On Jan. 7, 2025, Altadena experienced a devastating, life-altering event, the Eaton Canyon Fire. Many of the victims and survivors did not know their lives would permanently change due to […]
Author Archives: Kaleef Starks
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Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell and other organizations partner
The Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA), community partners, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell will meet in South Los Angeles on Thursday, June 11, 10:00am-11:00am, […]
Posted inGovernment, Local, Local Politics
Spencer Pratt accuses Mayor Bass of electioneering
On Tuesday May 26, former reality tv star turned mayoral candidate in the upcoming June 2 Primary, Spencer Pratt accused Mayor Karen Bass of illegal electioneering. Pratt, through his attorney, filed […]
Posted inGovernment, Local, Local Politics
Q&A: Rae Huang on housing, public safety, and a people‑centered Los Angeles
Election Day is swiftly approaching on June 2 with Los Angeles Mayoral candidates running. Reverend Rae Huang is a community organizer, ordained Presbyterian minister and a leader who is putting […]
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Tammy Dickerson celebrates 25 years of tbg Events
Tammy Dickerson, CMP, president and chief events officer, founded tbg Events in 2000 helping some of the top fortune 500 companies through event production. Today, the event production agency has […]
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Kimberlé Crenshaw on new book ‘Backtalker: An American Memoir’
Renowned civil rights scholar who pioneered critical terminology and frameworks in higher educational feminist spaces such as intersectionality and critical race theory , Kimberlé Crenshaw, stopped by the Hammer museum […]
Posted inHealth, National
Hantavirus outbreak causes alarm
The hantavirus has sparked headlines as an outbreak occurred on a cruise ship. The MV Hondius is the cruise ship in which the hantavirus has caused three deaths as of […]
Posted inFeature, Feature
‘Who’s that girl?’ Shalom Omo-Osagie
Beauty pageant queens may appear to just be a pretty face who master elegance, beauty, and talent, but there is more beneath the surface. Meet Shalom Omo-Osagie, a Nigerian- American […]
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Alarming uptick in Black femicide
Recently, Black news and media spaces noticed an uptick of Black femicide with the recent murders of notable Black women in the U.S. When this occurs, it brings to question […]
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Flintridge Center helps formerly incarcerated people
Formerly incarcerated people deal with a myriad of issues once they reintegrate back into society. Some of those barriers include lack of employment opportunities, housing instability, financial scarcity, reentry syndrome […]
