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Jul- 2025 -24 JulyLead Stories
Music and mentoring lead underserved L.A. students to college: Making a Difference
LOS ANGELES — In a world where opportunity often seems out of reach, the Harmony Project has been a beacon…
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24 JulyOpinion
Black-led groups drive economic and social justice—funders must invest now
Kaci Patterson saw it coming. A year ago — before the right-wing movement against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs reached…
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24 JulyLead Stories
South L.A. leaders, patients fight federal health cuts at Planned Parenthood
LOS ANGELES — As the Trump administration advances an effort to gut federal funding for Planned Parenthood, elected officials rallied…
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24 JulyCommunity
California Attorney General seeks state takeover of L.A. County juvenile halls
LOS ANGELES — Citing what he called repeated operational failures at Los Padrinos and Barry J. Nidorf juvenile halls, state…
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23 JulyBook Corner
New bilingual children’s book ‘StarLight’ teaches resilience and self-love
“StarLight When Our Love Becomes More,” by Ajia Munns, is a children’s book that tells the story of Flower and…
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23 JulyEntertainment
Reggae icons unite on new album as summer music and film events heat up in L.A.: Tasty Clips
A once-in-a-generation collaboration of reggae legends and some of Jamaica’s most respected artists has been released just in time for…
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23 JulyEarl Ofari Hutchinson
Why won’t L.A. disclose hundreds of Men’s Central Jail deaths?: The Hutchinson Report
The day after I read a report by the Vera Institute of Justice on the astronomical number of deaths in the…
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23 JulyBusiness
Why Black-owned businesses thrive by turning customers into community hubs
With headlines swirling around the so-called “Big, Beautiful Bill” and lurking fears of immigration raids in many communities, uncertainty is…
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23 JulyLead Stories
Black lawyers pack Capitol hearing to back college admissions bill for slavery descendants
SACRAMENTO — Members of the California Association of Black Lawyers sat in the front row at the Senate Judiciary Committee…
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22 JulyBusiness
L.A. Dodgers owner’s ties to private prisons and surveillance spark backlash from Latino fans
As thousands of Latinos and immigrant families pack Dodger Stadium night after night, the team’s billionaire owner has faced growing…
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