By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The summer doldrums for sports are here. Baseball, with the exception of all-star activities, is taking most of the week […]
Category: Features
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: LeBron is MVP of ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer After leading teams to four NBA championships, superstar LeBron James looks to apply his winning ways to the release of […]
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 […]
Camp Ronald McDonald offers free programs for families
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer When a parent hears that their child has cancer, it makes for an incredibly stressful time as […]
Baseball’s newest star to showcase his talents
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Baseball does a horrible job of promoting itself, mainly because baseball owners decided 25 years or so ago […]
This Week in Black History
July 6, 2002 Former Compton resident Serena Williams wins her first Wimbledon tennis tournament, defeating her sister Venus, winning her first Grand Slam singles title […]
Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center back in business
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer The week before the Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center was set to reopen on June 29, after […]
Dodgers regain momentum after beating Giants twice
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The Dodgers are finding out that Shakespeare was right. “Heavy is the head that wears the crown” is a line […]
This Week in Black History
July 1, 1991 Georgia-born attorney Clarence Thomas is nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Thurgood Marshall, the high court’s first black justice. Despite […]
WalkGood LA takes steps bringing people together
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer After the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and many others, Etienne Maurice was so […]