With Mayor Karen Bass standing at his side, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada discusses law enforcement efforts to eradicate human trafficking along Figueroa Street in South Los Angeles. Officials announced the arrest of at least one pimp on sex trafficking charges regarding underage girls.
Author: Pluria Marshall Jr
Donny Hathaway tribute to raise funds for suicide hotline
Singer Donny Hathaway had a series of hits in the 1970 both as a solo artist and with Roberta Flack before taking his own life in 1979. A tribute to Hathaway Sept. 8 will raise funds and awareness for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
STREET BEAT: ‘Is diversity in our elected officials important?’
Ricardo Villar Inglewood “Yes, because that’s how the community is. The community is not just one-sided, one color, one gender. It’s important that we’re all […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Yolanda Adams returns to open ‘Church Doors’
Award-winning gospel singer Yolanda Adams has released a new single, ‘Church Doors,’ which appears on her first album since 2011, ‘Sunny Days,’ which will be released Sept. 13. Her tour hits the Honda Center in Anaheim Oct. 30 and the Kia Forum in Inglewood Nov. 3.
Mural unveiling, play premiere mark Gloria Molina Day
Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilman Kevin de León applaud Aug. 29 at the unveiling of a mural honoring Latina political trailblazer Gloria Molina. The mural is located in Boyle Heights.
County seeks to lease state hospital land for homeless
County Supervisor Janice Hahn tours the Metropolitan State Hospital campus in Norwalk during June. Hahn is a supporter of a bill approved by the state Legislature Aug. 28 that will allow Los Angeles County to leave seven buildings on the hospital campus to develop a new mental health community campus that will serve adults and transitional age youth.
This Week in Black History
Sept. 5, 1960 A young boxer named Cassius Clay won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the Summer Olympics in Rome. Clay […]
BOOK CORNER: Afro-Latina identity highlighted in book about Costa Rica girl
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer Yoli, a spirited Afro-Latina girl from Costa Rica, is embarking on a new life in the United States. As she […]
Black organization holds reproductive justice conference
Janette Robinson-Flint, founder and executive director of Black Women for Wellness, speaks at the organization’s 25th Reproductive Justice Conference Aug. 15 at the California Endowment Center. She advised women to be active participants in their health care.
Jay Will teams with Chiwetel Ejiofor in ‘Rob Peace’
Actor Jay Will plays ‘Rob Peace,’ a Yale scholar who turns to drug dealing to help his troubled family. Chiwetel Ejiofor directs the film and also plays Peace’s father.