By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — When Darlene Burke’s former boyfriend was sentenced to 25 years to life in a California prison, […]
Category: South Los Angeles
City seeking $2 billion in recovery aid from state
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass and four City Council members returned to Los Angeles March 24 after a trip to Sacramento […]
‘Auntie Maxine’ still fighting the good fight
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — She’s been fighting the good fight for Black people and other marginalized groups for more than […]
Longtime L.A. businessman laid to rest
Wave Staff Report MONCKS CORNER, South Carolina – Funeral services were held March 24 for Harry Gethers, a longtime Los Angeles businessman who ran Gethers […]
Waters, other oppose end to Department of Education
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters was one of many members of California’s congressional delegation to take exception to […]
Activists frustrated over delays on reparations
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — The demand for reparations for Black Californians reached a boiling point at a March 15 town hall, where […]
Music exec accused of running ‘mafia-like’ enterprise
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities are seeking Los Angeles music executive and community activist Eugene Henley, aka “Big U,” who they accused […]
Groups seek memorial for victims of the Grim Sleeper
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — When Los Angeles police encountered reports of missing Black women here, they often labeled them “NHI” […]
Local woman recalls horror, resolve of Bloody Sunday
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Rain pattered against the windows, blending with the low hum of the day. Over the phone, Leatha […]
CAPRI MADDOX: Overcoming adversity to serve the public
By Cynthia Gibson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Capri Maddox’s journey from an unstable childhood to becoming the first executive director of the Los Angeles […]