By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — State Sen. Steven Bradford says the “time is right” and he is “up to the challenge” of […]
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This Week in Black History
January 3, 1973 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is sworn-in to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming California’s first African-American congresswoman. She later is appointed to the […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Driving may be hazardous to Black health
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist “To ensure that underserved municipalities, neighborhoods and people, including low-income people and communities of color, are served equitably by […]
This Week in Black History
January 3, 1973 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming California’s first African-American congresswoman. She later became the first […]
Roybal-Allard to retire from Congress after 30 years
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress, announced Dec. 20 she will not […]
Garcetti works toward reparations on two fronts
Staff and Wire Report LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and a coalition of American mayors launched an initiative to work toward reparations […]
‘This work is long overdue’
Local panel to study Black reparations is part of a growing national movement By Janice Hayes Kyser Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES – Last week’s creation […]
Republicans are trying to make voting more difficult
By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist The right to vote is the essential foundation of democracy. Yet today, across America, there is a systematic campaign […]
South L.A. woman marks 106th birthday with Zoom party
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — In 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote, […]
This Week in Black History
Jan. 3, 1973 Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming California’s first African-American congresswoman. She later is appointed to […]