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 […]
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Kingdom Day Parade celebrates peace and unity
Wave Wire Services SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The fire-delayed 40th Kingdom Day Parade was held Feb. 17 with the theme “Peace and Unity, Let it […]
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 […]
Chief Moore reflects on career with the LAPD
By Anita Bennett Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — After more than 42 years with the Los Angeles Police Department, the last five as chief, Michel […]
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: Chokeholds still an issue three years later
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist May 25 marks the third anniversary of the slaying of George Floyd by then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Did we learn anything from George Floyd?
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist I’m not trying to be funny, cute or facetious, but I must ask this question: Did George Floyd ever […]
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 […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Did George Floyd’s death really happen?
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist Since the police murder of George Floyd in May 2020 in Minneapolis, here’s what has happened. There have been […]
Cornel West calls for new generation of social activism
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — There was no Black Lives Matter movement in 1992 and many of the organization’s followers today were […]