Silvia Lacy was born in Los Angeles, California in 1948 and grew up on 51st and Main St, which is where Silvia’s parents Emiel and Elizabeth (Jeanie) owned and ran Reasonable Cleaners. Silvia’s parents moved to the East side of Los Angeles during the Great Migration to flee racial discrimination. Her mother passed away when […]
Cecilia Tapscott, born in 1935, grew up on 14th and Essex St. in Los Angeles, CA. As a young child, she held dance performances and piano recitals. At the age of 13, Cecilia ran for “Girls Vice President” at LaFayette Jr. High School, where she met Horace Tapscott, her future husband. Cecilia married Horace in […]
Janet Clark was born and raised in Los Angeles. Her parents and grandparents were part of the Great Migration from the American South to Los Angeles to escape racial discrimination. Her early childhood was marked by instability and food insecurity before her parents separated and Janet and her brother moved in with her grandparents. Her […]
The Honorable Dion G. Morrow Judge Dion G. Morrow was born in Los Angeles, Ca. in 1932. Growing up, Dion and his family were heavily involved in their family’s church, Second Baptist Church. Dion loved reading books in the church library and often snuck off to read during his mother’s choir rehearsals. Dion was a […]