Wave Staff and Wire Reports WATTS — Los Angeles City Councilman Tim McOsker is calling for immediate testing, reporting and remediation to address alarming levels […]
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Black media can help fight hate in California, AG says
Speaking at an Ethnic Media Conference in Sacramento Aug. 27, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, left, said Black media outlets can use their trusted relationships with readers to help overcome the epidemic of hate across the state. Pictured with Bonta is panel moderator Larry Lee, president and publisher of the Sacramento Observer.
Official reparations plan one step closer in L.A.
Capri Maddox, executive director of the Los Angeles Department of Civil Rights, was among the speakers Aug. 27 at Cal State Northridge where a 56-page executive summary of a report from the city’s Reparations Advisory Commission was released. The document will be used by city officials to develop a formal reparations program.
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Republican attacks on Harris began before her candidacy
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris appears on the stage of the Democratic National Convention Aug. 22 with her husband, Doug Emhoff, and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife Gwen. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson says that Harris must fend off attacks by the Republicans throughout the campaign.
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Anticipating ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’
Kevin Hart, left, and Taraji P. Henson star in ‘Fight Night,’ a miniseries premiering on Peacock Sept. 5 that tells the story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight changed one man’s life and ultimately transformed Atlanta into the ‘Black Mecca’ it is today.
City Council proclaims Aug. 29 Gloria Molina Day
Wave Staff and Wire Report LOS ANGELES — A day prior to a grand celebration honoring the late Gloria Molina in Boyle Heights, the City […]
BOOK CORNER: New book relates author’s expedition to Palestine, Israel
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Learning to Listen to Palestine: A Personal Quest,” by Lani Lanchester, is a thought-provoking new book that chronicles the author’s […]
1,000 attend women’s leadership conference
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath speaks at the Los Angeles County Women’s Leadership Conference Aug. 15 at the Bonaventure Hotel. More than 1,000 women attended the conference.
Black caucus elects new leaders
Assemblywoman Akilah Weber, left, and Assemblyman Isaac Bryan have been elected chair and vice chair, respectively, of the California Black Legislative Caucus. The pair will assume their new roles In December.
California adds doula services to Medi-Cal coverage
People receiving Medi-Cal now have access to maternal health care, including doula services. According to Medi-Cal, the doula services are available to expectant moms as a birthing care pathway.