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SPORTS DIGEST: El Trafico becoming L.A.’s most heated sports rivalry
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer For decades, the best sports rivalry in Los Angeles has been USC versus UCLA. Back…
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Darryl Strawberry tells his own story in new book
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Just as it did when he first arrived in the major leagues 38 years…
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This week in Black History
April 30, 1983 Pioneering journalist Bob Maynard buys the Oakland Tribune, becoming the nation’s first black owner of a metro…
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Urban Lady Foundation hopes to empower youth
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Inez “Tootie” Adkins knows a lot about children. She has four of…
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Dodgers getting no relief from their bullpen
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Editor It was the team’s weakest link going in to spring training and it…
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This Week in Black History
April 26, 1903 Maggie L. Walker, a crusading businesswoman, civic activist and newspaper editor, founds the St. Luke Penny Savings…
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Education Is Key offers scholarships to inner-city youth
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer When Nicole “Neekko” Lindsey was growing up, she had no plans to go to college.…
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Dodgers complete largest Dreamfield complex in Compton
Wave Wire Services COMPTON — The completion of Phase One of the $2.7 million Dodgers Dreamfields complex in Compton was…
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Local MLS teams open 2021 season with victories
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Los Angeles two Major League Soccer franchises opened the 2021 season on national…
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This Week in Black History
April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson starts at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black to play in…
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