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Hollywood
Zoo African display welcomes newborn Cape vulture
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Zoo has welcomed a Cape vulture chick, marking the first successful…
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Business
Middle school students receive free laptops through partnership
Wave Staff Report LYNWOOD — Cesar Chavez Middle School students celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first telephone call by…
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Nation / State
Black business leaders discuss boosting economic power
Wave Staff Report WASHINGTON — A national delegation of Black business leaders convened last month for high-level meetings organized through…
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Nation / State
Mayors say state budget cuts to homeless funds threaten recent gains
By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — Between 2020 and 2024, Long Beach experienced a minimal but incremental decrease…
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Nation / State
Acquitted of murder, still convicted: Epps trial reveals racial gap in self-defense law
By Eric Arnold Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Kevin Epps shot and killed Marcus Polk inside his home in 2016,…
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Health
Doula care seen as way to help reduce maternal mortality
By LAURA UNGAR Contributing Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shaquoiya Stewart held one of her 6-month-old twins on her lap while…
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Nation / State
Amidst anti-DEI, Black nonprofits struggling to stay afloat
By JAMES POLLARD Contributing Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The racial reckoning that followed George Floyd’s murder in 2020 carried…
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Nation / State
Two states enact new voter laws; civil rights groups cry foul
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – Governors in Florida and Mississippi signed into law measures that require officials…
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Nation / State
Black man convicted of killing white woman seeking reprieve
Associated Press PROVO, Utah – A Black man who spent decades on death row in Utah for allegedly killing a…
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Sports
UCLA women win national basketball championship
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A free celebration of UCLA’s first NCAA women’s basketball championship will be held at…
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