ORA owner Tony Jolly talks with US Bank Business Access Advisor Delphine Pruitt. ORA is the first business renovation on Degnan Boulevard in Leimert Park Village by the nonprofit Black Owned and Operated Community Land Trust.
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Category: Lead Stories
Ex-LAPD officer may face charges in 2015 fatal shooting
A shrine in remembrance of Brandon Glenn, a homeless Venice man who was killed by a Los Angeles police officer in 2015, was placed near where he died shortly after his death. The former officer who killed Glenn, Clifford Proctor, will reportedly be charged in connection with his death nine years later.
State NAACP convention set at LAX Marriott
Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — The 37th annual NAACP California Hawaii State Convention will take place Oct. 24-27 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott. […]
New project targets Black maternal death rate
A pregnant woman undergoes an examination by her doctor. The state of California has launched an initiative aimed at reducing the maternal mortality rate by 50% by 2026.
Prop. 36 will hurt people of color, opponents say
Katrina Ruiz speaks out against Proposition 36 on the Nov. 5 ballot at a Hollenbeck Park press conference Oct. 14. Opponents of the bill say it would restore harsh penalties for theft and drug trafficking in the state, which will negatively impact Black and Latino communities.
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Students speak on hate at South L.A. high school forum
Pepperdine University professor Shelly Harrell served as one of the moderators Oct. 14 at a forum on hate at King-Drew Magnet High School. The forum was sponsored by Bridge Builders Foundation as part of the state’s ‘Stop The Hate’ campaign.
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Watts water issues bring help from feds
Federal Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilman Tim McOsker discuss water contamination issues in Watts Oct. 5. Bass said she is using a whole government approach to solving lead contamination issues in Watts housing projects.
Choice of next LAPD chief gets mixed reactions
Mayor Karen Bass introduces Jim McDonnell as the new Los Angeles police chief Oct. 4. McDonnell spent 29 years with the LAPD before becoming chief of the Long Beach Police Department and being elected Los Angeles County sheriff.
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Town hall cites communication as solution to resolving hate
Ancestral trauma expert Deneen Joyner was one of the participants of a virtual town hall meeting Oct. 4 to discuss the best method of resolving issues that lead to hate crimes. Joyner said hate is ingrained in many people who adopt the habits and viewpoints of their parents.
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Governor signs bill apologizing for slavery
Gov. Gavin Newsom, seated, signs bills Sept. 26 in a priority reparations package introduced by the California Legislative Black Caucus. Pictured, from left, are Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, state Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, Assemblyman Corey Jackson, (D-Moreno Valley; CLBC Chair and Assemblywoman Lori Wilson, Assemblyman Mike Gipson, Assemblywoman Mia Bonta and Assemblyman Kevin McCarty.