By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer Following the 1965 Watts riots, South Los Angeles was hurt and broken. Not only were buildings destroyed, lives were […]
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Republican assault on Biden recalls FDR
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was blunt in calling President Joe Biden’s big stimulus spending bill […]
Americans can take pride in the Super Bowl
By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist Millions of people across the world watched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the Super Bowl over the Kansas City […]
Hollywood Park Casino reopens for gaming in a tent
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — After being forced to close three times in 2020 because of the coronavirus, Hollywood Park Casino management decided […]
City launches African American Heritage Month celebration
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Spirits were high as Mayor Eric Garcetti, Public Works Commissioner Mike Davis, local residents and civic leaders […]
Councilman proposes suit to force schools to reopen
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Following through on a move he announced last week, City Councilman Joe Buscaino introduced a motion Feb. 9 that […]
Blacks receiving low percentage of COVID vaccines doses
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — More than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Los Angeles County to date, but statistics […]
‘Should everyone be required to wear double masks?’
STREET BEAT Wallace Pinder Los Angeles “I don’t think so. One mask is enough for me. People are stressed out enough already as it is. […]
This Week in Black History
Feb. 8, 1986 Stanford student Debi Thomas becomes the first black skater to win the women’s singles of the U.S. National Figure Skating Championship. In […]
COVID-19 survivor shares journey of illness, recovery
BOOK CORNER By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “A Second Chance: A Black Woman’s Story of Recovery from COVID-19,” by Gwen T. Samuels, shares the journey […]