L.A. DIGEST
Wave Staff Report
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A private family funeral service will be held for Frederick K.C. Price, the founder of Crenshaw Christian...
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LOS ANGELES — A “disgusted” Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis lashed out at people who have been gaming the COVID-19 vaccination...
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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District has announced the launch of “Daily Pass,” the first comprehensive system in the...
By Sue Favor
Contributing Writer
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Everytable and popular South Los Angeles restaurant Post & Beam have collaborated on a new menu offering,...
By Shirley Hawkins
Contributing Writer
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — With area schools still closed due to the coronavirus, the Crenshaw Family YMCA is trying to fill...
By Juliet Bennett Rylah
Contributing Writer
HOLLYWOOD — Work has begun on the Actors Fund’s latest affordable housing project, the Hollywood Arts Collective. The $120 million...
By 2UrbanGirls
Contributing Writer
COMPTON — Mayor Aja Brown has opted to not seek a third term in office after publicly accusing the city’s law enforcement...
NAJEE’S NOTES
By Najee Ali
Contributing Writer
As the observance for Black History Month ends, we continue to celebrate unsung heroes in our community.
South L.A. native Johnathan...
By John Grace
Contributing Columnist
Bank of America was ringing the alarm bells over equities on the last day of January, warning a correction is around...
By Tamica Washington-Miller
Guest Columnist
The murder of George Floyd and the COVID-19 pandemic has ripped the veils from our eyes, bringing many truths about our...
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Contributing Columnist
The day I got the first in the series of two COVID-19 vaccination shots at a Kaiser facility...
February 29, 1940
Los Angeles actress-activist Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win a coveted Academy Award when she captures Best Supporting Actress...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
Crete Academy is a nonprofit Los Angeles Unified School District charter school for children experiencing homelessness and poverty. But...
By Ray Richardson
Contributing Writer
John Thompson stepped into the history books when he became the first African-American coach to lead an NCAA Division I men’s...
BOOK CORNER
By Marissa Wells
Contributing Writer
“The Fearless Factor @ Work: Your Essential Guide for Unlocking the Secrets to a Fearless Career and Life,” by Jacqueline...
By Bill Vaughan
Entertainment Writer
The 29th Pan African Film Festival, considered America's largest and most prestigious Black film festival and largest Black History Month event,...
BOOK CORNER
By Marissa Wells
Contributing Writer
“Tree” by Melina Sempill Watts, tells the story of 229 years in the life of a California live oak tree.
Using...
By Ray Richardson
Contributing Writer
INGLEWOOD — Temporary closings of COVID-19 vaccination sites in Los Angeles never generated concerns that a similar move would affect the...
By 2UrbanGirls
Contributing Writer
INGLEWOOD — City Treasurer Wanda Brown has filed a $10 million claim against the city of Inglewood, Mayor James T. Butts Jr....
By Ray Richardson
Contributing Writer
INGLEWOOD — After being forced to close three times in 2020 because of the coronavirus, Hollywood Park Casino management decided to...
By Ray Richardson
Contributing Writer
INGLEWOOD — The late arrival of a taxicab gives Martha Milam more time for sentimental thoughts as she waits outside her...
By 2UrbanGirls
Contributing Writer
INGLEWOOD — A former assistant to Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr., who also claims to be the mayor’s ex-girlfriend, has filed...
Businesses near SoFi Stadium await economic boom
By Ray Richardson
Contributing Writer
INGLEWOOD — Derrick Brown has operated his Bourbon Street Fish restaurant on the corner of...
By 2UrbanGirls
Contributing Writer
INGLEWOOD — The Serving Spoon sent out an SOS that they were close to permanently closing as a result of outdoor dining...
By Alysha Conner
Contributing Writer
INGLEWOOD — A local family is receiving care from the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region after their home caught fire...
