By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Lara Foot is a multi-award-winning South African playwright, director and producer whose passion is works by new young writers and […]
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This Week in Black History November 13, 1951
Janet Collins becomes the first black dancer to appear at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera in New York. Her journey is the subject of an animated […]
Dodgers celebrate World Series win with their fans
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of Dodger fans packed onto downtown sidewalks Nov. 1 — some crawling atop bus stop shelters […]
Turning Point founder survived tough start to find success
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Michelle Perkins, executive director of the Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Education Program in Los Angeles, will […]
Jazz trumpeter Rick Braun releases new Christmas album
By Darlene DonloeContributing WriterContemporary jazz trumpeter Rick Braun has been in the holiday spirit since early spring 2024.That’s when he put the majority of […]
Fernando Valenzuela mural unveiled near freeway
Wave Wire ServicesBOYLE HEIGHTS — A six-story mural of the late Dodger pitching star Fernando Valenzuela is on display, days after what would have been […]
This Week in Black History, November 7, 1967
Carl Stokes, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, was elected mayor of the city of Cleveland, becoming the first Black elected mayor of […]
THE Q&A: Motown songwriter pens Kamala Harris election song
Singer Michelle Stevenson and her husband, songwriter Mickey Stevenson, have collaborated on a new song, ‘Put Kamala in the White House.’ Mickey Stevenson is a former artists and repertoire representative and songwriter for Motown.
This Week in Black History
November 5, 1918 Frederick Madison Roberts, the great grandson of Sally Hemings (the Thomas Jefferson slave who bore six of his children), is the first […]
This Week in Black History
October 24, 1935 Langston Hughes’ play “Mulatto” opened in New York, becoming the first Black-authored play to become a long-running Broadway hit. It held the […]