Vice President Kamala Devi Harris is not the first Black person nor woman to run for president. Yet she faces a familiar wave of racist and sexist personal attacks. Her […]
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An emergency can strike at anytime: Be prepared
Last week’s 4.4 magnitude earthquake centered in Highland Park is a stark reminder of the precarious nature of the Southern California landscape. Though no major damage was reported, the temblor […]
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Watts Summer Festival returns this weekend
Since 1966, the Watts Summer Festival (WSF) has served as a historic and cultural cornerstone of Los Angeles’ Black community. This year promises to be no different as the beloved […]
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Compton Post Office will recognize heroic soldier
Southland Reps. Maxine Waters (CA-43) and Nanette Barragan (CA–44) recently hosted a ceremony recently and dedication to Private First Class James Anderson, Jr., for whom the Compton, California facility of […]
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Project 2025 and the reversal of decades of social progress
During her confirmation hearing in October 2020, future Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett was grilled about the term “super precedent”in reference to any possibility that Roe v. Wade […]
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Rep. Waters touts Democrat track record in new jobs, strong economy
Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, spoke with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell during a full Committee hearing. During the hearing, Waters […]
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The 1970s decade best represented ‘Power of Soul’
The 1970s could arguably be called the best decade of music. Some of the finest sounds emanated from timeless groups such as the Spinners, the O’Jays, Earth, Wind & Fire, […]
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Rev. James Lawson leaves legacy of compassion, hope
Legendary civil rights leader dies at age 95 The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and the longtime pastor of Holman United Methodist Church (UMC) in […]
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Motown Records set unmatched standard for modern pop music
Helping to heal a wounded nation Often, the best in music can counter the worst of times. That’s certainly true of the 1960s, a decade which, from beginning to end, […]
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Ninth-grade girl finalist for Slingshot Challenge award
Biloxi, Miss. Demi Johnson, a ninth-grader from Biloxi, Miss., will travel soon to the nation’s capital for the National Geographic Explorers Festival scheduled for June 13. Her trip came after […]
