Our Weekly stands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Cory Booker, the California Legislative Black Caucus and the Sierra Club in endorsing Rep. Karen Bass (CA-37) for mayor of the […]
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Nury Martinez resigns from City Council following release of meeting tape
Councilwoman Nury Martinez (Sixth District) resigned this week as president of the Los Angeles City Council following the revelation of racist remarks she made during a recorded conversation last year. […]
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Reporting conspiracy threats: A step toward preventing future attacks
A national survey by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that less than half of all hate crimes were reported to the police. Factors that may inhibit victims from […]
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Why Karen Bass should be LA’s next mayor
Our Weekly stands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Cory Booker, the California Legislative Black Caucus and the Sierra Club in endorsing Rep. Karen Bass (CA-37) for mayor of the […]
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District 10 staff moving along without a City Councilperson
Despite the fact that Los Angeles City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas was suspended from office by a divided Council last October, the 10th District staff has carried on. Ridley-Thomas and USC’s […]
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Local churches carry on during pandemic during Christmas season
As we celebrate Christmas this holiday season, may we also lament over the fatalities and the threats of the decimation of life as we know it. The church — which […]
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Singer lives his childhood dream at Music Center
When Harrell Holmes Jr. was seven, he watched an old VHS movie over his grandmother’s house in Saginaw, Mich. which would change his life forever. “I saw this group dancing […]
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Local churches carry on during pandemic during Christmas season
As we celebrate Christmas this holiday season, may we also lament over the fatalities and the threats of the decimation of life as we know it. The church — which […]
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Miracle’s Entrepreneur Program Class of 2022
Last month at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in Watts, the Entrepreneur Educational Center, Inc. (EECI) held a commencement celebration for its Miracle’s Entrepreneur Program class of 2022. Following a three-month Business […]
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Los Angeles has a new mayor
In her first mayoral address Sunday, after being sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, Mayor Karen Bass shared her vision for leading Los Angeles in a new direction by […]
