A UCLA wide receiver was sued this week by an Uber driver, who said the athlete choked him and took his cellphone last summer in a drunken rage.
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Green Party’s Jill Stein throws support behind Black Lives Matter
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein visited the Black Lives Matter encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall Tuesday where she agreed with the group’s demand that Mayor Eric Garcetti fire Police Chief Charlie Beck.
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Two brothers charged in the shooting death of Dwyane Wade’s cousin
The two brothers charged with killing the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade appeared in court this week.
Police arrested 26-year-old Darwin Sorrells and 22-year-old Derren Sorrells, both documented gang members. They said the community played a big role in apprehending the duo.
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Carson objects to Measure M
Attorneys for a coalition of seven Los Angeles County cities attempted again this week to file a request for an accelerated hearing on a lawsuit filed on behalf of taxpayers concerning the ballot language for Measure M, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s proposed half-cent county sales tax ballot action.
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Rickey Minor: ‘Strike up the band’
Rickey Minor is one of the most sought-after producers in the music industry. A graduate of Jefferson High School, the 57-year-old Minor was a child prodigy, self-taught on a variety of musical instruments—specifically the electric bass—and for the past 30 years has been a coveted asset for many of the music industry’s biggest stars as well serving as musical director for numerous television shows and specials.
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Proposition 54
Another one of the 18 propositions before California voters this November is Proposition 54, which is called the Public Display of Legislative Bills Prior to Vote Proposition.
Currently, the Senate and Legislature propose bills, discuss them, and then consider them. Sessions are open to the public and video of the sessions are available online.
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Longtime community activist Joe R. Hicks dead at 75
Funeral plans are pending for Joe R. Hicks, a longtime political and social commentator, Los Angeles community leader and civil rights activist who formerly headed the city’s Human Relations Commission and the local chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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Proposition 53
Perhaps one of the most controversial items on the November ballot for California voters is Proposition 53. It has both proponents and opponents, with spending on both sides headed toward more than $5 million.
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It’s Time for the GOP to Put Veteran Black Republicans Back in the Game
Imagine the Chicago Bulls of the NBA during the early Michael Jordan years. He was their top draft pick in the 1984 NBA draft. Jordan’s early years were filled with many, lows before he experienced the joys of winning six NBA championships.
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Hey Donald, When Was America Great?
Our American exceptionalism allows us to shimmer, too fully in our greatness. We are the biggest and the baddest. We are the best armed and the most influential. We win the most Olympic medals, and we have the most nuclear weapons. We are so great that we wave our flags and shout out, “U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!”
