Feb. 29, 1940 Los Angeles actress-activist Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win a coveted Academy Award when she captures Best Supporting Actress […]
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County officials to ease indoor mask regulations
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — In a major policy shift, Los Angeles County will ease its indoor mask mandate to allow people vaccinated against […]
Dates set for LA Pride Parade, WeHo festival
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — LA Pride will have a new look this year after being canceled the last two years because of […]
‘Tyler Perry-like’ studio coming to South L.A.
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A proposed creative campus in the Crenshaw Corridor would provide what is being called a […]
Prosecutors back efforts to recall district attorney
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Members of the association representing Los Angeles County prosecutors voted overwhelmingly in support of an effort to recall their […]
Bell Gardens seeks funds for new aquatic center
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer BELL GARDENS — The City Council has unveiled renderings for a renovated $22.7 million aquatics center at John Anson Ford […]
Street artists find space to create in South L.A.
By Victoria Moore Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — No matter where you drive or walk in South Los Angeles, it seems that you pass […]
County homeless count gets underway a month late
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Following a one-month postponement due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, the 2022 Greater Los Angeles Point-in-Time Homeless Count […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Fact and fiction about violent crime
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist The instant the FBI released figures in July 2021 that showed a quantum leap in the number of homicides […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Tyler Perry delivers ‘A Medea Homecoming’ for Netflix
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer After telling the world he was through playing the character, Tyler Perry has resurrected everyone’s favorite character for “A Madea […]