Several members of the Advocates for Healthy Choices club on the campus of Crenshaw High School STEMM Magnet joined representatives from The Campaign to Protect California’s Kids during a recent […]
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Local Olympians featured in Memorial Day event
Olympians Rosalyn Bryant Clark and her daughter Breanna are due to appear in a Memorial Day Parade beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, much to their surprise. “It’s really funny, […]
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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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California offers money to college students for a year of public service
A year of community service can help college students in multiple ways, according to organizers who recently spoke to reporters during a joint California Black Media/Ethnic Media Services zoom call. […]
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Civil rights leaders denounce both New York and local shootings
A coalition of L.A. civil rights leaders and gang intervention activists held an anti-gun rally Monday, on the heels of Saturday’s White supremist hate killings in Buffalo, N.Y. and Friday’s […]
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Local girl’s school hosts showcase
Alumnae of St. Mary’s Academy were treated to an inspiring spring afternoon recently as the Inglewood school hosted two events: A “Belles ‘n Brushes Soiree” and an “SMA Campus Showcase.” […]
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Maxine Waters remembers the Los Angeles uprisings
Reflecting on the anniversary of the riots that followed the Rodney King verdicts of 1992, Congresswoman Maxine Waters still feels the flaming fury incited in her district, but hopes for […]
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Mother’s Day shopping with a purpose
Being a last-minute shopper for Mother’s Day is not unusual. But instead of buying those flowers on the corner or chocolates from the convenience store, try shopping for a purpose. […]
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Flinging rocks at Goliath
California passed a ban on flavored tobacco in 2020, but it never took effect because tobacco companies filed a referendum to block the ban. After spending tens of millions of […]
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SoLA Food Co-op seeks support from stakeholders
When one first hears the word “co-op,” the mind strays back to communes of the hippy era, where members collectively shared work, income, property and lifestyles. Bahni Turpin of SoLA […]
