By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES – Activist and newspaper editor Charlotta Bass strode boldly to the stage and prepared to address delegates […]
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Neighborhood council elections amplify residents’ voices
By Phoenix Tso Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Abril Dozal first got involved with the city’s neighborhood councils by attending the Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood […]
Cicely Tyson remembered as iconic performer
Colleagues, fans praise actress who died at age 96 By Juliet Bennett Rylah Contributing Writer An outpouring of love, admiration and respect continued to pour […]
Ex-assistant sues Inglewood mayor
By 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — A former assistant to Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr., who also claims to be the mayor’s ex-girlfriend, has […]
Police leader issues call for action to slow gun violence
By Sue Favor Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — Police and community leaders publicly called for a ceasefire Jan. 22 in an effort to curb the […]
Local poet faces another big stage — the Super Bowl
By Taylor Goodson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Amanda Gorman, the young poet who made a stunning debut at President Joe Biden’s Inauguration, has another […]
Coroner’s inquest to investigate death of Fred Williams III
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The second coroner’s inquest in two months, after the county went 30 years without one, will be held Jan. […]
Exide cleanup could be done by end of year, officials say
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer VERNON — A panel of state and federal environmental representatives plus the trustee in charge of cleaning the former Exide […]
County COVID-19 cases begin downward trend
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County continued trending slowly downward Jan. 18, while […]
New mural honors Latasha Harlins
Death of 15-year-old girl helped launch civil unrest of 1992 By Ariyana Griffin Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — This year marks the 30th anniversary […]