Lead Stories
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Soulful Steps line dancing brings South LA together with moves, music and community spirit
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — When a person attends a J and J Soulful Steps dance class, they can look…
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Warning: The sales spikes are real, but economic winds can shift quickly
For many business owners in Los Angeles, the last few months have likely been a welcome relief. Retail sales…
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The conviction of Bobby Frank Cherry: This Week in Black History
A jury in Birmingham, Alabama, convicted former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murder of four girls in the 16th Street…
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Watts metal scrap yard to shut down after felony hazardous waste charges
WATTS — A metal salvage and recycling yard adjacent to Jordan High School pleaded no contest May 20 to…
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Unsolved murder victims confront South L.A. from new billboards
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The group Justice for Murdered Children unveiled its latest billboard campaign May 16 in hopes of…
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Beyoncé’s mother to lead revival of South L.A.’s Vision Theater
By Shirley Hawkins and Cynthia Gibson Contributing Writers LEIMERT PARK — The Vision Theater, a longtime landmark in Leimert…
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Nate Holden, longtime L.A. powerbroker, dies at 95
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Accolades continued to pour in for Nate Holden, a political force in South Los Angeles for…
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L.A. celebrates Malcolm X’s 100th birthday with street renaming, festival
Wave Staff Report CRENSHAW — The city of Los Angeles, in partnership with the Foundation for Arts, Mentorship, Leadership and…
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From South LA streets to youth mentor: How a Crips co-founder survived prison, cancer and injustice
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer He lay shackled to a prison bed, arms and legs stretched wide in a crucifix-like…
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30 years after the riots, South LA nonprofits fight for Black community trust
By Naomi McSwain Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Leaders of what are apparently the only two local private nonprofits…
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