Perhaps the most seminal image from America’s Civil Rights era is the black and white photo of the preeminent figure of the movement, Martin Luther King Jr. sprawled across the […]
Author Archives: Gregg Reese | OW Contributor
Posted inGovernment, Government/Politics, National
Newsom and Trump lock horns over America’s future
The dust hasn’t settled from their tussle over troop deployment. The question over federal intrusion into state and metropolitan jurisdiction continues as its two opposing advocates prepare to squabble over […]
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Trump 2.0: The Second Time Around
The current administration of Donald J. Trump is unprecedented in that he is the only chief executive to have his tenure broken up by the election of his successor, Joe […]
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Uproar over push to close mental health facilities
News of the shuttering of the 76-bed Augustus F. Hawkins Mental Health Center has been met with an uproar by concerned citizens and critics of the county’s mental health system […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics
Attorney General Aaron Ford announces candidacy for governor
Attorney General Aaron Ford (D-NV) has officially announced his candidacy for governor of Nevada. Ford made this announcement on Monday, July 28 at the East Las Vegas Community Center, a […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Entertainment, Local
Showing up to help out
A full six months have passed since the devastating fires decimating the neighborhoods of Altadena and Pacific Palisades. In the interim, multiple incidents on the national and international news spectrum […]
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LGBTQ+ activist Jewel Thais-Williams passes at 86
Advocate and businesswoman Jewel Thais-Williams has passed away on July 7th, 2025, of unspecified causes, according to her sister Carol Williams. Considered the matriarch of Los Angeles’ Black LGBTQ+ community, […]
Posted inEntertainment
‘Bad Girl’ Luenell starts comedy residency in Burbank
Multi-talented comedian Luenell Batson, known mononymously to her adoring public as Luenell, was born a poor Black child in the nondescript hamlet of Tollette in deepest, darkest Arkansas, a town […]
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Culture, Change, and Sly Stone
Greek mythology holds that Icarus achieved the ability to fly with a pair of wings fashioned by his father from a concoction of feathers and beeswax. Icarus became so caught […]
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Disgraced singer R. Kelly reportedly overdosed in federal prison
Singer-songwriter R. Kelly, whose salacious legal proceedings have been preempted by the ongoing trial involving Sean “Diddy” Combs, has returned to the media spotlight after years in confinement. The 58-year-old […]