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 […]
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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 […]
Former inmate elected West Los Angeles College student president, advocates for second chances and support
CULVER CITY — Kyle Maddox knows all too well the value of a second chance. Maddox, 36, went from living in a tiny 6 by 12 […]
Los Angeles honors Black history: Tom Bradley home and five landmark sites receive historic monument status
LOS ANGELES — Three years after Getty and the city announced a collaboration to honor historic Black places in the city, the first six sites […]
Maxine Waters condemns Trump’s DC police takeover as racist agenda
WASHINGTON, DC – As President Donald Trump’s unprecedented federal takeover of Washington’s police force enters its first week, forces made dozens of arrests and Congresswoman […]
‘Black August’ marks month of study, remembrance and prison history
LOS ANGELES — In Los Angeles and beyond, Black August is not a festival or holiday. Born inside California’s prison system more than four decades […]
New Crenshaw Blvd. office helps South L.A. residents fight eviction
LOS ANGELES — More than 1,000 Angelenos have received eviction defense assistance through the We Are LA program at a new dedicated office in South […]