Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

400,000 students return to school at LAUSD campuses

Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho addresses students at the Girls Academic Leadership Academy in South Los Angeles…

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STREET BEAT: ‘Is the American dream of homeownership dead?’

Melvin Stokes Belflower “It’s lying dormant right now. Once more money starts circulating and the interest rates go down, ……

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Mayor Bass returns from Paris with Olympic flag

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles hold the Olympic flag during the closing ceremonies…

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Latino political trailblazer Richard Alatorre dies

Former Los Angeles City Councilman and state Assembly member Richard Alatorre died Aug. 13 at the age of 81. He…

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Haitian film festival opens Aug. 17 with ‘Ayiti Pap Peri’ 

Award-winning Haitian filmmaker Cassandre Thrasybule directed ‘Ayiti Pap Peri,’ one of the featured films at the Haitian International Film Festival,…

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CicLAvia to close streets Aug. 18 in Hollywood, WeHo

Bicyclists ride past the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood during last year’s CicLAvia event. This year’s edition comes to Hollywood and…

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This Week in Black History

August 19, 1958 Clara Luper, an Oklahoma City school teacher and director of the local NAACP Youth Council, organized a…

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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Project 2025: Donald Trump’s plan for remaking America

Former President Donald Trump speaks last month at the Republican National Convention. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes that, if elected,…

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Nonprofit uses art to spread its message of stopping hate

Young participants in LA Commons create stickers with an anti-hate message. The organization uses artistic and cultural expressions as a…

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Bruno Mars to open Intuit Dome with two concerts

The Intuit Dome, Inglewood’s newest sport and entertainment facility, opens Aug. 15 with a concert by Bruno Mars.

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