As COVID-19 rates rise and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti puts a pause on some reopenings (like movie theaters), a number of L.A. social clubs have welcomed members back (with mask and social distancing requirements in place), including the 2-year-old Metaphor Club, which resumed service June 15.
Founders Lawrence Gilliam, Gerald Rawles, Lawrence Ross and Jimar Wilson, who are Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity brothers, chose its Crenshaw Boulevard building for its location in the Leimert Park Pan African Arts District.
With $99-a-month memberships, the club has become a creative hub with readings and screenings. Its Hollywood contingent includes story editor Sa'Rah Jones (Netflix's Family Reunion); Kemp Powers, writer and co-director of the upcoming.