What do J.J. Abrams, Julius Tennon and Ariel Investment’s Mellody Hobson have in common? They’re all, along with a slew of other L..A. insiders, supporting a movement to help provide feedback in the creation of an L.A. Office of Racial Equality.
The latest gathering was held on Oct. 30 at the Burbank offices of JuVee Prods., Davis and husband Julius Tennon’s company, whichattended. Although Davis wasn’t there — she was busy filming — Tennon and a dozen others dined on Peruvian take-out as they participated in an unfiltered chat led by Community Coalition president and CEO Alberto Retana and featuring staffers from his organization as well as JuVee.
There were individuals with family from Africa, Mexico and Costa Rica, others from Egypt and several with relatives who fled the Jim Crow South. Retana added that sitting down with JuVee staffers was a "match made in heaven."