By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer On a sunny, 81 degrees day in Los Angeles, 50 children are dressed warmly in fleece jackets, hats, headbands, and […]
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This Week In Black History
July 31, 1981 Chicago-based attorney Arnette Rhinehart Hubbard is installed as the first woman president of the National Bar Association. – For more information on […]
SPORTS DIGEST: All-Star Game back in Los Angeles after 42 years
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Dodger Stadium is 60 years old this year. In that time, it has become one of the crown jewels of […]
SPOTLIGHT ON L.A.: Last Bookstore is first among literary enthusiasts
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer On a warm, sunny afternoon in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, there is a constant flow of book enthusiasts […]
This Week in Black History
July 14, 1943 The George Washington Carver National Monument opens in Diamond, Missouri, becoming the first United States National Monument in honor of an African American. – For more information […]
SPORTS DIGEST: Move to Big 10 is about more than just the money
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Sure, the move is about money, but what’s wrong with that? USC and UCLA shook up the world of collegiate […]
THE Q&A: Community Coalition’s Retana wants to move the needle
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Alberto Retana is all in. As the president and CEO of Community Coalition, a nonprofit organization based in South Los Angeles […]
This Week in Black History
July 9, 1893 Chicago physician Daniel Hale Williams, the nation’s first Black cardiologist, performs the first successful open heart surgery at Provident Hospital, the nation’s […]
USC, UCLA move to Big 10 shakes up college athletics
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — UCLA and USC will both leave the Pac-12 Conference in 2024, announcing last week that they will join the […]
SPORTS DIGEST: Even with Westbrook, Lakers still have a chance
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Lakers fans hoping that Russell Westbrook would somehow disappear from the roster between now and the start of the NBA […]