Aquil Basheer, founder of the Stop the Violence Foundation and the Peace and the Professional Community Intervention Training Institute, speaks Oct. 4 at his organization’s […]
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Prop. 50 opponents say new maps would dilute Black vote
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 in August, adopting a temporary congressional map to counteract potential gerrymandering efforts in Texas. State voters will […]
Despite setbacks, state is making progress on reparations
Erin Aubry Kaplan By Erin Aubry Kaplan Guest Columnist How do you advance Black reparations when the federal government has fully embraced anti-Blackness and is […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: USC isn’t above the law when it comes to legacy admissions
A statue of Tommy Trojan on the USC campus in South Los Angeles. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson says the university is ignoring state law by […]
Magic Johnson named grand marshal for 2026 Rose Parade
As confetti falls, Magic Johnson is announced as the grand marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day in Pasadena. The theme […]
Fundraising begins to bring YMCA back to Inglewood
Officials gathered Sept. 25 to discuss plans to build a new YMCA facility in Inglewood. Pictured, from left, are YMCA board member John Semecken, Inglewood […]
Curren Price misses council meeting following illness
Curren Price Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Six days after being hospitalized, City Councilman Curren Price was absent from the City Council […]
Lawmakers ask governor to sign copper wire theft law
Assemblyman Mark Gonzalez speaks at a Oct. 6 press conference asking Gov Gavin Newsom to sign Assembly Bill 476. The bill would stiffen penalties for […]
STREET BEAT: ‘Do you think guns make us a safer society?’
Johnny Revels Los Angeles “You have to go state by state to really get the data. In states where everyone can carry [guns], the violence […]
Solis hosts county Hispanic Heritage Month reception
County Supervisor Hilda Solis addresses the audience Solis provides at the county’s Hispanic Heritage Month Reception Oct. 3 at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration. […]