Wave Staff and Wire Reports HOLLYWOOD — Jan. 7 was a big day for legendary Black playwright August Wilson. On the day a posthumous star […]
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BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: NAACP Image Awards announce nominations for 2025
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe have been nominated for Entertainer of the Year for […]
Jiu jitsu instructor offers students a history lesson, too
Wave Wire Services EAST LOS ANGELES — On the corner of First Street and Rowan Avenue, among a post office, market, restaurants and other locally […]
City Council approves Television City expansion
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The City Council voted to approve a $1 billion expansion of a historic studio located in the Fairfax District […]
‘Emilia Perez’ leads the way with four Golden Globes
Wave Wire Services BEVERLY HILLS — The Hollywood award season has officially kicked off with the 82nd annual Golden Globes — with Netflix’s gender-bending musical […]
BOOK CORNER: Detectives Petrie, Pettigrew return in ‘Bones of the Apostle’
Wave Staff Report Sherlock Holmes meets Indiana Jones in “The Bones of the Apostle,” the newest book from scholar and lawyer John Amos. “Bones” takes […]
This Week in Black History January 10, 1957
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and 60 other Black activists organized the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a direct action organization aimed at gaining equal […]
State Sen. Bradford reflects on last year in Legislature
By Edward Henderson Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — When state Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Inglewood, was sworn into the California Legislature in 2009 as a member of […]
ANALYSIS: The road forward: Black voices look ahead in 2025
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — As 2025 begins, members of the Black community are questioning how to not only survive but thrive […]
Advocates demand legislative action on reparations in 2025
By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — A coalition of community leaders and reparations advocates are demanding that the California Legislature, Attorney General Rob […]