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Dodgers celebrate World Series win with their fans
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of Dodger fans packed onto downtown sidewalks Nov. 1 — some…
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Turning Point founder survived tough start to find success
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Michelle Perkins, executive director of the Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Education…
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Jazz trumpeter Rick Braun releases new Christmas album
By Darlene DonloeContributing WriterContemporary jazz trumpeter Rick Braun has been in the holiday spirit since early spring 2024.That’s when…
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Fernando Valenzuela mural unveiled near freeway
Wave Wire ServicesBOYLE HEIGHTS — A six-story mural of the late Dodger pitching star Fernando Valenzuela is on display, days…
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This Week in Black History, November 7, 1967
Carl Stokes, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, was elected mayor of the city of Cleveland, becoming the…
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THE Q&A: Motown songwriter pens Kamala Harris election song
Singer Michelle Stevenson and her husband, songwriter Mickey Stevenson, have collaborated on a new song, ‘Put Kamala in the White…
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This Week in Black History
November 5, 1918 Frederick Madison Roberts, the great grandson of Sally Hemings (the Thomas Jefferson slave who bore six of…
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This Week in Black History
October 24, 1935 Langston Hughes’ play “Mulatto” opened in New York, becoming the first Black-authored play to become a long-running…
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Spirit Awakening to hold annual fundraiser Oct. 18
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Akuyoe Graham speaks unequivocally about the work that’s being done through the Spirit Awakening Foundation,…
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This Week in Black History
October 21, 1968 Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, is named…
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