By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — Sierra Jenkins, a former news assistant for CNN and reporter with the Virginian Pilot newspaper, was rising […]
Category: Community
Boy’s death adds to concerns over extreme heat reality
By Mark Hedin, Lila Brown and Edward Henderson Contributing Writers LAKE ELSINORE — A Riverside County family is grieving — and a local community is […]
Health care workers mark Labor Day with rally
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Health care workers marched and rallied Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day to draw attention to what organizers […]
Three killed in high-speed crash, other driver held
Wave Wire Services SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A driver accused of speeding, running a red light and slamming into an Uber vehicle early Aug. 26, […]
Legislature considers changes in state’s public meeting law
By Manny Otiko Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that temporarily suspended some of the requirements […]
Conference seeks to raise awareness about Black maternal health
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women, according […]
Legislators pay tribute to West Coast hip hop legends
By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — The California Legislative Black Caucus and the Recording Industry Association of America celebrated the 50th anniversary of […]
Black law firm marks 80 years of serving community
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The law firm of Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs is still serving clients in Los Angeles […]
Southers takes reins as president of Police Commission
Wave Staff and Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Police Commission has named Erroll Southers, a former FBI agent turned university security director and professor, to head […]
Commission revises policies on use of ‘less-lethal’ force
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — In response to the death of Keenan Anderson in January, and concerns regarding the Los Angeles Police Department’s use […]