Opinion
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ANALYSIS: Supreme Court affirms immigrants are part of America
By Edward Kissam Contributing Writer SAN FRANCISCO — The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on June 30 affirming the bedrock constitutional…
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Billionaire tax cuts are why our urban hospitals are at risk
By Debru Carthan Guest Columnist As a frontline health care worker, I know what happens when hospitals are stretched too…
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STREET BEAT: ‘What does the Fourth of July mean to you?’
Attaya Reed Brown Carson “It’s a reminder that no matter what is happening around us, of how blessed we are…
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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Targeting parking tickets another blow to South L.A. minorities
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist We can add yet another category to the never-ending pantheon of the targeting of…
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Clairvoyance is not part of mayor’s job description
By Jasmyne Cannick Guest Columnist I wasn’t planning to write this piece. Then a fire broke out at a cold-storage…
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Challenging the system often leads to painful retaliation
By Slade Douglas Guest Columnist What happened to me can happen to anyone who challenges the system. I was swatted…
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STREET BEAT: ‘What is the biggest challenge for the next mayor?’
Post to Opinion and Street Beat with 4 SB photos David R. Sears Los Angeles “Thinking differently than the previous…
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50 years later, is ‘Roots’ on the wrong side of history?
By Erin Kaplan Guest Columnist Fifty summers ago, in 1976, journalist and author Alex Haley published his masterwork, “Roots: The…
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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Dog slaying is another example of LAPD overkill
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist The Los Angeles Police Department slaying of a family dog named Jameson following the…
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Juneteenth is a chance to fight for Black homeless youth
By J. Ellis McGinnis Guest Columnist It’s shocking, that around the country, many people either don’t recognize Juneteenth or fail…
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