Wave Wire Services SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A 16-year-old boy was shot to death June 10 and authorities are investigating the shooting. Officers responding to […]
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Juneteenth celebrations to highlight weekend
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Juneteenth celebrations will be held throughout Southern California this weekend to commemorate the day in 1865 when […]
City has housed 14,000 homeless in last six months
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES – When Mayor Karen Bass was sworn in last Dec. 11, she reminded voters of a campaign promise […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Juneteenth observance came with resistance
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist One year after Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed into law the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday, Gallup took […]
Morningside Park Library prepares to reopen
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city is preparing to reopen the Morningside Park Library as renovations to the Inglewood Main Library […]
Man wrongfully convicted of murder files legal claim
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city has rejected a claim filed on behalf of a man wrongfully convicted of an Inglewood […]
THE Q&A: Washington co-curates Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Kamasi Washington, the introspective tenor saxophonist causing tsunamis in the jazz world, has been playing his way toward stardom since […]
New African cultural center planned in South L.A.
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Plans to create an African cultural center aimed at building bridges between Africans, African Americans, Afro-Latinos and […]
Price charged with theft, perjury, corruption
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — The City Council is expected to consider suspending City Councilman Curren Price sometime next week after the […]
BILL VAUGHAN’s TASTY CLIPS: Mahalia, Magic, Latifah join 2023 Walk of Fame
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer Mahalia Jackson, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Queen Latifah were announced as members of the class of 2023 for the Black Music & Entertainment Walk […]