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Official reparations plan one step closer in L.A.
Capri Maddox, executive director of the Los Angeles Department of Civil Rights, was among the speakers Aug. 27 at Cal…
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Parade, festival honor Marcus Garvey
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — Hundreds of community residents attended the 35th annual Marcus Garvey Parade and…
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LAPD releases video of fatal police shooting
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES -—The Los Angeles Police Department has released video footage showing the fatal…
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Local officials lead praise for Kamala Harris at DNC
Wave Staff and Wire Reports CHICAGO — California’s largest city showed up and showed out at this year’s Democratic National…
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South L.A. groups get part of $5.4 million grant
The Los Angeles Urban League was one of the groups awarded funding in the city’s participatory budgeting pilot program known…
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Gordon Parks’ photos on display at Pace Gallery
This photo by Gordon Parks, taken outside a department store in Mobile, Alabama in 1956, is part of the Gordon…
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Nonprofit uses art to spread its message of stopping hate
Young participants in LA Commons create stickers with an anti-hate message. The organization uses artistic and cultural expressions as a…
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Court date set in Windsor Hills crash that left six people dead
Family members of the victims of a fiery car crash Aug. 4 that killed six people at the intersection of…
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Charles Drew receives $75 million donation
Graduates of Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science celebrate receiving their diplomas o=in May. The university has received a…
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Can hate be stopped?
Artwork like this produced at LA Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to creating unity through the arts, can bring people together…
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