Wave Staff Report
LOS ANGELES — Continuing efforts to proactively address inequity in COVID-19 vaccine distribution and eliminate barriers to reaching the city’s most vulnerable...
By Marie Y. Lemelle
Contributing Writer
Think the worse is over after surviving COVID-19? Think again.
National and global studies reveal that the persistent aftereffects of mild...
L.A. DIGEST
Wave Wire Services
INGLEWOOD — After a season of hosting NFL games with empty seats, SoFi Stadium will finally make a major public debut...
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
LOS ANGELES — In an effort to help counter disparities in COVID-19 inoculations, Heart of Los Angeles, with support from the...
By Juliet Bennett Rylah
Contributing Writer
WEST HOLYWOOD — City officials are encouraging residents to offer feedback on a future rail line expansion that would connect...
Wave Staff and Wire Reports
LOS ANGELES — A report alleging that sheriff's deputies target and harass families mourning the loss of loved ones killed...
Wave Wire Services
LOS ANGELES — Remaining middle and high school campuses in the Los Angeles Unified School District began reopening April 26, meaning all...
Independent Staff Report
WEST HOLLYWOOD — Dozens of laid off hospitality workers, joined by city officials and leaders of women’s organizations, held a press conference...
STREET BEAT
DeA’nna Rouzan
Los Angeles
“I probably will still continue to wear it after the government gives the approval to stop, just in case I feel...
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Contributing Columnist
There was a loud warning 30 years before Derek Chauvin choked George Floyd to death about how cops...
By Starlett Quarles
Contributing Columnist
Earlier this month I was fortunate enough to guest host the “Front Page,” KJLH’s early morning talk show. And since I...
April 30, 1983
Pioneering journalist Bob Maynard buys the Oakland Tribune, becoming the nation’s first black owner of a metro newspaper. That accomplishment, coupled with...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
Inez “Tootie” Adkins knows a lot about children.
She has four of her own ranging in age from 11 to...
SPORTS DIGEST
By Don Wanlass
Contributing Editor
It was the team’s weakest link going in to spring training and it still is.
The Dodgers have the best starting...
April 26, 1903
Maggie L. Walker, a crusading businesswoman, civic activist and newspaper editor, founds the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank and Trust Company in...
By Bill Vaughan
Entertainment Writer
Memorabilia from the Queen of Pop herself will be available to the public for the first time as Julien’s Auctions presents...
BOOK CORNER
Wave Staff Report
Three years ago, John Sperzel’s heart — and his world — were on the brink of stopping.
While vacationing in Aruba, he was found unconscious...
Wave Wire Services
LOS ANGELES — “Nomadland,” the gritty yet life-affirming tale of wandering van-dwellers, scored a triple crown at the 93rd Oscars, winning for...
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
When Nicole “Neekko” Lindsey was growing up, she had no plans to go to college.
“It wasn’t my goal,” she said. “...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
When Alexis and Imhotep Coleman decided to co-found Urban Scholar Academy in Inglewood, it was for practical and personal reasons.
Both...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
Collette Williams Alleyne, the chief education officer for Inner-City Arts, knows firsthand how important it is for a young...
L.A. DIGEST
Staff and Wire Reports
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center is presenting a series of workshops designed to empower parents...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
Movies helmed by Black women filmmakers are the focus of Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center’s (BHERC) 28th annual “Sistas...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
Michelle Perkins, the CEO and executive director of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Education Program, is very open and...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
According to the calendar, spring is just around the corner, which means a balmier climate is on the horizon.
The...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
Black and brown girls as young as 13 are falling victim to the dark underbelly of Los Angeles' sex-trafficking...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
Crete Academy is a nonprofit Los Angeles Unified School District charter school for children experiencing homelessness and poverty. But...
