Sika Dwimfo — an artist, fashion icon and community activist known as the “baba,” a father figure or godfather of Leimert Park — died in the South Los Angeles neighborhood on June 22 ...

“She seemed to have some really strong ties to the South L.A. community ... And she’s hoping to organize a Los Angeles Earth Day Festival, hosted in Leimert Park, by April.

Citing cost and safety concerns, organizers of the annual Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival in South L.A. have announced ... Leonard in 1949 after moving to Los Angeles, long before Juneteenth ...