Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass urged Black and Latino Angelenos to resolve their differences constructively after a dispute over a Latino-led running event planned for Leimert Park escalated into racial hostility online.
Caribbean Heritage is celebrated across the globe beginning in June. Some events are held in August and September. Truth be told, Caribbean Heritage is celebrated all year long!!!
A bill temporarily prohibiting law enforcement agencies from using electric shock gloves in California is awaiting action by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
We are at the forefront of a fundamental shift of access and opportunity. When new technology emerges, marginalized communities are often told to catch up to systems we did not design, and adjust to landscapes that would sooner leave us behind than include us in their architecture. Often during these shifts, our communities become the least resourced, and must navigate industries whose rate of change outpaces their rate of exposure. To combat this, these communities must develop emerging systems of knowledge through internal networks of education, skill-exchange, and entrepreneurship. This is a civil rights issue.
Heavily armed, paramilitary death squad Viv Ansanm on Sunday, Aug. 23, carried out another major massacre in the Kenscoff commune in the hills outside of Port-au-Prince. The death squad attacked survivors of previous violence who were sheltering in a church in one of the villages.
A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the Trump administration to suspend a new surveillance program it quietly launched to collect the personal and identifiable health data of Americans who visit emergency rooms.
The California Legislature has sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a package of 15 bills authored by state Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson, D-San Diego. The measures address health care, education, patient safety and consumer protections.
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American Cancer Society board member Dr. Robert Winn discusses risk factors for the disease and why too many Black men still aren’t getting screened
California voters will decide in November whether Proposition (Prop) 38 should authorize substantial state funding for immunology and immunotherapy research.
A federal judge in July gave digital equity advocates a partial victory against President Donald Trump, stopping his attempt to unilaterally kill a multibillion-dollar grant program Congress created.
In a neighborhood where conversations about food insecurity often center on scarcity, Philadelphia’s Tindley Tea Cafe offers a different narrative: abundance with purpose.
It was recently revealed that defensive end Myles Garrett is set to undergo surgery to correct a nagging knee issue he has dealt with for several months.
Everyone is fired up on opening day, and this week it was the Arizona Cardinals who came into SoFi Stadium and took care of business.
Mark Bowman made his presence felt in a big way for the USC Trojans against the Ragin’ Cajuns, and his breakout performance has earned him freshman recognition.
Jayden Maiava and the USC Trojans kept their high-scoring offense rolling Saturday night, dominating Louisiana 49-30 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
UCLA improved to 2-0 Saturday with a 28-10 victory over San Diego State, overcoming a scoreless first half with a fourth-quarter explosion led by running back Wayne “Roadrunner” Knight.
By Oliver T. Unaka Special to the Los Angeles News Observer INGLEWOOD — As billionaire Los Angeles-area stadium owners pour millions of dollars into
