South Los Angeles
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New laws sought in custody deaths
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — In March 2016, Lisa Hines spent four agonizing days searching for her…
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Mayor briefs congressional delegation on Olympic plans
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Los Angeles,…
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Organization helps incarcerated men reenter society
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — When Darlene Burke’s former boyfriend was sentenced to 25 years to…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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