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SALUTE TO A KING: COVID testing event replaces annual South L.A. parade
Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — For a second straight year, the streets around Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard…
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Kingdom Day Parade canceled for second year in a row
Wave Staff Report SOUTH LOS ANGELES — For the second year in a row, the Kingdom Day Parade celebrating the…
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Sharpton leads call for justice for teen shooting victim
Wave Wire Services GARDENA — The Rev. Al Sharpton called for justice and change Jan. 10 while delivering the eulogy…
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TO SIR, WITH LOVE: Poitier’s enormous talent, grace to be celebrated this spring
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The extraordinary talent, power and grace of iconic actor Sidney Poitier…
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DEATH OF A LEGEND: Iconic actor Sidney Poitier dies at 94
Wave Staff and Wire Report LOS ANGELES — Heartfelt tributes and testimonials continued to pour in Jan. 7 for Sidney…
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Preserve police records, judge tells Inglewood
By 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — A judge has granted a temporary restraining order request filed by the ACLU of…
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Scrap metal plant spread lead, arsenic, investigators say
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A closed metal scrap facility in the Walnut Park section of…
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Community celebrates 81st birthday of ‘mayor of Leimert’
By Cynthia Gibson Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — Business owners and long-time residents gathered Dec. 26 to celebrate the 81st…
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2021 YEAR IN REVIEW: Gentrification fears drove fight over mall sale
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — Like many malls in Los Angeles and across the country, 2021 was…
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Distrust fuels resistance to vaccines
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer Throughout her career in information technology Madeline managed people. She made complicated decisions with…
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