Aquil Basheer, founder of the Stop the Violence Foundation and the Peace and the Professional Community Intervention Training Institute, speaks Oct. 4 at his organization’s […]
Category: South Los Angeles
9th District preparing for political shift
Jose Ugarte Jorge Nuño By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A quiet but consequential transition is underway in the 9th City Council […]
Local leaders jubilant after Prop. 50 victory
State voters overwhelmingly back new maps; GOP files suit U.S. Rep Sydney Kamlager-Dove was one of the many local Democrats celebrating Proposition 50’s victory in […]
Former motel converted into homeless housing on Jefferson
Officials of St. Joseph Center and other local dignitaries attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 30 for La Ramona Family Interim Housing Community on Jefferson Boulevard. […]
At 91, altruist Betty Price looks back on life of service
Betty Price, the widow of Apostle Frederick K.C. Price, former head of the Crenshaw Christian Center, talks about her latest memoir, ‘A Victorious Life of […]
New coalition tackles racial wealth gap
Black leaders seek to build pipelines for small businesses Sarah R. Harris, president and CEO of the Black Business Association, speaks at the launch of […]
Holliday’s Helping Hands seeks to transform lives
Katina Holliday By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — As the founder and CEO of Holliday’s Helping Hands, Katina Holliday is fulfilling her purpose. […]
New project targets digital divide in South L.A.
A woman works on her computer in the lobby of an office building. A new initiative launched last week is designed to provide internet connectivity […]
Bethune Middle School celebrates upgrades
Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, left, talks with students at Bethune Middle School Oct. 27. Carvalho was on campus to celebrate […]
Bill requiring family notification of inmate death is signed
Stephanie Jeffcoat, right, speaks in support of Assembly Bill 1269, ‘Wakeisha’s Law,’ at an Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing at the State Capitol in April. […]