Wave Staff Report LYNWOOD — More than 150 Lynwood Unified School District high school students gathered for a day of empowerment, connection and self-discovery at […]
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CicLAvia route brings West Adams to University Park
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer WEST ADAMS — The CicLAvia season begins for the 15th year Feb. 23 with a new route — West Adams […]
Video shows LAPD officer punching Black suspect in face
Community activist Najee Ali, left speaks at a press conference outside Los Angeles Police Department headquarters July 30, two days after Alexander Mitchell was punched in the face by an LAPD officer during an arrest in Watts. At right is Mitchell’s mother, An’tneal Harris.
This Week in Black History
July 21, 1959 Elijah Jerry “Pumpsie” Green becomes the first African American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last Major League Baseball team to […]