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Nation / State
Renowned Black author to compete for prestigious fiction award
By Jill Lawless Contributing Writer LONDON (AP) — Award-winning Black author Marlon James is in the running again for the…
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Health
Black doctor moves step closer to become new CDC director
By Mike Stobbe Contributing Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Senate committee has advanced Dr. Erica Schwartz’s nomination to be…
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Nation / State
Cities are placing homeless shelters in polluted industrial areas
By Erin Rode Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — When the city of Buena Park held a town hall about a…
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East Los Angeles
LAUSD expands cleaning campuses impacted by Lineage warehouse fire
Wave Wire Services BOYLE HEIGHTS — As Los Angeles Unified School District prepares for the first day of school on…
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Nation / State
Mosques experience 183% rise in bias attacks over 90 days
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a report July 27 noting…
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Education
Black divinity school offers first doctoral degree in ‘AI and Moral Agency’
By Yonat Shimron Contributing Writer RALEIGH, North Carolina (RNS) — At the end of the Civil War, a Union soldier…
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Nation / State
Scientists, organizers fight opposition to climate change
By Selen Ozturk Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Even as the country faces record heat, wildfire smoke and a potentially…
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Nation / State
Experts set to review boat distress call in Nolan Wells’ mysterious death
By Jake Offenhartz Contributing Writer NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — An attorney for the family of Nolan Wells said they have…
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Entertainment
Lucas Museum unveils two-theater film program
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art unveiled its inaugural film program, featuring two theaters…
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East Los Angeles
County increases Lineage Logistics fines for pest violations
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county Department of Public Health said it will fine Lineage Logistics up to…
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