Owner Greg Dulan, left, speaks with a staff member inside the kitchen at Dulan’s on Crenshaw, a family-owned soul food restaurant facing a balloon loan […]
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Tariffs are freezing the economy, Stanford economist warns
President Donald Trump signs a trade agreement with South Korea earlier this month. A Stanford economist says Trump’s global tariff plan is likely to drive […]
Congresswoman waits tables in support of living wage laws
U.S. Rep. Nannette Barragan takes a customer’s order at Los Tres Cochinitos in Wilmington Aug. 21 as a show of support for the living wage […]
Federal Reserve’s only Black woman governor refuses Trump’s resignation demand
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook rejected Donald Trump’s demand that she resign over mortgage fraud allegations, saying she will not be pressured to […]
Cal State L.A. launches STEM apprenticeship program with NASA and Caltrans partners
LOS ANGELES — Cal State Los Angeles, in partnership with the state Department of Transportation and Growth Sector, hosted the inaugural Building Bridges to STEM […]
California unveils plan to redraw districts, aims to flip five GOP seats
Surrounded by community leaders and Democratic politicians, California Governor Gavin Newsom Aug. 14 announced the ‘Election Rigging Response Act,’ which would allow legislators in the […]
Cal State L.A. students honored for boosting East Los Angeles small businesses
LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors has awarded Cal State Los Angeles students with scrolls in recognition of their advocacy work with small […]
Black teen beaten by group outside Simi Valley theater; police officer’s son among suspects
SIMI VALLEY — Outrage and calls for justice continue to roil Simi Valley after cellphone footage captured a brutal assault on Michael Robinson, an 18-year-old […]
Why Black small businesses in Los Angeles can’t afford to ignore AI anymore: The Bottom Line
For Black business owners trying to survive rising costs, thinning margins and tough competition, there’s one resource sitting in plain sight that too many still […]
Black homeownership gains stall as rising costs and interest rates widen housing gap: Harvard study
For the first time in 30 years, rising home prices and interest rates have translated into a drop in existing home sales and worsening affordability […]