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LOS ANGELES — The failure to more quickly notify the public of a 17-million-gallon sewage spill that ultimately closed beaches from El...
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
For reasons unknown, Alzheimer’s disease is disproportionately impacting the Black community and after decades of studying and researching the stealthy,...
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LOS ANGELES — All state employees and all workers at hospitals and health care facilities across California will be required to show...
By Arnold Adler
Contributing Writer
NORWALK — Norwalk students may soon be riding to school free of charge in a zero-emission electric bus.
The City Council July...
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GRIFFITH PARK — The Los Angeles Zoo has unveiled a five-year conservation plan that focuses on using evidence-based methods for conservation, promoting...
By 2UrbanGirls
Contributing Writer
COMPTON — More than 1,000 backpacks, school supplies and groceries were distributed to Compton residents at Roosevelt Elementary School July 24.
City Councilman...
By Starlett Quarles
Contributing Columnist
Last month I introduced you to Carson native Rashard Marshell, creator of the RVM Brand and owner of four beauty salons...
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Contributing Columnist
There’s nothing new about the term critical race theory. The term goes back almost four decades.
Then, a handful...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, one of the country’s longest-running and largest LGBTQ arts organizations, will have some...
SPORTS DIGEST
By Don Wanlass
Contributing Writer
Most sports fans have turned their focus to Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games — a year late, but...
July 23, 1962
Georgia native Jackie Robinson, the first black player to play Major League Baseball in the modern era, becomes the first black person...
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A cast of wickedly funny characters, including a grizzly moose addicted to maple beans and a retired curler turned philosophical hobo, complement...
By Bill Vaughan
Entertainment Writer
The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings this week has released the long-awaited 2010 Prince album “Welcome 2 America” — a powerful...
BOOK CORNER
By Marissa Wells
Contributing Writer
After being bitten by the acting bug during a brush with fame during a vacation, a family of four makes...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
Ken Martinet, the president and CEO of Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles County, was honored recently...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
René Brooks has been living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) ever since she was diagnosed with the condition at...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
When a parent hears that their child has cancer, it makes for an incredibly stressful time as they navigate...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
The week before the Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center was set to reopen on June 29, after 15 months...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
After the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and many others, Etienne Maurice was so frustrated he...
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
The Children’s Action Network is in the business of changing children’s lives.
Using the power of the entertainment community, the 30-year-old organization...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
There is a quote that says, “In the end, all we have left are memories.”
The Dream Foundation, a nonprofit...
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
If ever there was anyone proud of their heritage, it’s Sara Zapata Mijares, the founder of Mundo Maya Foundation.
Mijares, 67, who...
