From City News Service LOS ANGELES — Relatives of Keenan Anderson, a Black man who went into cardiac arrest and died earlier this month after […]
Category: Lead Stories
Paradegoers reflect on life, legacy of MLK
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — As the sky cleared of rain and the sun broke through the clouds Jan. 16, spectators […]
Residents ‘fed up’ with LAPD killings
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Community activists are not optimistic that the Los Angeles Police Department will make significant changes in how […]
Remembering a Dreamer
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Adrian Dove, the chairman of the Kingdom Day Parade that will be held Jan. 16 in honor […]
Relative of BLM founder dies in LAPD custody
Wave Staff and Wire Reports VENICE — The cousin of Back Lives Matter co-founder Patrice Cullors died in the custody of Los Angeles police Jan. […]
Netflix documentary tells story of last U.S. slave ship
By Anita Bennett Contributing Writer HOLLYWOOD — A new Netflix documentary is now streaming about the legacy of 110 African captives transported on the last […]
Kingdom Day Parade returns Jan. 16 after two years
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Thousands of spectators are expected to line the streets of South Los Angeles Jan. 16 when […]
$20 MILLION BUYOUT: County to buy back beachfront property
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The four remaining descendants of Charles and Willa Bruce, the Black couple who were stripped of their […]
Vote to pay embattled councilman criticized
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — New City Controller Kenneth Mejia defended the decision of his predecessor, Ron Galperin, to strip the pay of suspended […]
TOP NEWS STORY OF 2022: Latino officials recorded making racist remarks
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — It was a meeting in October 2021 of Latino leaders called to discuss the redistricting process for […]