Mayor Karen Bass addresses a group of immigrant advocates at a news conference in June. Bass was highly critical of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling […]
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Nonprofit supplies shoes for needy children in Africa
By Darlene DonloeContributing WriterIn 2014, Oumarou Idrissa founded AfriKicks, an organization that provides shoes to children and young adults in Africa.Since its inception, AfriKicks, launched in […]
Nonprofit helps break color barriers in surfing
Black Girls Surf trains young women around the world By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Growing up in Kansas City, Missouri, and enduring […]
BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Tim Reid representing the culture with new projects
By Bill Vaughan Entertainment Writer Over the last decade, you could always rely on seeing Tim Reid in a holiday film. That this year’s “A […]
Nonprofit art program engages Leimert Park community
Q&A KAREN MACK By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — There is nothing ordinary about LA Commons. Far from it. Founded in 2003, by […]