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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History, September 12, 1992
Chicago physician Dr. Mae Jemison becomes the first African-American woman in space when the space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from…
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Lead Stories
‘War on garbage’ declared on South L.A. neighborhoods
Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson stands near a South L.A. underpass Sept. 2 where tents and bulky items line…
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Nation / State
State leaders mark 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, left, and former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, right, share their experiences and thoughts about…
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Lead Stories
Bass joins other mayors to confront Trump
Mayor Karen Bass, shown speaking at a June news conference, says she has been in touch with Washington, D.C. Mayor…
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Earl Ofari Hutchinson
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Sanitation crews must step up in South L.A.’s war on trash
A pile of trash, old shopping carts and even an old motorcycle is easily visible on West 51st Street near…
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Community
Community rallies mark county Labor Day celebrations
A labor official gives a speech during the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition’s 46th annual Solidarity Parade and Picnic…
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Community
Trump to appeal judge’s ruling on use of troops in cities
Protesters confront National Guard and Marine troops outside the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles in June. A U.S. District…
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Lead Stories
Black coach pioneer George Raveling dies
George Raveling, a former basketball coach who also possessed the hand-written copy of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have…
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Lead Stories
Longtime activist Diane Watson honored for years of service to L.A.
Retired U.S. Rep. Diane Watson places her hand over her heart as she is applauded Aug. 28 as the city…
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Entertainment
PBS documentary details the legacy of Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall, the first Black to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court is the subject of a documentary that debuts…
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