South Los Angeles has just become a black cultural district. Where should the monument go?
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> For more than a century, South Los Angeles has been an anchor for Black art, activism and commerce,…
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Column: Trump keeps reminding us why people support him. It's racism
The president of the United States published a racist video Thursday night that shows Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.…
Collaborator: Black History is also the history of resistance
We have heard so many warnings in recent months about the emergence of fascism in American culture, but do you…
EBONY BEACH CLUB JNETEENTH CELEBRATION at the Santa Monica dock
This year is the fourth annual celebration of Juneteenth of the Ebony Beach Club. The founder of the club, Brick,…
Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson is the new council president
During his years as a community organizer in South Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson saw the devastation…
Harris, in an interview with black journalists, calls Trump's attacks on Haitians “shameful”
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday called former President Trump’s false claim that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are stealing and…
Soul singer Frankie Beverly's healing legacy
When Frankie Beverly, lead singer of the soul band Maze, passed away this week, I thought of the audience listening…
With 'Hollywood Black,' Justin Simien reevaluates the history of cinema
“What is a film noir?” It was a question Justin Simien, who first came to Hollywood’s attention with his first…
Russell Simmons goes on the defensive after Taraji P. Henson's visit
Russell Simmons has been put on the defensive after critics slammed actor Taraji P. Henson for spending time with the…
Opinion: Denigrating Drake and Kamala Harris by calling them “not like us”
On the same day that former President Trump told a national gathering of Black journalists that Vice President Kamala Harris…