By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Trey Carlisle and Tony Mack both believe music has the power to heal. That’s why the co-creators chose to use […]
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This Week in Black History
December 2, 1980 Narrowly surviving a contentious fight in the Democratic caucus, California Assemblyman Willie Brown takes his bid to become the state’s first Black […]
SPORTS DIGEST: Riley completes USC turnaround with win over UCLA
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Pete Carroll, John McKay, John Robinson and Howard Jones: move over. Add Lincoln Riley to the list of USC football […]
SPOTLIGHT ON L.A.: Wende Museum brings the Cold War to Culver City
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer CULVER CITY — The largest collection of Cold War memorabilia outside of Europe is reportedly located in, of all places, […]
This Week in Black History
November 27, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers hurler Don Newcombe becomes the first player to win baseball’s Cy Young Award, signifying him as the best pitcher in […]
SPORTS DIGEST: USC-UCLA rivalry game still has playoff implications
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Last week I wrote about the renaissance in Pac 12 football, how the conference had as many as four teams […]
SPOTLIGHT ON L.A.: St. Vincent Court offers European flair downtown
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer You could walk right past St. Vincent Court in downtown Los Angeles and not even know it’s there. But once […]
This Week in Black History
November, 18, 1992 The film “Malcolm X,” directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett, is released in the United States. The […]
SPORTS DIGEST: Pac 12 could qualify for College Football Playoff
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The powers that be in college football should have expanded their playoff system to eight, 12 or 16 teams this […]
THE Q&A: KiKi Shepard is raising awareness for sickle cell
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer At one time, KiKi Shepard was best known for her work on “Showtime at The Apollo.” Today, the personable television […]