Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson stands near a South L.A. underpass Sept. 2 where tents and bulky items line the sidewalk. Hutchinson has declared […]
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Bass joins other mayors to confront Trump
Mayor Karen Bass, shown speaking at a June news conference, says she has been in touch with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chicago Mayor […]
Black coach pioneer George Raveling dies
George Raveling, a former basketball coach who also possessed the hand-written copy of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, died Sept. […]
Longtime activist Diane Watson honored for years of service to L.A.
Retired U.S. Rep. Diane Watson places her hand over her heart as she is applauded Aug. 28 as the city of Los Angeles named the […]
New ‘Serenity Building’ houses needy seniors
City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson looks down on Manchester Avenue from one of the housing units at the Serenity Building. The building offers 50 housing […]
‘Ghost bike’ ceremony marks latest bicycle fatality
Relatives and friends of Michael Smith attend a ‘ghost bike’ ceremony for him Aug. 24 in South Los Angeles, Smith, 12, was hit by a […]
Leimert Park Jazz Festival unites community, culture
Justo Almario’s Afro-Colombian Ensemble performs at the 2024 Leimert Park Jazz Festival. The sixth annual festival will take place Aug. 30 at the Baldwin […]
Mayor calls proposed creators laboratory ‘a community jewel’
Mayor Karen Bass talks about Creators @ Laboratory Aug. 26 during a press conference and ground-breaking ceremony. With Bass is City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson […]
MTA honors Nipsey Hussle with commemorative TAP cards
LOS ANGELES — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority celebrated the 40th birthday of the late rapper and community leader Nipsey Hussle Aug. 15 with the release […]
Councilman Curren Price faces expanded corruption charges amid ongoing legal battle
LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Curren Price pleaded not guilty Aug. 14 to a pair of newly filed public corruption charges, which were added to […]