Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: McCraney named artistic director at Geffen Playhouse

By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney, the triple threat who has won an Oscar for “Moonlight,” a Peabody…

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SPORTS DIGEST: Rams surprise Seattle in 30-13 opening week victory

By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The Los Angeles Chargers still can’t stop anybody when it matters. The Rams might be…

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BOOK CORNER: ‘The Cost of Freedom’ shares musical journey of Marla Glen

By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “The Cost of Freedom,” by Marla Glen and Stacey McClain, is an upcoming authorized biography…

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This Week in Black History

September 17, 1983 Vanessa Williams becomes the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America. Williams was subjected to hate…

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STREET BEAT: ‘Are weather forecasts overblown?’

Richard Constantine Morgan Hill “No. People are not used to hearing that there’s going to be torrential rains when it’s…

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Basketball program helps youth with special needs

By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer COMPTON — Several years ago, Stacy McAlister, founder and executive director of 5-Eleven Hoops, started…

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Black youths suffer most from gun violence, experts say 

By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — Sierra Jenkins, a former news assistant for CNN and reporter with the…

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Boy’s death adds to concerns over extreme heat reality

By Mark Hedin, Lila Brown  and Edward Henderson  Contributing Writers LAKE ELSINORE — A Riverside County family is grieving —…

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‘Smash-‘n-grabs’ sparking promise of jobs, training

By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES —The increasing number of smash-and-grab robberies at retail outlets in the area has…

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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Many still believe 9/11 attacks weren’t real

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist When a Republican presidential candidate recently called the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack “a…

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