Stay tuned for updates regarding
Juneteenth Heritage Festival Saturday June 18, 2022
For Leimert Park info
Call Qwess 310-703-6072

Or for
Sunday June 19 @Watts Historic Train Station Call 323-412-0811
or email: info@blackartsla.org
 
 

BALA & Amplify/The Ursa Institute
Partner for
Finishing the Fight Against Menthol Flavored Smoking Products.

NO Smoking.  NO Vaping. 

NO Hookah.

NO Way!

Each year 45,000 African Americans die from tobacco-induced diseases.  To combat the chief cause of this startling statistic, which includes thousands of preventable deaths,  Black Arts Los Angeles has partnered again with Amplify/The Ursa Institute to work to decrease tobacco related disease and morbidity.  Click the link to read about the programs and initiatives they are working on. 

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Each year 45,000 African Americans die from tobacco-induced diseases.  To combat the chief cause of this startling statistic, which includes thousands of preventable deaths,  Black Arts Los Angeles has partnered once again with 
Amplify/The Ursa Institute to work to decrease tobacco related disease and morbidity.  Click the link to read about the programs and initiatives they are working on. 

 "We are so pleased to continue this important work in our community," said Moza Mjasiri Cooper of BALA.  "The more people we reach and teach the dangers of smoking to at a young age, the more lives we will save."

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BALA will work extensively with charter schools, to provide tobacco prevention education to middle school students, and participate  in other community events.

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BALA: Coming Programs & Events 

• Monthly BLAC Zoom webinars for children that feature 45-minute classes on craft and art projects

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• Bi-Weekly MJ Duffy Publishing Co Zoom webinars on writing, reading and literature labs for children 6-12 years old.

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Black Arts Los Angeles is a community based organization working with the Los Angeles County Department of Health (LACOE) the Los Angeles County Office of Education, and the Los Angeles Unified School district (LAUSD) for the hosting of testing and vaccine clinics for children ages 5-12 and their families.