August 30, 1967 The U.S. Senate confirms the appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson. Marshall becomes the […]
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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 […]
Requests for concealed-weapon permits skyrocket
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The number of people applying for concealed-weapon permits in Los Angeles County has begun to rise following the recent […]
WeHo leaders voice opposition to abortion ruling
Wave Staff Report WEST HOLLYWOOD — Members of the City Council here denounced the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision June 24 overturning the court’s 1973 Roe […]
Four days of protests follow Supreme Court decision
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A fourth day of protests took place June 27 in downtown Los Angeles, where more than 100 people gathered […]
This Week in Black History
July 1, 1991 Georgia-born attorney Clarence Thomas is nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Thurgood Marshall, the high court’s first black justice. Despite […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Ruling returns U.S. to wild, wild west
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist “Today’s ruling is a watershed win for good men and women all across America and is the result of […]
This Week in Black History
June 13, 1967 Former NAACP chief counsel Thurgood Marshall – who led the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education case that outlawed segregation in public […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Stakes are high for abortion court ruling
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist Ever since the almost certain deliberate leak of the memo laying out the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority’s reasoning […]
Officials pledge state will remain haven for abortion rights
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across the Southland May 14 as part of a nationwide […]