LOS ANGELES — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority celebrated the 40th birthday of the late rapper and community leader Nipsey Hussle Aug. 15 with the release […]
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This Week in Black History: Edith Simpson becomes first Black U.S. delegate to the United Nations
On August 24, 1950, Edith Sampson made history by becoming the first Black person appointed as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations. A Chicago […]
Councilman Curren Price faces expanded corruption charges amid ongoing legal battle
LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Curren Price pleaded not guilty Aug. 14 to a pair of newly filed public corruption charges, which were added to […]
Whittier Union district welcomes back 9,500 students
WHITTIER — The Whittier Union High School District kicked off the 2025-26 school year with three days of back-to-school events that culminated in the first […]
Los Angeles Council moves to require LAPD oversight of ICE agents after surge in immigration raids
LOS ANGELES — In response to aggressive and widespread federal immigration raids, the City Council Aug. 19 called for a policy that would require L.A. […]
Family files wrongful death suit against Spartan College after fatal campus shooting
INGLEWOOD — The family of an administrator at an aeronautics and aviation training school who was fatally shot by a campus security guard has announced […]
Crackdown on sex trafficking along South Los Angeles’ Figueroa Corridor leads to multiple arrests
LOS ANGELES — When law enforcement officials last week announced the arrest of six members of a South Los Angeles street gang on sex trafficking […]
Los Angeles honors Black history: Tom Bradley home and five landmark sites receive historic monument status
LOS ANGELES — Three years after Getty and the city announced a collaboration to honor historic Black places in the city, the first six sites […]
Cal State L.A. launches STEM apprenticeship program with NASA and Caltrans partners
LOS ANGELES — Cal State Los Angeles, in partnership with the state Department of Transportation and Growth Sector, hosted the inaugural Building Bridges to STEM […]
California lawmakers decide fate of reparations bills this month
SACRAMENTO —The state Assembly and Senate must act on several priority bills that California Legislative Black Caucus members authored within the next two weeks if […]