By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Writer The coronavirus is unrelenting when it comes to people with underlying health issues. For people who have an autoimmune […]
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NBA player to provide relief funds for businesses
NBA player to provide relief funds for businesses By: 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer COMPTON — NBA basketball player Jrue Holiday and his wife Lauren have pledged […]
Researcher battles lupus and the impact of COVID-19
Rx REPORT By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Writer The coronavirus is unrelenting when it comes to people with underlying health issues. For people who have […]
Dodgers’ championship is vindication for many team members
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer I’m not sure it was worth a 32-year wait, but the Dodgers winning the World Series Oct. 27 […]
Dodgers win first World Series since 1988
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers won their first World Series championship since 1988 Oct. 27, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1, to […]
Black film group to host free, virtual film festival
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer As a little girl, Sandra Evers-Manly would complain about not seeing people who looked like her on […]
This Week in Black History
October 24, 1935 Langston Hughes’ play “Mulatto” opens in New York, becoming the first black-authored play to become a long-running Broadway hit. It holds the […]
Dodgers three wins away from elusive World Series title
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Will the third time be the charm for the Dodgers and their fans? After one game in the […]
Raising Compassionate Leaders is goal of nonprofit
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Last year, Denica Gordon-Mandel and her three sisters were sitting around talking about what it was like […]
This Week in Black History
October 16, 1968 San Jose State track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised gloved fists during a medal ceremony at the Summer Olympics in […]