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WEB4 days ago — Sylvia F September 27, 2024 0 8 mins. President and founder of Operation HOPE John Hope Bryant speaks at a celebration of HOPE Inside, a financial literacy program in partnership with the U.S. Bank location on Crenshaw Boulevard. Over three decades, Operation HOPE has deployed over $4.5 billion of …
Senate approves new federal judge - wavepublication.com
WEB5 hours ago — Senate approves new federal judge. Sylvia F October 1, 2024 0 3 mins. California Black Media. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted last week to confirm Judge Michelle Williams Court as judge for the Central District of California by a vote of 49-44. In her new role, Court becomes the third Black woman and fifth in …
News from communities around Los Angeles
WEBSylvia F September 16, 2024 0 11 mins. Tourism industry workers staged a sit-in outside downtown City Hall Sept. 10 calling for an increase in the minimum wage and health care benefits as Los Angeles gears up to host global events. The workers’ action comes on the heels of a report released by the chief legislative analyst that supported such ...
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WEBAug 13, 2024 — L.A. Digest. Sylvia F July 26, 2024 0 10 mins. Black cowboys on horseback enter the Industry Hills Expo Center July 20 for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. The rodeo, featuring Black cowboys and cowgirls, is in its 40th year. Read More.
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WEBThe Los Angeles Wave, founded in 1912, is the largest group of community newspapers in Los Angeles. Highly recognized for quality news, 1.2 million people choose us every week. Our reach goes north to the Hollywood Hills, south to Carson, east to Whittier, and west to Culver City. We are proud to be a part of the most diverse and eclectic ...
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WEBSep 6, 2024 — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass meets with residents of Westside neighborhoods Aug. 26 after announcing the expansion of the Crisis and Incident Response through Community-led Engagement program (CIRCLE) into several Westside communities. The program sends non-violent mental …
Homeboy Art Academy director wins national honor
WEB5 hours ago — Wave Wire Services. LOS ANGELES — Fabian Debora, founder and executive director of the Homeboy Art Academy, has been selected as a 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow, one of the nation’s highest honors in folk and traditional arts. An alumnus of Homeboy Industry — the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation and re ...
Lead Stories - wavepublication.com
WEBAug 29, 2024 — Speaking at an Ethnic Media Conference in Sacramento Aug. 27, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, left, said Black media outlets can use their trusted relationships with readers to help overcome the epidemic of hate across the state. Pictured with Bonta is panel moderator Larry Lee, president and ...
Compton - wavepublication.com
WEBAug 9, 2024 — Compton College highlights successes in five-year report. Former Compton College student Anthony Onwuegbuzia is featrued in the five-year report to the community recently issued by the college. After graduating from Compton College, Onwuegbuzia earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Cal State …
Coalition launches United Against Hate Week
WEB4 days ago — WATTS — A coalition of elected officials, community groups, activists and victims of hate-motivated acts converged at the Watts Historic Train Station Sept. 20 in a show of solidarity to encourage the public to unite against and report hate crimes. “United Against Hate Week,” Sept. 21–27, is a call for local civic action to stop hate ...