By Manny Otiko Contributing Writer SAN BERNARDINO — The local branch of the NAACP is calling on the city of San Bernardino to investigate a […]
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Farrakhan sues Jewish groups for labeling him ‘antisemitic’
From California Black Media NEW YORK — The Nation of Islam and its leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan, has filed a lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League, […]
Governor signs bill promoting diversity in cannabis industry
From California Black Media SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 51which promotes greater diversity in California’s cannabis industry. The bill was authored […]
Black sociologist Collins wins $1 million Berggruen Prize
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Sociologist and author Patricia Hill Collins, whose work has focused on issues of race, gender and social inequality, has […]
Los Angeles seeks participants for survey on reparations
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The city’s Civil Rights Department is seeking more participants for a survey designed specifically to identify potential […]
Butler says she won’t run for full term in U.S. Senate
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Laphonza Butler, who was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill out the U.S. Senate term of the late […]
LAPD celebrates 100th anniversary of crime laboratory
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department celebrated 100 years of work performed by the LAPD’s Forensic Science and Technical Investigation […]
Striking hotel workers stage downtown demonstration
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Striking hotel workers and their supporters, numbering in the thousands, marched through downtown Los Angeles Oct. 25 in the […]
Suspect arrested in hit-and-run that killed bicyclist
Wave Wire Services SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A man is in custody in connection with the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist who was dragged by […]
City gets $48 million grant to expand clean energy
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass and a delegation of six City Council members concluded three days of meetings with national leaders […]