By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer I’m writing this about eight hours before tipoff of Game 5 in the Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and […]
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Iconic county hospital gets new name, motto, mission
Wave Wire Service BOY LE HEIGHTS — Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center was officially renamed Los Angeles General Medical Center during a ceremony held May […]
Writers Guild strike enters second week
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Striking members of the Writers Guild of America continued to picket May 9, while yet another studio executive insisted […]
Council approves updated Hollywood community plan
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The City Council unanimously approved community plan updates for Hollywood and downtown May 3, with amendments intended to further […]
Carrie Fisher star ceremony isn’t family affair
Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — Coinciding with the unofficial “Star Wars” holiday May the 4th, actress Carrie Fisher posthumously received a star on the Hollywood […]
L.A. DIGEST: Bank offers financial literacy contest
Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — In celebration of National Financial Literacy Month, , the nation’s largest Black-owned bank, is conducting its 13th annual […]
BOOK CORNER: Filmmaker’s memoir offers glimpse inside Hollywood
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “50 Movies Made: Lessons Learned on a Filmmaker’s Journey,” by Jared Cohn, is a new book that shares the author’s […]
This Week in Black History
May 14, 1991 Winnie Mandela is sentenced to six years in prison in South Africa for her involvement in the kidnapping and beating of four […]
STREET BEAT: ‘What important lesson did your mother teach you?’
Natashi Garvins Bellflower “Work hard and your efforts will be seen. I’ve tried to take that in every job, every avenue of life […]
County launches campaign aimed at school violence
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer PICO RIVERA — A countywide campaign for students to report early threats or bad behavior that may lead to violence […]