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This Week in Black History
Sept. 20, 1847 William Leidesdorff is elected to the San Francisco Town Council, becoming one of California’s first Black elected…
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: EmpowHer helps teen girls become confident
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Columnist Dawn L. Brown believes in the work being done at EmpowHer Institute so much that…
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SPORTS DIGEST: Rams, Chargers enter season with winning quarterbacks
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer If you need a good quarterback to win in the National Football League, both the…
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THE Q&A: Wilkins leads the way as Hollywood Bowl conductor
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Most little boys dream of being a fireman, a policeman, an astronaut or Power Ranger…
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This Week in Black History
September 12, 1992 Chicago physician Dr. Mae Jemison becomes the first African-American woman in space when the space shuttle Endeavour…
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SPORTS DIGEST: USC, UCLA begin season with high expectations
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer USC football fans are not used to their season ending the first week of December.…
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This Week in Black History
Sept. 5, 1960 A young boxer named Cassius Clay won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division in the…
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SPOTLIGHT ON L.A.: Watts Coffee House serves up history, knowledge
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Since the 1990s, the Watts Coffee House has been serving delicious soul food accompanied by…
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New mural celebrates ‘Black Mamba’
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Aug. 24 has become “Mamba Day” in Los Angeles, the day the…
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SPORTS DIGEST: Dodgers players demonstrate high and lows of season
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer One of the great things about baseball is that during a long, 162-game season it…
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