April 2, 1855 Longtime activist John Mercer Langston, an abolitionist, attorney and diplomat, is elected clerk of an Ohio township, becoming the nation’s first African-American […]
Category: Features
Wooten youth center offers parental workshops
L.A. DIGEST Staff and Wire Reports SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center is presenting a series of workshops designed to empower […]
Black women are the focus of ongoing film festival
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Movies helmed by Black women filmmakers are the focus of Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center’s (BHERC) […]
Sports Council honors the best of 2020 with annual awards
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The year 2020 was a momentous one for Southland sports franchises, and the Los Angeles Sports Council honored those […]
UCLA busts brackets on way to Final Four
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer All of you who had UCLA making it to the NCAA Final Four deserve no congratulations whatsoever, because […]
Nonprofit is Turning Point for formerly incarcerated
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Michelle Perkins, the CEO and executive director of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Education Program, is very […]
Elgin Baylor remembered as Lakers first superstar
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Elgin Baylor, the smooth forward who lit up the scoreboard for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1960s and […]
Pac 12 teams make a statement in NCAA Tournament
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Maybe now the Pac 12 Conference will get treated with the respect it deserves. After going most of […]
This Week in Black History
March 20, 1948 Los Angeles actor James Baskett becomes the first black man to receive an Academy Award when he wins an honorary Oscar for […]
One Warm Coat Doesn’t Leave Anyone Out In The Cold
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer According to the calendar, spring is just around the corner, which means a balmier climate is on […]