News from communities around Los Angeles
President and founder of Operation HOPE John Hope Bryant speaks at a celebration of HOPE Inside, a financial literacy program in partnership with the U.S. Bank location on Crenshaw Boulevard. Over three decades, Operation HOPE has deployed over $4.5 billion of capital to serve communities of color.
Photo by Cynthia Gibson
Brandon I. Brooks Los Angeles “I think people have inherited biases and discriminatory ways. At times, I’ve had to challenge myself in things I may […]
Frankie Aguirre, a gay man who has experienced hate from neighbors, speaks Sept. 20 at an event to promote ‘United Against Hate Week.’ Aguirre spoke about the assistance he received when he called 211 and asked for help.
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Mayor Karen Bass speaks at a press conference Sept. 25 about a bus hijacking in South Los Angeles that left one passenger dead. With her is county Supervisor Janice Hahn, the chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors.
Quincy Jones and director Harriet Marin Jones delight in bringing ‘King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones’ to cinemas this weekend, including the Cinemark 15 Theatres at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
An aerial view shows vacant and underused buildings on the Metropolitan State Hospital campus in Norwalk. Under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles County will lease seven buildings on the campus to develop a mental healthcare village.
Photo by Bryan Chan
County Supervisor Janice Hahn, third from left, takes part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 21 for the Greater Whittier LGBTQ+ Community Center. Also pictured, from left, are Downey Mayor Mario Trujillo, former state Assembly Speaker John Pérez, Assemblywoman Lisa Calderon, Hahn deputy Ivan Sulic, state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, County Assessor Jeff Prang and Community Center Director Damonté Watson.
Photo by Lorenzo Gomez
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer Eighty-five-year-old former mega-horror film star Henry Maxwell struggles with severe depression and suicidal thoughts as he reflects on the mysterious […]
September 27, 1950 Gwendolyn Brooks becomes the first African-American writer to win a Pulitzer Prize for her book of poetry, “Annie Allen,” a coming-of-age tale […]
Members of the California Legislative Black Caucus, from left, Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, and Assemblymen Kevin McCarthy and Corey Jackson share their perspectives at the State of Black California’s listening sessions on why two reparations bills stalled in the state Assembly.
Photo by Antonio Ray Harvey
