Through our Community Advocacy work, BCCA addresses the issues impacting Black communities through advocacy, coalition building, and strategic partnerships. The State of the Black Community is where that work starts: with clear information about how Black residents are faring today.
This page brings together the County of Los Angeles' official State of Black Los Angeles County report and the BCCA programs working on the same issues close to home. Our State of the Black Community Summit brings these conversations into the room with clergy, civic leaders, and residents.
See photos from State of the Black Community 2026 →Published by the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office's Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative.
The second installment of the report follows the inaugural edition released in 2023. It takes a person-centered look at Black life across the life course.
ARDI shared the report at a launch event held in partnership with the Los Angeles Urban League.
A 2025 update, produced with Loyola Marymount University, compares year-over-year indicators to show where conditions have improved and where disparities persist.
Summary of findings as described on the County's State of Black Los Angeles County Report page.
The report looks at nine areas, three of them new in the 2023–2025 edition. Each card links to the BCCA program working on that issue locally.
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The State of Black Los Angeles County report is published by the County of Los Angeles. BCCA did not produce the report; questions about its data should go to the County's ARDI Initiative.
BCCA meets on the last Friday of every month at The Athenaeum in Pasadena. Meetings are open to community members, faith leaders, and civic partners.
See events →Volunteer, join a committee, or bring your congregation into the alliance to work on the issues the report names.
Get involved →Civic updates, community news, and reflections from BCCA's faith and civic leaders.
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