Cedric Collins Los Angeles “Being able to gather around the Christmas tree with my family in Georgia a few years ago.” Jerrell […]
Category: Opinion News
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: County attains dubious distinction on hate
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist Los Angeles County has once more attained a distinction that no county in America would wish upon itself. It […]
ON THE MONEY: How the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
By John Grace Contributing Columnist Let’s begin with a great quote by Charles Noble: “First we make our habits, then our habits make us.” This […]
STREET BEAT: ‘What is your favorite holiday memory?”
Priscilla Gayles Gardena “Christmas is my favorite time of year. … Getting together with family, smelling the food cooking, decorating the house, all of […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Antisemitism is back on America’s table
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist One week after the Hamas slaying of hundreds of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, Vice President Kamala Harris released […]
STREET BEAT: ‘Do you have a holiday shopping strategy?’
Melvin Sarpy Los Angeles “I make a list and knock it out in about one or two days. I don’t like … gift wrapping, […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: More hand wringing over homeless crisis
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist When I posted a recent photo of a mini-homeless encampment at the back end of a shopping mall on […]
Japanese internment has similarities to Black slavery
By Joe W. Bowers Jr. Guest Columnist In August, the California Attorney General’s Office, publicly apologized for its role in the unjust incarceration of Japanese […]
STREET BEAT: ‘What’s your favorite thing about the holidays?’
Jeff Washington Los Angeles “My mom passed close to Christmas, so it’s … not the best time. But she always loved Christmas, so I […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Middle East war sparks rise in antisemitism
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist The death of Paul Kessler in an alleged clash with pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Westlake the first week of November […]