California has been wrestling for decades with an ever-increasing homeless population. From the Bay Area to the Los Angeles Basin, the number of unhoused persons grows exponentially each year. Now […]
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Power over real money
“Giving real people real power over real money.” That’s the slogan for the City of Los Angeles’ first participatory budgeting pilot program. The Los Angeles Reforms for Equity and Public […]
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Should I stay or should I go?
Home ownership is much more than having a roof over your head or shelter from the elements. In our national mythos it is perhaps the core component of the American […]
Posted inCovers, Health
Monkeypox outbreak a cause for concern
As the world is entering a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recent outbreak of the virus Monkeypox has caused countries to start preparing measures, as they fear the […]
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‘Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971’
For its second major exhibit them Academy Museum of Motion Pictures presents a look back at the performers of color who paved the way for today’s mega-stars like Samuel L. […]
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Waving goodbye to the airwaves
Next month, Pat Prescott is retiring from her morning show host position at 94.7 The Wave. She started there in April 2001 and on Friday Sept. 30, Prescott will host […]
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A life of service
It’s official. Skip Cooper has stepped down from the Presidency of the Black Business Association (BBA), a position he held since 1972. Actually, the transition has already taken place, with […]
Posted inCovers, Entertainment
Bill Russell set a noble standard whether on or off the hardwoods
Bill Russell, arguably one of the most accomplished athletes of the 20th Century, died on July 31 at the age of 88. Far beyond his incomparable accolades on the basketball […]
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Power to the people
Los Angeles is home to some of the widest wealth disparities in the United States. Years of systemic racism and underinvestment have left many L.A. neighborhoods with high rates of […]
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Convergence
With the year half way over and Brittney Griner’s incarceration well past the 100-day mark, no clear-cut path for her liberation is in view. To recap, the international basketball star […]