Students from the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Migrant Education admire student projects at the Los Angels Zoo July 17 at the Family Day event marking the end of the summer program. Participants met with animal care experts and learned about the conservation work being done by the zoo.
Author: Pluria Marshall Jr
City opens ‘one-stop shop’ for services in South L.A.
A city official speaks July 23 at the opening of the South Los Angeles Development Services Center on Vermont Avenue. The center will include teams from three city departments — planning, housing and building and safety — to serve the needs of South L.A. residents and businesses.
NAMI to host mental health conference July 27
Harold Turner, left, executive director of NAMI Urban Los Angeles, and Adriene Bausley, right, special events manager, pose with the Rev. Jerrold Smith of Urban Family Focus after an on-air interview. NAMI Urban Los Angeles is hosting the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Conference July 27 at Crenshaw United Methodist Church.
A.I. could impact minority workers, some say
Artificial intelligence was the topic of a recent seminar hosted by the Black Women’s Network. Speakers at the seminar said increased use of artificial intelligence may have a future impact on Blacks and other minority workers.
Texas representative Sheila Jackson Lee dies at 74
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, one of the longest-serving members of the Texas delegation, died July […]
Health network launches educational campaign for Blacks
By Edward Henderson Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — The California Black Health Network has launched a campaign to educate Black Californians on how to effectively navigate […]
Madam President?
Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2021 as her husband, Douglas Emhoff holds the Bible. Harris become the Democratic nominee for president July 21 when President Joe Biden announced he was withdrawing from the race.
Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Harris proves she’s tough enough to handle Trump
Kamala Harris waves to the audience Jan. 20, 2021, after being sworn in as vice president. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes that Harris has the toughness to withstand anything Donald Trump can throw at her during the upcoming presidential campaign.
Bass to attend Paris Olympics as part of presidential delegation
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass, Sen. Alex Padilla and LA28 Chairman Casey Wasserman are among the members of a presidential delegation […]
Gang members sentenced for killing LAPD officer
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Three street gang members have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms for the robbery and fatal shooting of […]