Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Agency builds bridges against hate for local youth

Participants in the Bridge Builders Foundation, a South Los Angeles nonprofit agency, learn about tolerance and acceptance through a variety…

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Officials unite to fight sex trafficking in South L.A.

With Mayor Karen Bass standing at his side, U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada discusses law enforcement efforts to eradicate human trafficking…

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Donny Hathaway tribute to raise funds for suicide hotline

Singer Donny Hathaway had a series of hits in the 1970 both as a solo artist and with Roberta Flack…

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STREET BEAT: ‘Is diversity in our elected officials important?’

Ricardo Villar Inglewood “Yes, because that’s how the community is. The community is not just one-sided, one color, one gender.…

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BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Yolanda Adams returns to open ‘Church Doors’

Award-winning gospel singer Yolanda Adams has released a new single, ‘Church Doors,’ which appears on her first album since 2011,…

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Mural unveiling, play premiere mark Gloria Molina Day

Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilman Kevin de León applaud Aug. 29 at the unveiling of a mural honoring Latina…

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County seeks to lease state hospital land for homeless

County Supervisor Janice Hahn tours the Metropolitan State Hospital campus in Norwalk during June. Hahn is a supporter of a…

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This Week in Black History

Sept. 5, 1960 A young boxer named Cassius Clay won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the…

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BOOK CORNER: Afro-Latina identity highlighted in book about Costa Rica girl

By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer Yoli, a spirited Afro-Latina girl from Costa Rica, is embarking on a new life in…

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Black organization holds reproductive justice conference

Janette Robinson-Flint, founder and executive director of Black Women for Wellness, speaks at the organization’s 25th Reproductive Justice Conference Aug.…

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