In 1979, when she was student body president at John Kennedy High in Granada Hills,…
Author Archives: Stanley O. Williford
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In love with the land
Black Americans considering vacations have long overlooked one of the world’s greatest bargains right under…
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McDade family has differences with autopsy report
According to the autopsy report on 19-year-old Kendrec Lavelle McDade, Pasadena police officers Jeff Newlen…
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Beutners quiet departure changes the dynamic of the mayors race
The mayoral candidate that Los Angeles magazine aptly termed “the unpolitician,” has folded his tent…
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Was McDade involved in a felony? Lawsuit says he wasnt
The 911 call by Oscar Carrillo that led to the death of Kendrec McDade was…
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Trayvon Martin: the protests continue in Florida and the nation
The nation’s outrage over the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old…
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Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett succumbs in Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett, the much-revered sculptor who eventually gave up her American citizenship to live in…
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Protesters fill the City Council chamber, but cannot sway the vote
Richard G. Moore, a retired Los Angeles school teacher, told an early-morning special meeting of…
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Garcetti sees his connections all over the city
“You can plop me down anywhere in this 4-million-person metropolis, and I have a personal…
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ACLU report offers alternatives on realignment of criminal justice system
Noting that the nation’s criminal justice system is out of whack, a report titled “Public…
