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 […]
Category: Features
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 […]
USC, UCLA punch tickets to March Madness
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer It’s been two years since sports fans have had the opportunity to enjoy the phenomenon known as March […]
This Week in Black History
March 13, 2020 Breonna Taylor is killed when Louisville, Kentucky, police officers issuing a no-knock search warrant enter her home looking for her ex-boyfriend. Her death […]
Journey Out seeks to free victims of sex trafficking
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Black and brown girls as young as 13 are falling victim to the dark underbelly of Los […]
Sports has proven it can withstand coronavirus
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer It’s been a year since the coronavirus shut down what a long ago Saturday afternoon television series called […]
This Week in Black History
March 5, 1770 Massachusetts sailor Crispus Attucks is shot to death by British Redcoats, reportedly becoming the first patriot killed in the cause of U.S. […]