By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — It’s 12:30 p.m. on a Sunday and a group of Leimert Park residents and volunteers have gathered […]
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Inner-City Arts helps students become creative
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Collette Williams Alleyne, the chief education officer for Inner-City Arts, knows firsthand how important it is for […]
South L.A. residents to get free, discounted rides for vaccines
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — Community Build and Lyft are joining forces to provide residents in South Los Angeles with access to […]
Black women are the focus of ongoing film festival
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Movies helmed by Black women filmmakers are the focus of Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center’s (BHERC) […]
Former legislator Gwen Moore remembered as pioneer
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Gwen A. Moore, the late state legislator who died last August, was honored March 30 by […]
He found his passion driving a mobile barbershop
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer CRENSHAW — After 12 years of working in the restaurant industry as a dishwasher, prep person, line cook, shift manager, […]
Nonprofit is Turning Point for formerly incarcerated
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Michelle Perkins, the CEO and executive director of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Education Program, is very […]
New Community Build vice president has vast background
Q&A WITH ALBERT LORD By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Albert Edmund Lord III is no stranger to rolling up his sleeves and getting to work. […]
Movie fans happy to see theaters reopening
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer BALDWIN HILLS — For the first time since movie theaters were shuttered a year ago at the start of the […]
One Warm Coat Doesn’t Leave Anyone Out In The Cold
MAKING A DIFFERENCE By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer According to the calendar, spring is just around the corner, which means a balmier climate is on […]