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This Week in Black History
December 12, 1870 Five years after slavery is abolished, South Carolina laborer Joseph Rainey becomes the first Black person to…
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SPORTS DIGEST: U.S. men’s team advances in soccer’s World Cup
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The first professional sporting event I ever covered was a soccer game. The Los Angeles…
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THE Q&A: Black Legacy Project uses music for unification
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Trey Carlisle and Tony Mack both believe music has the power to heal. That’s why…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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