By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Fifteen years ago, twin sisters Shawneé and Shawnelle Gibbs packed their belongings in an old Honda, left Oakland and headed […]
Tag: Maya Angelou
A dangerous trifecta of complacency, cynicism, indifference
By Kelvin Sauls Guest Columnist Maya Angelou once said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” The conservative Christian nationalists have […]
Eso Won’s closure seen as crushing blow to Black culture
By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — Residents, avid readers, authors and even competitors say the closing of Eso Won Books will mark […]
SPOTLIGHT ON L.A.: Biddy Mason Memorial Park pays tribute to former slave
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Behind the Bradbury Building in a courtyard off Broadway and Spring streets, between 3rd and 4th Streets in downtown Los […]
2021 YEAR IN REVIEW: Culver City schools hire new superintendent
Wave Staff Report CULVER CITY — The Culver City school board voted unanimously in August to hire Quoc Tran, a native of Vietnam, as the […]
Surviving and thriving on an economic see-saw
By John Grace Contributing Columnist Last month, I encouraged to vote on Nov. 3. Under a new California voting law, each polling place will be […]