Darlene Baysa Los Angeles “I hate gerrymandering, but I celebrate Gavin Newsom who is redistricting California because the Republicans are doing it and we have […]
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Fran Drescher receives star on Walk of Fame
Actress Fran Drescher receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Sept. 30. Drescher has starred in both movies and television, starting with a […]
Zoo welcomes first baby chimpanzees in 11 years
One of the two baby chimpanzees born this summer at the Los Angeles Zoo. It is the first time in 11 years the zoo has […]
County houses 40 people living under 105 Freeway
An outreach worker speaks with someone who has been living in an encampment along the San Gabriel Riverbed in Bellflower as part of a Pathway […]
BEST OF TASTY CLIPS: War’s Lonnie Jordan says versatility may have hurt group
Lonnie Jordan of War says the group’s genre-bending music may have kept it out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The group’s songs […]
This Week in Black History, October 5, 1985
Grambling State University defeats Prairie View A&M 27-7, giving Grambling coach Eddie Robinson 324 career victories in college football, breaking the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant’s […]
Umar Hakim-Dey, Muslim community leader dies at 55
Umar Hakim-Dey From California Black Media LOS ANGELES — Umar Hakim-Dey, a pillar of Southern California’s Black and Muslim communities, died Sept. 19 at the […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Lost Bus’ captures the adrenaline of a wildfire
Matthew McConaughey stars as a school bus driver in ‘The Lost Bus,’ which premiered earlier this month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Courtesy photo […]
Kingdom Day Parade embroiled in controversy
Police Commission denies permit for longtime organizer Adrian Dove waves to the crowd during the annual Kingdom Day Parade in the pre-Covid era. The longtime […]
Bill to raise incarcerated firefighters’ pay goes to governor
Incarcerated firefighters from the Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp were recognized on the state Senate floor in March and on the Senate floor in April […]