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Fathers Day Lunch In Compton

Posted by comptonchronicles — Fri, 26 May 2023 03:48 GMT

Free Fathers day lunch presented by Mayor Emma Sharif and Lonzo Williams president of the Compton Entertainment Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Hood Peace. Gift bags, a great lunch served with love for the Fathers of the community. Click lunch link below to register. https://fathersdayincompton.eventbrite.com/

Chicken And Waffles Fund Raiser

Posted by comptonchronicles — Mon, 22 May 2023 21:09 GMT

Father's day fundraiser with chicken and waffles. See flyer for details.

Cliff's June Teenth Day Celebration

Posted by comptonchronicles — Sat, 20 May 2023 22:12 GMT

Cliffs restaurant in Compton will be celebrating June teenth Sunday June 18th in the parking at Cliffs on Alondra. They'll have entertainment fodd and more. See attached flyer for details.

Gospel Karaoke At Holy Revival

Posted by comptonchronicles — Wed, 17 May 2023 18:05 GMT

Gospel karaoke at Holy Revival church in Compton. Bring the most guest and receive a cash blessing. See flyer for details.

Prayer In The Parking Lot

Posted by comptonchronicles — Mon, 15 May 2023 19:58 GMT

Pastor James Thomas invites you to come join him and the good folks of Holy Revival for prayer in the parking lot. See flyer for details.

L.A. Mayor Hanging At The Universoul Circus

Posted by comptonchronicles — Tue, 2 May 2023 21:15 GMT

Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass spots through the Universoul Circus in Compton for an evening of family fun. The Circus will only be here a few more days, so if you have not seen it now is the time to take your family.

Update On Community Budget Meetings

Posted by comptonchronicles — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:36 GMT

It's time to talk money in Compton and need to be aware of how your tax dollars are being spent. See flyer for details.

Compton Is Fixing Potholes

Posted by comptonchronicles — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 02:08 GMT

Compton is fixing streets and here is the schedule. Check it out to see when street scheduled for repair. See flyers for details.

Universoul Circus Is Coming To Compton

Posted by comptonchronicles — Fri, 3 Mar 2023 09:03 GMT

Save the date March 24th the Universoul Circus is coming to Compton at the Crystal Casino. Stay tuned.

Compton Entertainment Channel

Posted by comptonchronicles — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:41 GMT

Coming soon the Compton entertainment channel a tv channel dedicated to providing information to the shareholders of Compton. The Compton entertainment channel will be an easy source of news and information on and about the city of Compton. Advertising will be available for businesses and events. The channel will be on all streaming channels Roku, Apple TV, Amazon TV, and more also live streaming of events such as Townhall meetings and special events will be available. Although launching soon 15 days or so the website is currently available for early free VIP sign ups. ComptonEntChannel.com

Compton Is Being Represented In New York

Posted by comptonchronicles — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:21 GMT

The city of Compton has compiled a unique team of local individuals to go to New York to take part in the Bloomberg/Harvard leadership program. The program is a 12 week intensive program designed to teach key players how to interact with city shareholders, city officials and non profits to improve various issues in the city. Compton is one of 10 cities from around the world with different and similar issues that need immediate attention. Issues such as homelessness, beautification and infrastructure will all be addressed. The teams have been meeting online for 5 weeks and now are spending 6 days in face to face classes with another 8 weeks of classes when they return. The goal is to give them the tools necessary to make Compton and other cities better places to live. The Compton team consists of Roslyn Mc Gary, Maria Villarreal, Karen Harris, LaShawn Kindle-Young, Jimmie Smith, John Strickland and Alonzo Williams.

Music Conservatory is looking for music students

Posted by comptonchronicles — Thu, 5 Jan 2023 15:08 GMT

The Compton music Conservatory will starting there free music classes this month and they are looking for music minded youngsters that want to learn to play an instrument. See flyer for details.

Join, Follow, Subscribe and Like the Compton entertainment chamber of commerce

Posted by comptonchronicles — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 20:59 GMT

We want to be a source of information for the city of Compton, it's citizens and businesses. Please join the chamber, follow the chamber, subscribe to the chamber and like chamber. Above is all over social media platforms please for free to connect with us any way you want to.

Hood Peace coming to a hood near you

Posted by comptonchronicles — Fri, 4 Nov 2022 17:15 GMT

As we approach the 50th anniversary of hip hop we are also approaching 50th anniversary of the Civil War that has plagued our communities and that is the gang wars that have been fought over everything from territory to simple misunderstandings that have left young black and brown men lifeless sending others to spend decades behind bars only to come out and realize in most cases it wasn't worth it. We are now saying 50 years of genocide is enough. So Hood Peace is a campaign being launched to protest the killing of our people by us and anyone else. Please join us by purchasing a yard sign or a tee shirt in support of getting the message out. Enough is enough. HoodPeace.org

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Karen Bass

Posted by comptonchronicles — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 03:54 GMT

Today I was invited to a $1000 a plate fund raising lunch for mayoral candidate Karen Bass and must say it was worth every dollar. It's one thing to see a candidate on TV and in the news but it's another to seat within 10 feet of them in a private setting and have them talk to you like regular people. The event was hosted by Jay King of the Black Chamber Of Commerce a brother I've known since my World Class Wreckin Cru days. The lunch was well attended by a few community leaders including Tavis Smiley of KBLA. I'm gonna add a video to recap the event from my prospective. Stay tuned

Promoting Peace In The Hood

Posted by comptonchronicles — Thu, 4 Aug 2022 07:57 GMT

In an effort to bring more business to the city of Compton the Compton Entertainment Chamber of commerce is proposing an idea that is a win win for everyone, the citizens and the business community. That idea is a city wide promotion of Hood Peace where yard signs, flyers and posters promoting the idea of peace just like you would a city election. The concept is the brain child of the CECC president Lonzo Williams as a promoter of concerts, clubs and events he feels that if put it on peoples minds hopefully you can put it in there hearts. And a safer city is good for businesses and everyone involved. theirhearts.

NWA and World Class Wreckin Cru drop game in Sacramento

Posted by comptonchronicles — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 04:10 GMT

July 16th The Most Dangerous group NWA member Dj Yella reunited with his former group mates Lonzo and Cli N Tel of The World Class Wreckin Cru to do civil rights seminar and book signing. While in Sacramento to Compton crew tour the redeveloped area owned by former mayor Kevin Johnson formerly of the Sacramento Kings. The crew spoke at the Guild Theatre which has been totally remodeled and now features a recording and podcast studio. The fellas topped off the night with a surprise performance of a few of their hits that truly rocked the crowd the big surprise was when Shakespeare joined them on stage for the first time in 15 years.

Employment center opens in Compton

Posted by comptonchronicles — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 23:32 GMT

Today the Partners Personnel had its grand opening. The business will be providing staffing for various types of businesses in around the community. The brand manager Alejandro Rodriguez shared information about the types of jobs available everything for office staff to warehouse staff. Look for her interview on our app, YouTube channel and Facebook page. Click link for interview https://youtu.be/dMqi95ugjEA

JJ Fad gets street named after them

Posted by comptonchronicles — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:29 GMT

80's girl rap group JJ Fad are the first west coast hip hop artist to have a home town street renamed after their group. On Saturday June 11th the city of Rialto renamed a well traveled street in the city to "JJ Fad way" after the home town rap queens. The event was well attended by family and supporters of the group including "Supersonic" producer Arabian Prince, NWA member DJ Yella and Cli N Tel and Lonzo the Godfather of west coast hip hop. The groups song Supersonic was the first single and album to go platinum on the Compton based label Ruthless records founded by the late Easy E.