Opinion
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White voters in poverty need the Congressional Black Caucus
By David W. Marshall Guest Columnist The spirit behind the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to firmly free the…
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STREET BEAT: ‘What is your favorite summer memory?’
Teri Randle Los Angeles “Going to the beach with my mom. She would make us peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,…
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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Plenty of LAPD abuse complaints with little or no action
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist Imagine your frustration when you make what you consider a legitimate complaint about an…
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California’s billionaire tax should be just the starting point
By Mark Kreidler Contributing Writer California’s ultrarich clearly hate the idea of a one-time, 5% tax on their wealth as…
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Inglewood’s schools’ return to local control offers lessons for state
By Tanu T. Henry Guest Columnist Nearly 14 years after California intervened in the Inglewood Unified School District’s fiscal crisis,…
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STREET BEAT: ‘What is giving you hope for the future?’
Monica Parks Los Angeles “The next generation will make a change. Some are just throwing their hands up, but there’s…
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What Jameson’s shooting death says about justice and Black people
By Erin Aubry Kaplan Guest Columnist In the annals of police encounters with Black people gone very wrong and caught…
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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Why so many homeless white guys are on South L A. streets
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist The response was, to say the least, unexpected. I’m talking about one of my…
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Fighting racism requires Blacks and whites coming together
By Ben Jealous Guest Columnist There is an old man in the movement who still brims with the courage and…
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STREET BEAT: ‘What age is too old to be an elected official?’
Derek Griffith Los Angeles “I think maybe 70 It also has to do with the person, but after 70 I…
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