By Juliet Bennett Rylah Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — As the county slowly reopens from the coronavirus pandemic, museums are being allowed to reopen at […]
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Agencies help tenants apply for rent relief program
By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — With a monthly rent of $1,300, Claudia Chacon witnessed early into the pandemic the economic blow restaurant […]
‘Should the cash bail system be discontinued?’
STREET BEAT Ronda Dixon Los Angeles “Yes, because the system favors people who can post cash bail. I’m a criminal lawyer and I get people […]
This Week in Black History
April 2, 1855 Longtime activist John Mercer Langston, an abolitionist, attorney and diplomat, is elected clerk of an Ohio township, becoming the nation’s first African-American […]
Author empowers young women to change the world in new book
BOOK CORNER By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “You Are Phenomenal: Affirmations, Quotes and Notes For Young Women Who Want To Change The World,” by Angela […]
Wooten youth center offers parental workshops
L.A. DIGEST Staff and Wire Reports SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center is presenting a series of workshops designed to empower […]
Former employees call for boycott of Chateau Marmont
By Juliet Bennett Rylah Contributing Writer WEST HOLLYWOOD — More trouble is brewing for the Chateau Marmont as several former employees have called for a […]
Expansion plan announced for Television City
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The owners of CBS Television City have announced a $1.25 billion expansion and improvement of the historic production facility […]
Black women are the focus of ongoing film festival
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Movies helmed by Black women filmmakers are the focus of Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center’s (BHERC) […]
Cal State L.A. vaccination clinic slated to close
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — After administering more than 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, the large-scale vaccination site at Cal State Los Angeles will […]