By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — It’s been 17 years since Black Women for Wellness Los Angeles hung out its shingle with a […]
Category: South Los Angeles
New worksource center helps Watts residents find jobs
Wave Staff and Wire Reports WATTS — A new center to provide career development resources and a range of employment opportunities for residents opened Nov. […]
New BOOST program to support students in health care
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — A program that will provide $1,000 a month for 250 students in the Los Angeles Community College […]
Community resource center offers fitness, wellness classes
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — Neighborhood residents are now able to enjoy a newly opened community resource center where a choice of 15 […]
Ridley-Thomas to ask court to reverse fraud convictions
Wave Wire Services PASADENA — Former Los Angeles County politician Mark Ridley- Thomas is expected to ask a federal appeals court Nov. 21 to reverse […]
ANALYSIS: Can we survive Trump-fueled hate over next 4 years?
Yes, some activists say. The prescription is as old as the Black struggle itself By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES – President-elect Donald Trump’s […]
Pioneering architect Paul Williams honored with new mural
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — A colorful mural depicting legendary architect Paul Revere Williams, the first renowned African-American architect in Los Angeles, was […]
Maggie Hathaway Golf Course to get $15 million makeover
Wave Staff Report SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the Fore Youth Golf Foundation and […]
Music icon Quincy Jones worked with artists from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Tributes from politicians and entertainers continued to pour in this week for Quincy Jones, a musical legend […]
Nipsey Hussle’s convicted kill has appeal denied
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A state appeals court panel has upheld a man’s first-degree murder conviction for shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle outside the […]