L.A. DIGEST
Staff and Wire Reports
LEIMERT PARK — The NAACP-Los Angeles will honor an all-Black female battalion from World War II during a special ceremony...
Wave Wire Services
LOS ANGELES — Patronizing indoor restaurants, bars, gyms, shopping centers, entertainment venues and personal care establishments in the city of Los Angeles...
Wave Wire Services
LOS ANGELES — The number of COVID-19-positive patients in county hospitals tumbled again, according to the latest data Oct. 4, but health...
New Crenshaw dispensary is first in L.A. owned by a Black woman
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
LEIMERT PARK — Kika Keith has long wanted to open...
By Arnold Adler
Contributing Writer
PARAMOUNT — Amid concern over an oil spill that caused the closure of several Orange County beaches, the City Council here...
By Slauson Girl
Contributing Writer
WATTS — The Sisters of Watts celebrated the brithday of co-founder Robin Daniels earlier this month by serving a free breakfast...
Wave Wire Services
HOLLYWOOD — Talk show host Sheryl Underwood has been chosen the grand marshal of the 89th annual Hollywood Christmas Parade.
“The pandemic has...
By 2UrbanGirls
Contributing Writer
COMPTON — The Compton Walk for a Cure for Breast Cancer continues to educate women on the importance of early detection of...
By John Grace
Contributing Columnist
Let me begin where I left off last month.
This observer is among those who hold theory that stocks keep melting up...
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Contributing Columnist
The instant the news broke from Bend, Oregon that 22-year-old Barry Washington was shot dead by Ian Cranston...
STREET BEAT
Brandon Williams
Inglewood
“They treated the Haitian like slaves. That was just wrong. … I don’t know how it can be improved. There’s just too...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor:
I congratulate Darlene Donloe for her wonderful “Making a Difference” article (Aug. 19) about an important community service organization...
SPORTS DIGEST
By Don Wanlass
Contributing Writer
Take away the 19 regular season games against the Giants and the Dodgers had a .678 winning percentage this year.
That...
October 9, 1975
All-star outfielder Frank Robinson – whose later years were spent with the Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels – is named manager...
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
By Darlene Donloe
Contributing Writer
Fallen Fruit is an L.A.-based art collaboration originally conceived by artists David Burns, Matias Viegener and Austin Young.
The artwork they create...
Wave Staff Report
Nine-year-old Christian Turner, a fourth grader at Baldwn Hills Elementary School, is one of 10 youth winners of OneUnited Bank’s 11th annual “I...
By 2UrbanGirls
Contributing Writer
LOS ANGELES — The McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour has entered its 15th year and is a key fundraiser for the Ronald...
By Bill Vaughan
Entertainment Writer
Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated executive producer Ava DuVernay has created a new unscripted family social experiment series with the hope of...
BOOK CORNER
By Marissa Wells
Contributing Writer
“Decoding Madness: A Forensic Psychologist Explores the Criminal Mind,” by Richard Lettieri, is a new true crime book that offers...
Wave Wire Services
HOLLYWOOD — Singers received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week during separate ceremonies honoring R&B group the Chi-Lites and...
NAJEE’S NOTES
By Najee Ali
Contributing Writer
The race to replace state Sen. Sydney Kalmager-Dove, who’s election last month left a vacancy in the 54th Assembly District,...
NAJEE’S NOTES
By Najee Ali
Contributing Writer
There has been a lot of talk in the community concerning the physical altercation between employees working with Community Build...
NAJEE’S NOTES
By Najee Ali
Contributing Writer
Gov. Gavin Newsom may be in a fight for his political life as a recall effort led by disgruntled right-wing...
NAJEE’S NOTES
By Najee Ali
Contributing Writer
As the observance for Black History Month ends, we continue to celebrate unsung heroes in our community.
South L.A. native Johnathan...
NAJEE’S NOTES
By Najee Ali
Contributing Writer
George Floyd, the African-American man whose death was captured on videotape last May and sparked global protests, once again is...
NAJEE’S NOTES
By Najee Ali
Contributing Writer
Robert Sausedo, CEO of Community Build, a community-based nonprofit that has served our community for nearly three decades, continues to...
NAJEE’S NOTES
By Najee Ali
Contributing Writer
The congregation at Holman United Methodist Church is mourning the recent death of Bonzie Ree Williams, a member of the...
NAJEE’S NOTES
By Najee Ali
Contributing Writer
As South Los Angeles and the entire nation continues to battle COVID-19, the greatest health crisis of our lifetime, several...
NAJEE’S NOTES
By Najee Ali
Contributing Writer
The fight to have a Black women appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris...
