Category: Los Angeles

Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Dodgers Send Five Players to 2026 All-Star Game

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be well represented at the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, with five players earning selections to the National League roster, tying for the most representatives in the league.

Los Angeles
Kathleen Untalan

Roberts Reaches Historic 1,000th Managerial Win

Dave Roberts became the fastest manager in Major League Baseball history to reach 1,000 career victories after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Athletics 9-3 at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento.

African Americans
Stefi Mar

10 New California Laws Taking Effect July 1 You Should Know About 


Beginning July 1, several new California laws will take effect, bringing changes that affect workers, students, consumers, renters, and families across the state. While some of the new policies are administrative, others could have a direct impact on household finances, education, housing, and public safety.

African Americans
Stefi Mar

COMMENTARY: The Voting Rights Act Didn’t Fail — the Country Abandoned its Moral Commitment to it

There is a dangerous narrative taking shape in this country right now, one suggesting that the Voting Rights Act simply outlived its usefulness. That the protections once necessary during the Civil Rights era are now outdated remnants of a different America. That the country evolved beyond the conditions that made federal oversight necessary in the first place.

African Americans
Stefi Mar

Cass Tech Graduates Head to MIT, Princeton and Dartmouth

Three Cass Technical High School graduates are preparing to take their talents from Detroit to some of the nation’s most selective universities, carrying with them ambitions that stretch from aerospace engineering to creative writing and Division I athletics.

African Americans
Stefi Mar

Caring For the Skin We Are In

The ABCDE method to monitor skin cancer can help identify moles or spots that need attention.

African Americans
Stefi Mar

Day of the Ancestors: On a Journey to Acquire Knowledge

Leading arts nonprofit LA Commons hosted its annual Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks on Sunday, June 28, 2026, from 12 pm-5:00 pm. The culturally rich event was held at the Leimert Park Artwalk, located within the newly designated Historic South LA Black Cultural District.

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Kamala Harris Says State and Local Leadership Matters as Much as Washington

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said traveling the country since the 2024 Presidential election during her book tour gave her an opportunity to hear directly from Americans about the challenges they face every day, reinforcing her belief that many people feel unheard by Washington and increasingly look to state elected officials for solutions. 

Bakersfield
Stefi Mar

Your Home is an Investment: How to Create Generational Wealth

For most Americans, owning a home has long been considered a cornerstone to building and preserving generational wealth. A home purchase often symbolizes more than just securing a place to live – homeownership can help anchor families, support long-term financial stability and fuel local economic growth.

Women
Kathleen Untalan

Black Women’s Deaths Are Exposing a Crisis We Can’t Ignore

Sadly, not much has changed regarding how Black women are treated and viewed, as evidenced by the current Trump administration. However, there has been an alarming rise in Black femicide that has gone far beyond passing headlines and hashtags — it’s become a devastating crisis that can no longer be ignored.