Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
Smallwood-Cuevas was a journalist. She wrote for the Chicago Tribune, the Long Beach Press Telegram and the Oakland Tribune. She reported on the lives of working families. She then worked as a researcher for United Service Workers West. Smallwood-Cuevas co-founded the LA Black Worker Center. She also works with the Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity at Work at UCLA.