MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer SOFESA, a nonprofit dedicated to helping homeless and low-income families in Southern California, believes that in order […]
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This Week in Black History
Feb. 12, 1909 Educator W.E. B. DuBois is one of 60-plus activists who form the NAACP to fight for racial equality for black Americans. As […]
Black History Month spotlight on sports
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer On Aug. 2, 2012 at the Summer Olympics in London, 16-year-old Gabby Douglas became the first African-American woman in Olympic […]
SoFi Stadium has year to prepare for its Super Bowl
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer You have to hand it to the National Football League. There is a reason that in the last […]
Pilot error cited in helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant
Wave Wire Services CALABASAS — Federal investigators have concluded that pilot error was the cause of the Jan. 26, 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash that killed […]
This Week in Black History
Feb. 8, 1986 Stanford student Debi Thomas becomes the first black skater to win the women’s singles of the U.S. National Figure Skating Championship. In […]
Operation Walk steps in to fix bad joints
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer The ability to put one foot in front of the other can easily be taken for granted […]
Black History Month spotlight on sports
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer On Jan. 31, 1988, Doug Williams became the first Black quarterback to play in a Super Bowl. Williams threw four […]
Super Bowl LV matchup features Brady vs. Mahomes
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer It could be the passing of the torch. Or it could be a win for wisdom and experience […]
Fans remember Kobe Bryant on anniversary of crash
Staff and Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Basketball fans — here and across the country — remembered Kobe Bryant Jan. 26 on the first anniversary […]