The United States boasts a large and diverse job market which includes everybody regardless of skill, color, or ethnicity. But it wasn’t always like this. Black Americans were at one […]
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Surge in overdose deaths fueled by fentanyl
The TV advertisements featuring actor Danny Trejo have a serious topic, “Bad meds kill real people.” The spot is designed to target vulnerable patients, including minority and homeless communities which […]
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Slave narrative occupies special place in literature
“The slaves we saw on board the ship were chained together by the legs, so close they could not move. They were flogged very cruelly. I saw one of them […]
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Mass murder and King Day —What does it all mean?
“Violence is a part of America’s culture. It is as American as cherry pie.” — Black separatist and civil rights activist Jamil Abdullah al-Amin, AKA H. “Rap” Brown in a […]
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Celebrating the business of empowerment
In his opening remarks, former Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas reminded hundreds of attendees of the purpose of the 31st Annual Empowerment Congress (EC) held on Jan.7 at the […]
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Defunding or reform?
In the last few years, the nation has seen countless police brutality situations on replay in the media, with many of these instances becoming fatal for civilians. Lives were lost […]
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Top Covers of 2022
Since its founding in 2004, the colorful covers of OurWeekly newspapers have been designed to provoke thought for its readers. Last year’s editions featured a map of the beleaguered 10th […]
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Local churches carry on during pandemic during Christmas season
As we celebrate Christmas this holiday season, may we also lament over the fatalities and the threats of the decimation of life as we know it. The church — which […]
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Los Angeles has a new mayor
In her first mayoral address Sunday, after being sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, Mayor Karen Bass shared her vision for leading Los Angeles in a new direction by […]
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A civil service memoir
It’s 1980 and timing is everything. Cheryl Dorsey’s daily grind of typing reports for on-going investigations in the secretarial pool at the Department of Justice was interrupted by an offer, […]