By Ural Garrett Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — While Congress was in the process of passing a bill that would make Juneteenth, the celebration that […]
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If doctors aren’t racist, the system might be
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist “No physician is racist.” The storm hit the instant those words were uttered in the Journal […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: TBS launches ‘Friday Night Vibes’ with Tiffany Haddish
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer TBS has chosen this celebratory weekend to launch “Friday Night Vibes,” a new 52-week movie destination that spotlights feel-good comedies, […]
Proposed school will offer innovative learning
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — Students in South Los Angeles will be exposed to new career paths and opportunities through a first-class […]
‘Should voters be required to have photo identification?’
STREET BEAT Mark Jackson Culver City “I think a driver’s license should be good enough, if a person doesn’t have the stuff they mail to […]
This Week in Black History
June 13, 1967 Former NAACP chief counsel Thurgood Marshall – who led the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education case that outlawed segregation in public […]
Author pens new literary fiction based on Kenyan experiences
BOOK CORNER By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Harry Harambee’s Kenyan Sundowner,” by Gerald Everett Jones, tells the story of Harry Gardner, a lonely widower from […]
Afraid to quit wearing the mask? You aren’t alone
By Marie Y. Lemelle Contributing Wrier Wearing a face mask daily for more than 14 months years has worn thin for many people and has […]
Actor Jimmy Smits receives star on Walk of Fame
Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring Emmy-winning actor Jimmy Smits was unveiled June 2 in a virtual […]
Inglewood, other cities receive federal transportation funds
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — The city of Inglewood is among five area communities that will receive a combined $19.9 million from the […]