The Los Angeles Urban League was one of the groups awarded funding in the city’s participatory budgeting pilot program known as LA REPAIR. The Urban League will use the funds to offer job readiness services for 200 people from ages 16-35.
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First-time participant wins Leimert Park art contest
Artist Imad Obegi is the winner of the fifth annual Leimert Park Jazz Festival’s Art Competition. His work will be on display during the festival Aug. 31 at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.
Gordon Parks’ photos on display at Pace Gallery
This photo by Gordon Parks, taken outside a department store in Mobile, Alabama in 1956, is part of the Gordon Parks exhibit at the Pace Gallery. The exhibit, that runs through Aug. 30, features 36 photos by Parks taken between 1942 and 1985.
Photograph by Gordon Parks courtesy of the Gordon Parks Foundation
Ex-councilman recalls helicopter ride with Trump
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Former City Councilman and state Sen. Nate Holden, who experienced a scary helicopter ride with Donald Trump in 1990, […]
Nonprofit uses art to spread its message of stopping hate
Young participants in LA Commons create stickers with an anti-hate message. The organization uses artistic and cultural expressions as a basis for dialogue, interaction and a shared understanding of community.
City accepting applications for business legacy program
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Business owners who have been an integral part of their communities for 20 or more years can […]
Court date set in Windsor Hills crash that left six people dead
Family members of the victims of a fiery car crash Aug. 4 that killed six people at the intersection of Slauson and La Brea avenues in Windsor Hills gathered for a vigil Aug. 6. A registered from nurse who is believed to have caused the crash by speeding and running a red light is facing six counts of murder.
Photo by Lorenzo Gomez
Supervisors renew reward in Mitrice Richardson case
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors has re-established a $20,000 reward offer for information leading to a conviction in the […]
Charles Drew receives $75 million donation
Graduates of Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science celebrate receiving their diplomas o=in May. The university has received a $75 million donation from the Bloomberg Philantropies, the largest gift the university has received in its 58-year history.
Can hate be stopped?
Artwork like this produced at LA Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to creating unity through the arts, can bring people together and break down fear and ignorance, according to organization founder Karen Mack. ‘Connections happen on the ground in a community,’ Mack said.