Melvin Stokes Belflower “It’s lying dormant right now. Once more money starts circulating and the interest rates go down, … more people will start to […]
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Mayor Bass returns from Paris with Olympic flag
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles hold the Olympic flag during the closing ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris Aug. 11. Bass returned to Los Angeles Aug. 12 with the flag in her possession.
Latino political trailblazer Richard Alatorre dies
Former Los Angeles City Councilman and state Assembly member Richard Alatorre died Aug. 13 at the age of 81. He was a key figure at boosting Latino representation at all levels of government in the state.
Haitian film festival opens Aug. 17 with ‘Ayiti Pap Peri’
Award-winning Haitian filmmaker Cassandre Thrasybule directed ‘Ayiti Pap Peri,’ one of the featured films at the Haitian International Film Festival, which opens Aug. 17 at the Barnsdall Gallery Theater in Hollywood.
CicLAvia to close streets Aug. 18 in Hollywood, WeHo
Bicyclists ride past the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood during last year’s CicLAvia event. This year’s edition comes to Hollywood and West Hollywood Aug. 18.
This Week in Black History
August 19, 1958 Clara Luper, an Oklahoma City school teacher and director of the local NAACP Youth Council, organized a sit-in protest with her high […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Project 2025: Donald Trump’s plan for remaking America
Former President Donald Trump speaks last month at the Republican National Convention. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes that, if elected, Trump will use Project 2025, a right wing blue print for remaking the federal government, as his guide for governing during a second term.
Nonprofit uses art to spread its message of stopping hate
Young participants in LA Commons create stickers with an anti-hate message. The organization uses artistic and cultural expressions as a basis for dialogue, interaction and a shared understanding of community.
Bruno Mars to open Intuit Dome with two concerts
The Intuit Dome, Inglewood’s newest sport and entertainment facility, opens Aug. 15 with a concert by Bruno Mars.
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: ‘Unbelievably Vegan’ chef gets the Max treatment
Vegan lifestyle advocate Charity Morgan stars in the culinary special ‘Unbelievably Vegan with Chef Charity’ premiering on Max Aug. 22. The show spotlights Chef Charity’s mission to integrate vegan options onto the menu of a Nashville sports bar run by a stubborn chef who is set in his meat-eating ways.