Lead Stories
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Former inmate elected West Los Angeles College student president, advocates for second chances and support
CULVER CITY — Kyle Maddox knows all too well the value of a second chance. Maddox, 36, went from living in…
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Los Angeles honors Black history: Tom Bradley home and five landmark sites receive historic monument status
LOS ANGELES — Three years after Getty and the city announced a collaboration to honor historic Black places in the…
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California lawmakers decide fate of reparations bills this month
SACRAMENTO —The state Assembly and Senate must act on several priority bills that California Legislative Black Caucus members authored within…
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Immigrant advocates stage ‘community stoppage’ protest with major boycotts
LOS ANGELES — Immigrant-rights advocates undertook a daylong “community stoppage” Aug. 12 with a 24-hour boycott of various businesses, plus…
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‘Black August’ marks month of study, remembrance and prison history
LOS ANGELES — In Los Angeles and beyond, Black August is not a festival or holiday. Born inside California’s prison…
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Black women confront abortion bans, deadly maternal risks at South L.A. forum
LOS ANGELES — Black women in the United States are likely to die three times more often during childbirth than…
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Councilman Curren Price hit with new South L.A. corruption charges over wife’s $800K deals
LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Curren Price — already facing multiple charges of grand theft and perjury for allegedly voting…
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Certification seal helps Black-owned businesses win more customers: study
WASHINGTON — Consumer research demonstrates strong support among most Americans for Black-owned businesses when identified as such with a logo…
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L.A. lawmakers join Newsom in fight over U.S. congressional maps
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and members of the state Legislature are making plans to redraw the state’s congressional district…
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L.A. County launches coordinated push to address chronic student absenteeism
LOS ANGELES — County officials will unveil a comprehensive effort to tackle persistent student absenteeism rates that remain elevated from…
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