While the National Transportation Safety Board launched its investigation into the crash, a busted up helicopter that plummeted perilously close to an oceanfront Huntington Beach hotel remained today where it […]
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Gov. Newsom signs Black Caucus Members’ bills
Assemblymembers Mia Bonta (D-Alameda) and Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), are celebrating the signing of two of their bills aimed at improving education […]
Austin Beutner announced challenge to Karen Bass for Mayor in 2026
Former LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner announced his candidacy for mayor today with a four-minute video released on Youtube. The 65-year-old investment banker and philanthropist, who ran the school district from […]
Spirit Awakening Foundation announces 30th anniversary gala
Spirit Awakening Foundation (SAF) has announced its 30th Anniversary Legacy of Love celebration, “Voices of the Unheard,” taking place on Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Skirball Cultural Center in […]
Marqueece Harris-Dawson: South L.A.’s own
Marqueece Harris-Dawson is no stranger to the field of community organizing, as it is the foundation of the current work he does as the President of Los Angeles City Council, […]
Ziaire Williams: Lancaster’s son finds his voice in Brooklyn
Brooklyn has a thing for scrappers, for the ones who weren’t handed the keys but still figure out how to drive the car. Ziaire Williams, a 6-foot-9 forward now in […]
LA Council throws support behind Newsom’s redistricting plan
Yesterday the Los Angeles City Council approved a resolution formally establishing the city’s position in support of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan, Proposition 50. In a unanimous vote, council members threw […]
Echoes of a bygone musical era
Visitors to Central Avenue, between Vernon Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard anytime between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 20, will catch an earful: a mix […]
Centenarian celebrates with family
South LA resident Ross Johnson was born in 1920, the same year as America’s first commercial radio broadcast. Imagine that. Before 1920, broadcast media did not exist. Well, Johnson came […]
Black Women for Wellness to Host 26th Annual Reproductive Justice Conference
In a world that demands Black women to constantly push beyond their limits, this year’s Reproductive Justice Conference centers a powerful theme rooted in self-determination — a commitment to protecting […]

