The current economy is challenging everyday citizens to find ways to survive with minimal help. The job market has been in crisis since the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are currently […]
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The human touch at risk?
Artificial Intelligence has arrived in Los Angeles, not as a futuristic idea but as a force already reshaping daily life. At the ports, the possibility of driverless trucks threatens to […]
How Black beauty brands have evolved
For decades, mainstream beauty brands largely ignored the needs of Black consumers. In the 1990s, the world saw brands like Lancôme, Revlon, and Neutrogena dominate major reatil shelves, yet they […]
Heavyweight champion George Foreman dies at 76
Boxer George Foreman, whose exploits as an Olympic gold medalist and heavyweight champion were eclipsed by his success as an infomercial pitch man, has died at the age of 76. […]
Dominique DiPrima continues her legacy of radio activism at KBLA
The Bay Area is traditionally a mecca of radical activism extending to the blue-collar rank and file of its working class. Local 10 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union […]
BLACK WOMEN’S HERSTORY MATTERS
“What gets remembered is determined by who is doing the remembering.”— Betty Reid Soskin, 103, retired National Park Service ranger History is defined as the study of past events, analyzing […]
‘Ausgang, Sofie’ film depicts 1936 Nazi Germany
The film “Ausgang, Sofie,” featured at this year’s Pan African Film Festival (PAFF), was directed, written, and produced by Howard University graduate Zoe Munlyn. The film’s narrative is deeply personal […]
Eaton fire destroys prospering Black community
The start of the year has been gruesome for Los Angeles County residents as wildfires ravaged communities and burned 14,000 acres of land. The catastrophic fires left many homeless, in […]
Karen Bass: Resilience through the fire
It all began with a video from Sky News of a reporter berating Mayor Karen Bass at LAX upon her arrival back to the city from Ghana. “Fire chiefs say […]
The irony of Donald Trump’s inauguration on Martin Luther King’s birthday
In the first quarter of a new millennium, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is specifically poignant for some people, as it falls on inauguration day (47th (and 45th) of President-elect […]

