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Entertainment
2025 BET Awards in LA: Kendrick Lamar shines at Peacock Theater while protests simmer outside
LOS ANGELES — Kendrick Lamar celebrated a host of 2025 BET Awards victories, with the Compton rapper taking home four…
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Lead Stories
Immigration raids spark six days of unrest in downtown LA, curfew imposed by Mayor Bass
LOS ANGELES — A one-square-mile section of downtown Los Angeles is expected to remain under a dusk-to-dawn curfew following six…
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Entertainment
Jenifer Lewis, Doug E. Fresh headline Los Angeles Urban League’s 50th awards celebration
Veteran actress Jenifer Lewis, known in many circles as the Mother of Black Hollywood, is among the honorees to be…
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Lead Stories
Cal State Dominguez Hills president announces retirement amid campus transformation
CARSON — Cal State Dominguez Hills President Thomas A. Parham has announced he plans to retire, effective Dec. 31. Parham,…
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East Los Angeles
Two teachers make history as first sisters to serve as mayors in Paramount
PARAMOUNT — Diane Martinez and Annette Delgadillo were honored by county Supervisor Janice Hahn at the May 27 Board of…
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East Los Angeles
Lynwood Unified names Firebaugh High teacher 2024 Teacher of the Year for work in theater and literacy
LYNWOOD — From her childhood days of teaching Cabbage Patch Kids to more than two decades of inspiring students in…
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Community
Six L.A. County workers arrested after protest over pay and contract delays at board meeting
LOS ANGELES — Six union members were arrested June 3 when hundreds of Los Angeles County workers pushing for a…
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Entertainment
Los Angeles kicks off five-day BET festival celebrating Black music June 5
LOS ANGELES — Four days of concerts, seminars and other activities known collectively as the BET Experience — also known…
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This Week in Black History
This Week in Black History: Doris A. Davis breaks barriers as first Black woman to lead a major U.S. city
On June 5, 1973, Doris A. Davis made history by becoming the first African American woman to govern a major…
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Community
L.A. council eyes city-owned bank to fund affordable housing, small business and local services
LOS ANGELES — Three Los Angeles City Council members have introduced a motion to fund a feasibility study for a…
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