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  2. Boozefighters - Wikipedia

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    Disillusioned, drunk, and angry, one evening he and three other former servicemen were drinking at the All-American Bar in Los Angeles. They decided to form a new motorcycle club themselves, taking the name from a shouted suggestion from a fellow bar patron named Walt Porter. They overheard their conversation to "Call it the Boozefighters."

  3. List of diplomatic missions in Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of diplomatic missions in Los Angeles. Many foreign governments have established diplomatic and trade representation in the city of Los Angeles, California. Most of them are at the Consulate-General level; many of these are located along Wilshire Boulevard or on the Westside of Los Angeles. In addition, Los Angeles has a number ...

  4. Antonio Villaraigosa - Wikipedia

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    Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa ( / ˌviːəraɪˈɡoʊsə /; né Villar Jr. on January 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Villaraigosa was a national co-chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, a member of President Barack Obama 's ...

  5. Church of God in Christ - Wikipedia

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    Holiness origins. The Church of God in Christ was formed in 1897 by a group of disfellowshipped Baptists, most notably Charles Price Jones (1865–1949) and Charles Harrison Mason (1864–1961). In 1895, C. P. Jones and C. H. Mason were licensed Baptist ministers in Mississippi who began teaching and preaching a Wesleyan doctrine of Christian ...

  6. Apostolic Faith Church - Wikipedia

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    The Apostolic Faith Church of Portland, Oregon, also known as the Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, Oregon, is an international Holiness Pentecostal denomination of Christianity, with nationwide reach and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] It was founded in 1907 by Florence L. Crawford, [2] who was affiliated with William ...

  7. Operation HOPE, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Operation HOPE, Inc., was founded by John Hope Bryant on May 5, 1992, immediately following the 1992 Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, California. On October 8, 2019, Operation HOPE reported it is reissuing the 2017 audited financial statements and is also reorganizing to improve its operations and finances. Programs and services

  8. La Mission (film) - Wikipedia

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    La Mission is a 2009 drama film starring Benjamin Bratt and Jeremy Ray Valdez. It is written and directed by Peter Bratt (Benjamin's brother). [1] The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and screened at various festivals, including the San Francisco International Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Film Festival .

  9. Jay Novello - Wikipedia

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    Novello's first marriage, to Rose Motto, ended in divorce. In 1961, he married Patricia C. Lewis and they remained together until his death from lung cancer in Riverside Hospital, North Hollywood, California, in 1982, aged 78. He is interred in Los Angeles, California, at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery. Selected filmography