Bicyclists ride past the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood during last year’s CicLAvia event. This year’s edition comes to Hollywood and West Hollywood Aug. 18.
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THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Project 2025: Donald Trump’s plan for remaking America
Former President Donald Trump speaks last month at the Republican National Convention. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes that, if elected, Trump will use Project 2025, a right wing blue print for remaking the federal government, as his guide for governing during a second term.
Nonprofit uses art to spread its message of stopping hate
Young participants in LA Commons create stickers with an anti-hate message. The organization uses artistic and cultural expressions as a basis for dialogue, interaction and a shared understanding of community.
Post office renamed in honor of James Anderson
Wave Staff and Wire Reports COMPTON — A dedication and plaque presentation Aug. 7 celebrated the renaming of the Hub City Post Office in honor […]
Richardson secures key endorsements in Senate race
State Senate candidate Laura Richardson, center, is flanked by two people endorsing her, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, left, and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters. Richardson is seeking the 35th state Senate District seat in November.
METRO DIGEST: Zaya Campbell wins Little Miss Scholarship Pageant
Zaya Campbell, center, was the winner of the 30th annual Little Miss African American Scholarship Pageant held Aug. 4 at Barnsdall Art Park. She was selected by judges over 34 other contestants.
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STREET BEAT: ‘Do you think America’s democracy is in jeopardy?’
Jori Cates Alexandria, Virginia “Yes. If individuals and communities hold to old traditions that do not serve us anymore, our growth is in jeopardy and […]
New Kobe Bryant statue features his daughter Gianna
A statue of Kobe Bryant and use daughter, Gianna, was unveiled outside Crypto.com Arena Aug. 2. It is the second of three Bryant statues planned for outside the arena where he played for 17 of his 20 seasons with the Lakers.
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Justin Simien brings ‘Hollywood Black’ to MGM+
Justin Simien is the executive producer of ‘Hollywood Black,’ a docuseries chronicling the history of cinema from a radically Black perspective that debuts on MGM+ Aug. 11. Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Gina Prince-Bythewood, LaKeith Stanfield, Gabrielle Union and Forest Whitaker are among the people interviewed during the four=part series.
BOOK CORNER: New sci-fi trilogy describes man’s extraordinary journey
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Esteban: Love’s Ordeal,” by Fish Nealman, is the exciting first installment in a new sci-fi trilogy that chronicles the journey […]