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Entertainment
Performers announced for March 2 Academy Awards
Wave Staff and Wire Reports HOLLYWOOD — Doja Cat, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, LISA of Blackpink, Queen Latifah and RAYE will perform March…
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Book Corner
BOOK CORNER: Author shares lessons learned through her own journey of life
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Legacy of Life Lessons,” by Precedere Wilson, is an insightful and reflective book that emphasizes…
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History Feb. 29, 1940
Los Angeles actress-activist Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win a coveted Academy Award when she captures Best…
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South Los Angeles
Video shows Black woman being slapped by security guard
Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — Civil rights activists are trying to locate a Black woman who was seen in…
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Lead Stories
Watts residents want pipes tested for lead
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer WATTS — Local residents concerned about lead contamination in their homes want city and state…
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South Los Angeles
Author Walter Mosley to appear at L.A. Central Library
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Author Walter Mosley will make a special appearance at the Los Angeles…
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South Los Angeles
Black Boys Code launches L.A. chapter Feb. 22
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Black Boys Code, a national nonprofit organization designed to close the digital…
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Entertainment
Leimert Park to host showcase for filmmaker Ben Caldwell
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — The work of arts educator and independent filmmaker Ben Caldwell is being…
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Community
Lawmaker wants pay raise for incarcerated firefighters
By Edward Henderson Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — A member of the state Assembly wants to amend the state’s penal code…
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Earl Ofari Hutchinson
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Wildfires show insurance redlining still taking place
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Writer “So far my insurance company has been prompt in payments to me to begin…
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