By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer VIEW PARK — When gyms and fitness centers were forced to close last March due to the coronavirus epidemic, people […]
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Former inmate finds solace in performing Beethoven opera
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Michael (Blakk Sun) Powell learned how to sing opera, not at a music conservatory, but at the […]
Lula Washington receives Mellon Foundation grant
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — When Lula and Erwin Washington got word in December that they had been awarded a $970,000 grant from […]
Operation Walk steps in to fix bad joints
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer The ability to put one foot in front of the other can easily be taken for granted […]
South L.A. funeral homes overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The sharp increase in COVID-19 cases has overwhelmed the funeral home industry to the point of […]
Harvest Home offers help to pregnant homeless women
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Since 1985, the nonprofit Harvest Home has transformed the lives of homeless pregnant women and their children […]
Local food festival designed to help women-owned restaurants
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Now, more than ever, women are setting the food scene on fire in Los Angeles. More women are […]
Organization helps feed ‘back of house’ workers
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer When COVID-19 hit Los Angeles last March, forcing restaurants and bars to close, Othon Nolasco and his […]
The Metaphor Club offers working space for Black creatives
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — Going to the club has taken on a whole new meaning, one that doesn’t include a DJ, loud […]
‘It’s a new day’
Kamala Harris makes history as nation’s first Black vice president By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer America’s first Black, first Asian American and first female vice […]