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‘Don’t Touch My Hair’ invokes conversations on race

Douglas Lyons By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Playwright Douglas Lyons describes his latest work, “Don’t Touch My…

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STREET BEAT: ‘What do you think of the changes to the federal government?’

Donna Irons Los Angeles “I’m totally against what is happening. … There is no oversight and all our rights and…

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Black life and culture celebrated at annual film festival  

Flava Flav, a member of hip-hop group Public Enemy, is featured in ‘To My Rescue It Was the S1Ws (A…

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BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Kevin Hart to debut as emcee for 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend

Kevin Hart will serve as the first-ever on-court emcee of the ‘2025 NBA All-Star Game’ Feb. 16 from San Francisco.…

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METRO DIGEST: GLADD Media Awards to honor Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo will be honored with the Stephen F.…

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‘Anora’ wins top prize from Producers, Director Guilds

‘Anora,’ a film about a marriage between a sex worker and the son of a Russian oligarch, played by Mark…

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BOOK CORNER: Author explores racial trauma faced by Black men in new book

By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Black Men and Racial Trauma: Impacts, Disparities and Interventions,” by Yamonte Cooper, is an insightful…

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This Week in Black History, Feb. 13, 1920

Led by Rube Foster, owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants, the Negro National League was established by a coalition…

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Sharpton to conduct memorial service in Pasadena

Rev. Al Sharpton Wave Staff Report PASADENA — Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, will…

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Waters criticizes president for funding freeze, firing

Maxine Waters Wave Staff Report WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters has stepped up her criticism of President Donald Trump…

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