By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Raynor Carroll was a Los Angeles Philharmonic principal percussionist/timpanist for 33 years. He remembers looking out into […]
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SPORTS DIGEST: Ohtani is everything Dodgers hoped he would be
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Almost a third of the way through the baseball season and the Dodgers are where they are supposed to be […]
This Week in Black History May 27, 1958
Ernest Green, who joined eight Black classmates in challenging racial segregation in public schools, becomes the first member of the “Little Rock Nine” to graduate […]
THE Q&A: Play takes another view of L.A.’s 1992 uprising
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The year 1992 was a volatile one for the city of Los Angeles. That was the year […]
SPORTS DIGEST: Dodgers enter easy stretch of schedule with 29-15 record
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The Los Angeles Dodgers hit a slight bump in the road last weekend against the San Diego Padres, losing two […]
This Week in Black History May 18, 1896
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that the separate but equal doctrine that was used in most of the South […]
Street Food Cinema more than dinner and a movie
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Street Food Cinema is just the thing for people who like going to the movies. It’s a […]
THE Q&A: Food historian to cook up kosher soul locally
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer BALDWIN HILLS — Michael W. Twitty is a cook, food historian and cookbook author whose credentials prove he knows his […]
SPORTS DIGEST: Season ends early for Clippers after loss to Mavericks
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Clippers all star Kawhi Leonard played in 68 regular season games this season, the most he has played since 2016-17 […]
This Week in Black History May 10, 1994
Four years after being freed after 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela is sworn into office as president of South Africa. He was the country’s […]