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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South L.A. Black churches, NAACP to protest Trump bill targeting Medicare, Medicaid
Community organizations and religious leaders in South Los Angeles are organizing a demonstration May 29 to oppose President Trump’s reconciliation package, warning that the legislation […]
L.A. officials clear MacArthur park encampments, promise housing solutions
Los Angeles County officials announced they moved 69 homeless individuals from encampments around MacArthur Park into interim housing on May 14, marking the latest effort […]
Destination Crenshaw set to open this fall
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — Planners for Destination Crenshaw, the planned 1.3-mile showcase of Black art and urban culture along a stretch of […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Renaming park would right a racial wrong
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist One doesn’t have to go far to find public spaces and places in Los Angeles that are named after […]
Program to bring $1.8 million to Crenshaw
Wave Staff and Wire Report CRENSHAW — A new designation for Crenshaw Boulevard from Vernon Avenue to 60th Street will provide as much as $1.8 […]
MIGHTY MOVES: Renovations get underway on iconic Crenshaw mural
Wave Staff Report CRENSHAW — Crenshaw Boulevard has long been considered one of the major thoroughfares in Black Los Angeles. And the mural, known as […]
Group wants street section to honor Malcolm X
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — A South Los Angeles nonprofit organization used a celebration honoring the birthday of Malcolm X to again […]
Black and Asian youths complete solidarity mural
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — Dozens of teens, members of the Black and Asian Pacific Islander (API) Solidarity group, gathered Oct. 9 to […]
Residents seek to opt out of parking permit program
By 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Local residents are gathering signatures on petitions to opt out of the citywide permit parking program. Residents showed up […]