Black Planners of Los Angeles

02/27/2026

Thursday night we showed up in Mid-City!

Big love to everyone who joined us at for a packed and joyful happy hour. The room was warm, the drinks were steady, and the conversations? Even better.

Thank you to , , the , and our amazing BPLA members for building community in real time. This is what it looks like when Black planners connect across sectors, generations, and neighborhoods.

We plan cities for a living. We build culture on purpose.

More soon. 🖤

02/19/2026

We’re excited to invite you to a collaborative Happy Hour hosted by Black Planners of Los Angeles and APA - Los Angeles

📍 Eugene’s
5023 W. Pico Blvd
🗓 Thursday, February 26
🕔 5:00 PM
[Good food. Good vibes.]

This mixer is about connection. Planners across sectors, students, public servants, private consultants, advocates, and anyone shaping the built environment. A chance to trade ideas, swap stories, and strengthen the relationships that make this work meaningful.

You can register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apa-los-angeles-black-planners-of-los-angeles-networking-mixer-tickets-1983098295385

10/22/2025

What a day at Taste of Soul! The energy, the stories, the community pride — all of it was electric.

Big love to Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson for sharing booth space, and major thanks to our crew: Kyle, Theo, Terri, Leitha, and Joe for teaming up with Rita Cofield and her squad to bring our Black Urbanist banners and materials to life. Special thanks as well to State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas for stopping by and for her leadership in establishing L.A.’s Black Cultural District.

We’re so grateful for every BPLA member and friend who came through and engaged with the community: Bengy, Natasha, Yvonne, Ashly, Kinikia, Camille, Adrian, Pamela, Nick, Bryan, Walidah, Umaymah, and Hakeem. Your presence made the day shine even brighter.

Together, we celebrated the past, present, and future of Black Los Angeles, showing that planning is and always has been an act of love for our communities.

02/19/2025

Happy Black History Month from ! We spent the afternoon in community with other Black City Employees and joined Mayor Rex Richardson, , , , and to raise the pan African flag at City Hall!

02/11/2025

Black history is made daily, lest we forget the sacrifices of the countless lives before us that paved the way for generations to come, for we stand on the shoulders, blood, sweat and tears of our nations heroes. We are blessed to have this platform to learn, grow and share, for we are black history

12/04/2024

Throwback to the conference this fall! Boardmembers Kidada Malloy and .p.douglas attended representing and , respectively.

is a coalition that brings together public, business and community stakeholders to pursue regional solutions to the transportation challenges facing Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties. A nonpartisan alliance, Mobility 21 delivers a unified voice for the region’s transportation priorities and seeks to improve mobility in the region for all.

07/12/2024

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07/07/2024

Thank you for honoring us with the Award of Excellence in the Advancing Diversity and Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff awards category! During this year’s American Planning Association Los Angeles Gala, we joined many of our colleagues in in celebrating the amazing work that has been happening in . Many thanks to .hutt who surprised us all with additional honors and recognition! This has been such a whirlwind of a year and we will continue to build upon the work that was started by Black planners many years ago 🙌🏾

06/19/2024

Happy Juneteenth!!! Thank you so much to everyone who showed up yesterday for ! It was such an honor to be recognized by and !

We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate Juneteenth than to honor the work of past and present Black urbanists. More than ever, we are committed to continuing our advocacy by organizing and demanding for systemic change and supporting organizations like to increase Black representation in local government and recognize Black excellence.