feminist theory,
empowerment education, and a community-based approach to photography. See attachment/event flyer
The
predominately African American Central Area of Long Beach mirrored the
debilitating social consequences of the American crack epidemic. In 2004, the Long Beach Central Area
Association sponsored the inaugural RECOVERY AWARDS to acknowledge selected individuals
who had transformed their lives to become responsible citizenship, and they were sober at
least two years. Sixth District Council member Laura Richardson and Congress
member Alan Lowenthal provided certificates of recognition for RECOVERY AWARD
recipients
LaRonda
Burton was an inaugural RECOVERY AWARDS recipients. LaRonda and other recipients
overseen the continuing RECOVERY AWARDS.
“Each year, 100 or more guests crowd into the community room of McBride
Park to celebrate friends, relatives, and residents who have struggled and
survived their addictions”. See LaRonda
next to poster of book written by her sister Susan Burton.
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