News from communities around Los Angeles
Actor and television host Mario Loepz celebrates his 51st birthday Oct. 10 by receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Lopez played A.C. Slater in ‘Saved by the Bell’ before becoming the host of entertainment shows ‘Extra’ and ‘Access Hollywood.’
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Lynwood ballet folkorico students perform for an audience of district leaders and supporters during the seventh annual State of the District event Oct. 4. District officials spoke about the district’s accomplishments in the past year and new programs being offered this year.
October 21, 1968 Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, is named chief executive and chairman of […]
Katrina Ruiz speaks out against Proposition 36 on the Nov. 5 ballot at a Hollenbeck Park press conference Oct. 14. Opponents of the bill say it would restore harsh penalties for theft and drug trafficking in the state, which will negatively impact Black and Latino communities.
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Former President Donald Trump is on the campaign trail again in his quest to regain the White House. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson is concerned about Black voters who think Trump is the answer to many of this country’s issues.
Pepperdine University professor Shelly Harrell served as one of the moderators Oct. 14 at a forum on hate at King-Drew Magnet High School. The forum was sponsored by Bridge Builders Foundation as part of the state’s ‘Stop The Hate’ campaign.
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Actress Juanita Moore, who was nominated for an Academy Awards for her role as Black housekeeper Annie Johnson in the 1959 remake of ‘Imitation of Life,’ will be honored posthumously with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Oct. 18. Margaret Avery, Jayne Kennedy, Debbie Allen and film critic Leonard Maltin will speak at the ceremony.
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Blue on a Blue Palette,” by Lynne Thompson, is a beautiful work of poetry that reveals the plight of women, […]
Anaise Miller, left, photographed with Compton Community College District Trustee Juanita Doplemore at the 2024 Compton College Commencement Ceremony. She is pursuing a sociology degree at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Pioneer High School class of 2012 graduate Domingo Perez admires a classroom mural he painted, depicting Mexican history and folklore. Perez’s portraits and artistic flourishes adorn nearly a dozen classroom doors at Pioneer, part of an ongoing project that began when Perez was still a Pioneer student painting his friend’s backpacks for fun.
