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BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Issa Rae named American Black Film Festival ambassador

By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer Multi-hyphenate star Issa Rae (“Insecure”) will serve as ambassador for the 2022 American Black Film…

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What’s next for L.A.?

By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — What’s next for Los Angeles after a 30-year remembrance of the…

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Head of homeless authority resigns over pay issues

Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has submitted her resignation…

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Actress Jean Smart receives Walk of Fame star

Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled April 25 honoring actress Jean…

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Bell Gardens to explore rent control options

By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer BELL GARDENS — The City Council has directed city staff to gather additional data to…

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SPOTLIGHT ON L.A.: Museum honors Black firefighters who made history

By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer The proud history of more than 100 years of service by Black firefighters in Los…

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This Week in Black History

April 30, 1983 Pioneering journalist Bob Maynard buys the Oakland Tribune, becoming the nation’s first black owner of a metro…

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Long Beach Freeway committee rejects proposed vision statement

By Alfredo Santana Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — The Community Leadership Committee looking into improving air quality and transportation of…

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Cornel West calls for new generation of social activism

By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — There was no Black Lives Matter movement in 1992 and many of…

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Film festival to close with premiere of ‘Stalker’

By Cynthia Gibson Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The Pan African Film and Art Festival will close with the…

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