Wave Wire Service LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County’s Probation Department chief, who last week announced plans to retire by the end of the year, […]
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Gravesite of abolitionist’s son designated a cultural landmark
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Dec. 9 to designate abolitionist Owen Brown’s gravesite in Altadena as a […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Trump promises immigration crackdown on day one
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist In July 2024, Donald Trump’s then national press secretary Karoline Leavitt issued this statement: “A majority of Americans want […]
One in four shelter beds unused, homeless audit shows
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Over a five-year period from 2019-23, one in four city-funded shelter beds went unused, costing Los Angeles taxpayers an […]
ANALYSIS: McKenna leaves legacy of commitment to Black students
By Erin Aubry Kaplan Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — In the early 1960s, when George McKenna III was working on his master’s degree in mathematics at […]
Dulcé Sloan to bring her comedy show to Beverly Hills
By Darlene Donloe Contribuitng Writer BEVERLY HILLS — Dulcé Sloan is very serious about being funny. Her amiable personality, impeccable timing and occasionally deadpan yet […]
Annual Black Doll Show puts spotlight on Aiysha Sinclair
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The magic of Black stories and the “good folk” who continue to tell them will be celebrated […]
Mayor reports 25% drop in homicides over two years
Wave Wire Serrvices LOS ANGELES — In the last two years, the number of homicides has dropped by more than 25%, Mayor Karen Bass announced […]
STREET BEAT: ‘Are presidential pardons being abused?’
Jonathan Williams Pomona “No. I think its being scrutinized more and put under a microscope because of who’s pardoning who and why. Back in the […]
NIKKI GIOVANNI 1943-2024
NIKKI GIOVANNI 1943-2024 Princess of Black poetry dies of cancer at age 81 By Cynthia Gibson Contributing Writer Renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator […]