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480,000 students affected as Los Angeles teachers go on strike for better wages, conditions
For the first time in 3 decades, over 30,000 teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School district went on strike for higher wages and better conditions after almost two years of negotiations between the United Teachers Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Los Angeles city council replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day
Los Angeles’ city council has just voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, showing a step in the right direction regarding the legacy of the disparaged discoverer.
Los Angeles Works To Decriminalize Street Vending
Street vending is a core part of the culture of many of the world’s major cities. But, perhaps, none are as deeply connected to it as Los Angeles, where some estimate there are more than 10,000 street vendors operating in the city. With the looming threats of a Trump administration, Los Angeles lawmakers are doing […]
Kanye West Hospitalized In Los Angeles After Cancelling Tour Dates
Kanye West’s actions as of late have been concerning, to say the least. First, he interrupted his own show to say that he would’ve voted for Donald Trump – if he voted at all. Then he cancelled the rest of his Saint Pablo tour dates after an odd performance where he only performed a couple […]
Steve Jobs’ Widow Offers $10 Million To School For Homeless Youth in Los Angeles
The public education system, specifically for high schools, as we know is dated. The main problem with this is that while the education system hasn’t changed much over generations, the skills students need to succeed in the real world and the obstacles in the way of obtaining a quality education have evolved immensely. To help close […]
Los Angeles Family Questions Woman’s Reported Suicide in Jail
Wakiesha Wilson was in LAPD custody when she was found dead in her jail cell. According to the LAPD, the 36-year-old hanged herself and was found on the morning of Sunday, March 27th. While Wilson suffered from bipolar disorder, her family disputes that she wouldn’t have taken her own life. “I don’t believe that, my daughter […]
Report: Law enforcement in Los Angeles kill about one person a week
According to a report released by the Los Angeles Youth Justice Coalition, law enforcement in the city kill on average about one person a week. Since 2000, nearly 600 people, many of them young black and Latino men, have lost their lives at the hands of police.
Los Angeles Students Protest with Empty Desks in Street
Students in LA lead a protest in which they placed 375 desk outside of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s headquarters. According to the article printed in the LA Times, the desk represented the number of students who dropped out of school every week during the 2011-2012 school year. Drivers who were stuck in traffic […]
Rare black Santa maintains longevity at Los Angeles mall
For 10 holiday seasons Langston Patterson has claimed his throne as Santa Claus at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza during Christmas time. The mall located in the predominantly black part of the city, is one of the few in the country that features a black Santa.
Los Angeles firefighter awarded $1.1M in racial bias suit
A Los Angeles civil court jury has awarded $1.1 million to a black firefighter who said he was racially discriminated against for almost 30 years. Jabari S. Jumaane claims he endured racial bias, harassment and retaliation while working for the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Why Poetry? Ten Poets and Poems To Read As We Close Out Black History Month.
by Jari Bradley During the peak of the pandemic in 2020, there were numerous online poetry readings being held for the public to attend. I was just finishing my Master of Fine Arts program after three years on the East Coast, and with all the calamity that the world felt comprised of at that time, […]
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested on domestic abuse charges in Los Angelos
On Wednesday, Michael Avenatti, the attorney representing Stormy Daniels in her widely publicized legal battle with President Trump, was arrested on domestic abuse charges. He was later released on a$50,000 bail.