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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
THE Q&A: Urban League to honor iconic civil rights leader
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Talking to Rev. James M. Lawson is like taking a walk through a history book…