Category: Feature

Taking out anger on the unhoused Homelessness has been an issue at large for many years on the streets of Los Angeles which accounts for the largest number of homeless […]

Battle rages over transgender rights The LGBTQ+ community is one that strives for a safe haven and open environment for individuals who have a variety of sexual orientations and gender […]

Major changes are underway Drivers on Crenshaw Boulevard, cannot help to note that the old, brick West Angeles Church of God in Christ has been torn down; new apartments have […]

One man’s personal story of valor By Cynthia Gibson | OW Contributing Writer One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, newly freed Blacks exhumed remains of 257 Union soldiers buried in […]

Spotlight on Millena Gay Although the tall, white letters of the Hollywood sign are visible to most South Los Angeles residents, making a career in the business of “oscars-so-white” Hollywood […]

Getting everyone ‘Inside Safe’ The goal is fewer tents and waste on neighborhood sidewalks. And it seems that goal is within reach. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) said […]

New study from LA Economic Roundtable Thousands of fast food workers in Los Angeles County are experiencing homelessness, according to a new economic study released this week. Researchers with the […]

Youth train in SCUBA diving Los Angeles’s history of racism has shown in more ways than one. Whether it was police brutality, redlining, discrimination, or domestic terrorism from the KKK, […]

In 1915, civil rights activist Booker T. Washington founded National Negro Health Week which was designed to address health disparities affecting African Americans caused by poor working and living conditions.

Musicals were an integral part of early American entertainment. It was also a way of telling history to the public in a consumable way without causing negative reactions to actual history.