SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Black Lives Matter has reached its 12th anniversary, and the organization’s co-founder and prominent scholar-activist, Dr. Melina Abdullah, says the movement […]
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LAUSD ignoring death threats, N-word taunts?
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Thirteen-year-old Ramin Salari sat in class at a Los Angeles Unified School District middle school as students […]
Woman conducts monthly vegan food bank in L.A.
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Every month outside a church in the Pico-Union District of Los Angeles, hundreds of low-income residents line up for […]
Jury rules against Black Lives Matter leader in LAPD suit
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A jury has rejected claims made by Melina Abdullah, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter in Los Angeles, in […]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Cheryl L. Bedford leads Women of Color Unite
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer After working in the entertainment industry for decades, Cheryl L. Bedford, an independent producer, got tired of seeing the same […]
Black Lives Matter calls for police chief’s dismissal
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The local chapter of Black Lives Matter and relatives of people killed by the Los Angeles Police Department called […]
Festival marks 10th anniversary of Black Lives Matter
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — It was billed as the People’s Justice Festival. Hundreds of people gathered in the Leimert Park Plaza […]
LAPD sued for $100 million in Taser death case
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Relatives of Keenan Anderson, a Black man who went into cardiac arrest and died after being Tasered […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: How Garcetti will be remembered
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist There is one moment that will always stand out for me that tells much about Mayor Eric Garcetti’s eight-year […]
Black Lives Matter leader is mad at former student
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Among the protesters who showed up outside City Councilman Kevin de León’s El Sereno offices Oct. 13 was Melina […]