Category: Feature

Influenced by Civil Rights Movement Before the 90s, the film industry was a pipedream for Black Americans because opportunities were scarce, and asinine character roles were given to Black actors. […]

Conservative right attacks Claudine Gay By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent One of the most in-your-face and undeniable moments that shows the direction most Republicans and so-called […]

Third Black woman to serve in U.S. Senate Our Weekly has selected freshman Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) as its 2023 Newsmaker of the Year. In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed […]

Casgevy is promising but cost prohibitive The Food and Drug Administration, following a series of trial treatments, has approved a powerful treatment for sickle cell disease, a devastating illness that […]

ALTA in West Adams District Chef Keith Corbin of the popular West Adams restaurant ALTA spoke recently to Our Weekly about his upbringing, cooking, and becoming a role model in […]

Skyrocketing anti-Black, anti-Jewish incidents The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACCHR) released its annual analysis of hate crimes reported throughout Los Angeles County in 2022. Since 1980, LACCHR […]

What’s behind the dangerous trend? Flash mob robberies and crime throughout the country have been on the rise for the past two years. However, they are becoming a regular occurrence […]

Wrongly convicted in 1917 Houston race riots The Army will correct the service records of Black soldiers hanged by the U.S. military following the 1917 Houston race riots and deliver […]

Be mindful of consumption to protect families and environment Last year, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigation into fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for their role in causing […]