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Hollywood
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…
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Hollywood
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,…
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Entertainment
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…
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Community
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,…
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Book Corner
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…
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Features
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…
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Opinion
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…
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East Los Angeles
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…
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East Los Angeles
Freeway task force divided over residents’ health concerns
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — A divided task force voted to support a package of measures to…
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Lead Stories
Ridley-Thomas asks judge for new trial
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Former City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was convicted of federal bribery and conspiracy charges,…
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