Donald Trump’s administration has intensified its takeover of the Smithsonian Institution, advancing an agenda that historians and civil rights leaders say is rooted in racism […]
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Lynwood USD’s Kinder Jumpstart eases first-day jitters for youngest students
LYNWOOD — Classrooms across Lynwood Unified School District were filled with eager energy Aug. 8 as hundreds of incoming transitional kindergarten and kindergarten students and […]
‘Black August’ marks month of study, remembrance and prison history
LOS ANGELES — In Los Angeles and beyond, Black August is not a festival or holiday. Born inside California’s prison system more than four decades […]
New Crenshaw Blvd. office helps South L.A. residents fight eviction
LOS ANGELES — More than 1,000 Angelenos have received eviction defense assistance through the We Are LA program at a new dedicated office in South […]
LAUSD deploys patrols to shield students from ICE fears as school opens
LOS ANGELES — Campuses in the Los Angeles Unified School District open for the first day of the new school year Aug. 14 and the […]
Trump promised to rebuild America — just not for everyone
Remember Donald Trump, the champion of national infrastructure? Amid his outsized fixations — making immigrants the bane of the country and bolstering tax cuts for […]
L.A. district attorney promises crackdown on street takeovers
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said that police and prosecutors were “absolutely laser-focused” on stopping the growing trend of street […]
Black women confront abortion bans, deadly maternal risks at South L.A. forum
LOS ANGELES — Black women in the United States are likely to die three times more often during childbirth than white women. What makes the […]
Tariffs and rising prices signal risk of next Great Depression: On The Money
Welcome to the Twilight Zone of the economy — a place where bubbles float on hot air pumped by fiscal fantasy and monetary madness. As […]
Councilman Curren Price hit with new South L.A. corruption charges over wife’s $800K deals
LOS ANGELES — City Councilman Curren Price — already facing multiple charges of grand theft and perjury for allegedly voting in favor of projects in […]