Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — With degrees from Harvard and MIT and the charismatic charm of a Bollywood star, Nithya Raman could […]
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L.A.’s newest millionaires: the Herreras
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The newest known millionaire in Los Angeles is Nabor Herrera, the owner of Las Palmitas Mini Market in downtown […]
New South Gate law makes street vending safer, decriminalizes violations
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer SOUTH GATE — The City Council has unanimously approved a new law aimed at making the street vending of hot […]
South Gate contaminated sites may finally get EPA Superfund cleanups
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer Two of three former industrial parcels in South Gate with high levels of underground contamination are being targeted for thermal […]
BOOK CORNER: Author offers comedic take on Hollywood adventures By Marissa Wells
Contributing Writer “The Wrath of Blonde: (The Making of Star Trek II, and Other Wild Hollywood Adventures as an Amazon in Outerspace),” by Laura Banks, […]
This Week In Black History July 31, 1981
Chicago-based attorney Arnette Rhinehart Hubbard is installed as the first female president of the National Bar Association. – For more information on Black history, arts […]
STREET BEAT: ‘How do you feel about artificial intelligence?’
Keshawn DeLavonte Toronto “Often times people get caught up when they actually have to do the research, but artificial intelligence kind of does the […]
Festival marks 10th anniversary of Black Lives Matter
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — It was billed as the People’s Justice Festival. Hundreds of people gathered in the Leimert Park Plaza […]
Recent news events show there is still work to be done
By Teri Williams Contributing Columnist The key to overcoming racism is to confront the issues and not be discouraged or dismayed. Social justice impacts our […]
A dangerous trifecta of complacency, cynicism, indifference
By Kelvin Sauls Guest Columnist Maya Angelou once said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” The conservative Christian nationalists have […]