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Lead Stories
Civil rights icon Rev. James Lawson dead at 95
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Tributes continue to pour in for the Rev. James Lawson Jr., an…
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Features
THE Q&A: Corey Dantzler takes reins at Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — It’s been 18 months since Corey Dantzler took the reigns of…
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Entertainment
The right notes?
Is music key to inspiring unity, fighting racial hatred? By Anita Bennett Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES – Whether it’s at…
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Entertainment
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: DuVernay, Issa and Barris team for ABFF event
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer The 28th Annual American Black Film Festival is making big moves this weekend by bringing…
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Features
SPORTS DIGEST: Lakers legend Jerry West, ‘Mr. Clutch, dies
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer It’s been a bad week in Lakers land. First there was the news June 10…
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Book Corner
BOOK CORNER: Childhood insecurities lead to new book, ‘I Am Unique!’
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer Erin, the protagonist of the story, is passionate about acting and dreams of landing the…
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Features
This Week in Black History June 13, 1967
Former NAACP chief counsel Thurgood Marshall — who led the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education case that outlawed segregation…
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Opinion
STREET BEAT: ‘What made your dad a great father?’
Renee Cochee Culver City “He went out of his way to go to our little activities. He was working two…
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East Los Angeles
Could California Officials Be More Blind?
They Make Voting Even Tougher on Voters with Disabilities California is hailed as a national leader for voting access. But…
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East Los Angeles
Profits Before Babies in LA Hospitals
Blacks and Latinos Affected by 17 Maternity Ward Closures Those record shutdowns far outpace the region’s declining birth rate and…
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