Visitors to Central Avenue, between Vernon Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard anytime between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 20, will catch an earful: a mix […]
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Centenarian celebrates with family
South LA resident Ross Johnson was born in 1920, the same year as America’s first commercial radio broadcast. Imagine that. Before 1920, broadcast media did not exist. Well, Johnson came […]
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It is Black Music Month “Lift Every Voice and Sing!”
African-American heritage is complex. There are deep, dark valleys – the middle passage, slavery and segregation. And then there are many hills and mountains proclaiming the heights Blacks have reached […]
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SoLA Food Co-op seeks food justice
Group promotes eating
better and healthier in South LA
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Double holiday celebration for OW newspapers
‘Tis that time of year, and while some may complain that Christmas—the annual celebration of Christ’s birth—has become overly commercialized, these holidays mean a lot to businesses that finally see […]
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Recycle Black dollars while shopping during holidays
More than 40 Black-owned businesses are slated to be featured in the Afro City Marketplace at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. The event, […]
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Two for the road: Exploring the DMV and Maryland in fall
A recent trip revealed just how much the DMV has to offer. No, not the Deparment of Motor Vehicle, but the D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas.Readers may know that European […]
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Exposition Park exhibit takes one small step for all
Many can remember when the Endeavor Space Shuttle made its way from LAX, through Inglewood and angling its way around South Los Angeles pine trees on Martin Luther King Boulevard […]
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Health literacy and connecting the body and soul
Health literacy involves knowing the basics of one’s health and the ability to understand what can affect the body. Blood pressure, vital signs, understanding patient rights and physician questions — […]
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Reflections from the Chicago convention
Jimmy Woods-Gray returned from Chicago’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) on cloud nine. It was her ninth DNC as a California delegate and she rates it the best ever.Woods-Gray, 82, explained […]