In the Santa Clarita Valley Supervisor Kathryn Barger joined officials recently from the Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC) to celebrate the grand opening of their new Santa Clarita Valley Dental […]
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‘Empresses’ of the blues set prime example for future artists
The blues is one of the most familiar and venerable of all music styles. So many artists over the years have become household names in singing about personal hardships, love gone awry and the common trials and tribulations of everyday African-Americans.
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‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’ at Kirk Douglas Theater
Directed by Debbie Allen Drama Desk nominee Ray Fisher will put his gloves on again to play the role of heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in Will Power’s “Fetch Clay, Make […]
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Reps. Waters, Pressley condemn current HUD ‘spying’ program
Biometric technology at federally assisted housing Reps. Maxine Waters (CA-43) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) sent a letter recently to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), urging the […]
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Sharp rise in mortality rates among LA County homeless
Driven by fentanyl, traffic deaths, homicides The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has released its fourth annual report on mortality among people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. […]
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First apartment phase completed at new Hollywood Park complex
The Wesley adjacent to SoFi Stadium Construction has been completed for the first residential building at the Hollywood Park complex in Inglewood, a sprawling mixed-use development being built around SoFi […]
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Harris visits South Los Angeles to speak on mental health
Vice President Kamala Harris returned to Los Angeles late last week to discuss Biden administration efforts to bolster maternal health.
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Grace Bumbry, pioneering opera star, dies at age 86
Inspired a generation of Black artists Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at Germany’s Bayreuth Festival during a career of more than three […]
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Newsom launches hotline to better report hate crimes
In conjunction with California Civil Rights Dept. In response to a rise in hate crimes and at the start of Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Gov. Gavin Newsom, along […]
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Public school ‘resegregation’ finds Black students losing more ground
Phenomenon of majority-White school districts One year shy of the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, American schools remain highly segregated by race and class. The U.S. Government […]