News from communities around Los Angeles
Reparations advocates chant in the hallway of the rotunda at the state Capitol on the last night of the legislative session, Aug. 31, anticipating a vote on reparations bills SB 1403 and SB 1331. The bills were pulled from consideration at the last minute and will be reintroduced next January.
Photo by Antonio Ray Harvey
Participants in the Bridge Builders Foundation, a South Los Angeles nonprofit agency, learn about tolerance and acceptance through a variety of programs that offer social, emotional and cultural supports other institutions may not provide. The agency is a participant in the statewide Stop the Hate program.
With Mayor Karen Bass standing at his side, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada discusses law enforcement efforts to eradicate human trafficking along Figueroa Street in South Los Angeles. Officials announced the arrest of at least one pimp on sex trafficking charges regarding underage girls.
Wave Staff and Wire Reports WATTS — Los Angeles City Councilman Tim McOsker is calling for immediate testing, reporting and remediation to address alarming levels […]
Speaking at an Ethnic Media Conference in Sacramento Aug. 27, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, left, said Black media outlets can use their trusted relationships with readers to help overcome the epidemic of hate across the state. Pictured with Bonta is panel moderator Larry Lee, president and publisher of the Sacramento Observer.
Capri Maddox, executive director of the Los Angeles Department of Civil Rights, was among the speakers Aug. 27 at Cal State Northridge where a 56-page executive summary of a report from the city’s Reparations Advisory Commission was released. The document will be used by city officials to develop a formal reparations program.
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — Hundreds of community residents attended the 35th annual Marcus Garvey Parade and Festival Aug. 17 in Leimert […]
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES -—The Los Angeles Police Department has released video footage showing the fatal shooting of a teenager in […]
Wave Staff and Wire Reports CHICAGO — California’s largest city showed up and showed out at this year’s Democratic National Convention, a celebratory quadrennial event […]
The Los Angeles Urban League was one of the groups awarded funding in the city’s participatory budgeting pilot program known as LA REPAIR. The Urban League will use the funds to offer job readiness services for 200 people from ages 16-35.
