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Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — The American Black Film Festival will hold its 31st edition May 20–23 in Los Angeles, marking the beginning of the festival’s next chapter. Following its milestone 30th anniversary in Miami Beach, the festival will enter its fourth decade as one of the industry’s most influential gatherings and a trusted …
By Matt Brown Contributing Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ever since Democrat Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump two years ago, political strategist Khalil Thompson has been traveling the country to figure out why Black men inched toward a white Republican rather than a Black woman. Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even …
Wave Staff Report WASHINGTON — The American Red Cross and the NAACP will premiere “Iconic Excellence: The Legacy of Dr. Charles R. Drew,” a new documentary honoring the father of blood banking, Sept. 18 on the American Red Cross YouTube channel. The short film highlights Drew’s revolutionary breakthroughs in blood plasma preservation, which saved hundreds …
By Jaimie Ding Contributing Writer MALIBU — A trespasser was reported Feb. 11 at former Vice President Kamala Harris’ home, law enforcement officials and a Harris spokesperson said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to her home around 10:30 p.m. after her private security detail made a “suspicious person” call, the department said. When they …
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass issued a statement Sept. 11 celebrating the legacy of Lonnie G. Bunch, the first Black person and first historian to lead the Smithsonian Institution. Bunch announced his retirement Sept. 8 at age 73 after serving as the institution’s secretary since 2019, overseeing 19 museums, the National …
Lacora Stephens Pasadena “It is alive and well, it’s just not being used in the rooted foundation of what it was created for. I think that the power behind woke is what is incorrect right now.”
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT An artificial intelligence search found this about Leimert Park. Eighty percent of the businesses are Black owned. Overall, there are more than 100 businesses in or near Leimert Park that are Black owned. On any given day there are upwards of an estimated 100 independent vendors in and around Leimert Park. They …
Wave Wire Services ELYSIAN PARK — Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles Fire Chief Jaime Moore joined other elected and public safety officials Sept. 11 at the fire department’s 25th annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, one of several events across the Southland marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The ceremony at …
Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — Donte Cofield calls it a “miracle. The first adult in Los Angeles County to be cured of sickle cell disease, according to Kaiser Permanente, Cofield said “miracle is overused, but I wanna use the word miracle.” For Cofield, soon-to-be 36 and a married father of three, the cure has …
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Paramount Skydance Corporation asked a federal judge Sept. 8 to require state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America to post a bond to cover potential losses stemming from lawsuits that have delayed the company’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount filed reply briefs in …
Wave Wire Services LYNWOOD — The Lynwood Library reopened Sept. 4 following an $8 million renovation project that modernized the nearly 50-year-old facility with new technology and expanded areas for community use. County Supervisor Janice Hahn and Library Director Skye Patrick joined community members for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking completion of the renovation of the …
By Marc H. Morial Guest Columnist New York City’s troubling decline in reading scores, despite one of the most ambitious literacy reform efforts in the nation, is a wakeup call for the entire nation. Across the country, reading achievement continues to decline. Nearly 40% of fourth graders read below the basic level and roughly a …
By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — A California rule requiring an unrelated adult man living with a family receiving welfare benefits to contribute financially to the household could be repealed if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Senate Bill 1030 into law. Authored by state Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles, SB 1030 would eliminate the …
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The City Council has finalized a name change for downtown’s Pershing Square in honor of Bridget “Biddy” Mason, a formerly enslaved woman who became a prominent Los Angeles landowner, entrepreneur and philanthropist. On an 11-0 vote Sept. 4, the council approved a proposal to rename Pershing Square to Biddy …
By Emilie St. John Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — City Councilwoman Gloria Gray was served with legal notice on Sept. 1 regarding her holding two elected positions that have been defined as incompatible by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Gray was served during the public comment portion of the City Council meeting after Los Angeles County …
