Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — A year ago, state and county officials were hoping the increased availability of vaccines would halt the spread of […]
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This Week in Black History
January 3, 1973 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming California’s first African-American congresswoman. She later became the first […]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: ClockShop seeks to generate social change through art
By Darlene Donloe ContributingWriter Julia Meltzer had a very good reason for founding the nonprofit Clockshop in 2004. She wanted to unify art, culture, and […]
BOOK CORNER: Los Angeles native shares story of survival in memoir
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Addicted,” by James Soil, is a moving memoir offering a raw and transparent look at the author’s journey through adolescence, […]
Cleanup action near Exide plant picked up in 2021
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — Residential cleanups continued at a rate of 80 parcels a month as efforts to eradicate the damage to […]
2021 YEAR IN REVIEW: City mourned death of ex-Councilman Tom LaBonge
Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — The city lost one of its all-time loudest cheerleaders when former City Councilman Tom LaBonge died last Jan. 7. […]
2021 YEAR IN REVIEW: Political donor Ed Buck convicted in two drug deaths
Wave Staff Report WEST HOLLYWOOD — On July 27, 2017, Gemmel Moore, a 26-year old Black man from Texas, was found dead in the West Hollywood […]
2021 YEAR IN REVIEW: Culver City schools hire new superintendent
Wave Staff Report CULVER CITY — The Culver City school board voted unanimously in August to hire Quoc Tran, a native of Vietnam, as the […]
THE GEN-X REPORT: Preparing for the future is important for caregivers
By Starlett Quarles Contributing Columnist I recently read an article on NBCNews.com entitled “Are you prepared to be your parent’s caregiver?” where it was reported […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Leela James, ‘King Richard’ top list of 2021 Faves
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer There certainly were obstacles to getting out and about this year. Despite all that, a number of wonderful movies, television […]