On a recent evening, residents of South Los Angeles gathered both virtually and in person at the Community Coalition to discuss Proposition 50, its implications for equity, and the urgent […]
Tag: Texas
Posted inOpinion
Trey Reed’s death: A question of lynching in Mississippi
The autopsy for Trey Reed is underway. The 21-year-old student at Delta State University was found dead hanging from a tree on the campus. There are questions about whether it […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics
Redistricting battles erupt ahead of midterm elections
In response to Texas Republicans redrawing their congressional maps to maintain their stronghold over GOP seats across the nation, Democratic leaders in California, most notably Gov. Gavin Newsom, say it’s […]
Posted inCovers
Trump 2.0: The Second Time Around
The current administration of Donald J. Trump is unprecedented in that he is the only chief executive to have his tenure broken up by the election of his successor, Joe […]
Posted inNews
LA County canine teams dispatched to help with Texas flood effort
Canine teams with the Los Angeles County Fire Department traveled to Texas today to assist with search-and-recovery efforts in the deadly floods that have killed more than 100 people. The […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, National, News
Waters, Green, Pressley, and Garcia reintroduce Downpayment Toward Equity Act
In honor of Homeownership Month
Posted inOp-ed, Opinion
President Joe Biden commemorating Juneteenth
The people of Galveston, Texas, have been commemorating Juneteenth since the Civil War ended. Yesterday, in honor of the 160th anniversary, I went there to join them.You can read about […]
Posted inNational
Critics question 2024 results as Musk tactics surface
Donald Trump’s return to the White House in 2024 has reignited questions about election integrity, particularly after his remarks thanking Elon Musk for what he called a “landslide” win in […]
Posted inEntertainment
Funk soul pioneer Sly Stone is dead at 82
Sly Stone, the iconoclastic frontman for progressive soul band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82 in an undisclosed location in Los Angeles. The cause of death was […]
