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February 25, 2010 BY DARLENE DONLOE CONTRIBUTING WRITER Nate Parker is quickly becoming the next “it” guy in Hollywood. A sturdy actor with plenty of charm, brains and good looks, his body of work proves he’s going in the right direction. In...
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February 25, 2010 BY DARLENE DONLOE CONTRIBUTING WRITER Iona Morris and Mariann Aalda are two women who are unafraid and uninhibited. Good thing, because if they weren’t, it would be difficult to pull off their unbelievably sexually-charged, powerho...
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February 25, 2010 THE SOUTHLAND L.A. City Council Wants to Cut 3,000 More Jobs (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council voted on Feb. 18 to eliminate 3,000 additional city jobs in an attempt to balance a $212 million budget deficit. The 9-3 vote came a...
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February 25, 2010 BY KAMALA HARRIS Many of the landmark battles of our Civil Rights Movement hinged on the right to an education. We all remember the images — the Little Rock Nine escorted to school by federal troops, or a deadly firefight between U....
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February 25, 2010 Next ‘Let’s Talk Port’ to Focus on Career Pathways Trade careers and education will be the focus of the Port of Long Beach’s next “Let’s Talk Port” community forum scheduled for Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m., at Veterans Park in L...
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February 25, 2010 BY SLAV KANDYBA CONTRIBUTING WRITER Reggae culture and music were at the center of Ragga Muffins Festival, a two-day event that drew tens of thousands of fans from Feb. 20 to 21 to enjoy authentic food and a powerful sense of communi...
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February 25, 2010 BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR AND ERICA WERNER AP WRITERS WASHINGTON — Making a last-ditch effort to save his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama on Feb. 22 put forward a nearly $1 trillion, 10-year compromise that would allo...
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February 25, 2010 By EARL OFARI HUTCHINSON Tiger Woods probably broke a Guinness World Record for the number of times he said in his public statement that he was wrong, sorry and will change. This should have been enough to knock off the Tiger bashing...
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February 25, 2010 BY KOKAYI KWA JITAHIDI In many instances, the second pre-trial hearing for Johannes Mehserle could be seen as a victorious day for the family and supporters of Oscar Grant, who was fatally shot by Mehserle as he lay unarmed on a platf...
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February 25, 2010 BY ERIN CONROY AP BUSINESS WRITER Before you see that job offer in writing, you may have to negotiate — after you get the “pre-offer,” that is. More companies are asking candidates what salary, benefits, vacation time and othe...
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February 25, 2010 Morehouse College Glee Club to Appear in Santa Monica (Save the Date) — “Echoes of Excellence,” featuring the Morehouse College Glee Club, will take place Feb. 27, 8 p.m., at the Eli Broad Stage, at 1310 11th St., Santa Monica...
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February 25, 2010 International Women’s Day Celebration Taking Place The public can participate in celebrating International Women’s Day on March 6 by attending the “Celebrating our Power/Building our Skills” event. The event will take plac...
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February 25, 2010 By BRAD PYE JR. Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond Record-holder and speed skater Shani Davis, a heavy favorite to win his favorite race, the 1,500 meter, had ...
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February 25, 2010 GAME TIME — Former Los Angeles Laker A.C. Green joins in a huddle at Jefferson High School on Feb. 19 before a basketball game. Green came to the high school to participate in the 11th annual Principal for a Day event, which is use...
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February 25, 2010 BY DARLENE DONLOE CONTRIBUTING WRITER There are a million stories in the naked city, but virtually none as gripping, emotional and gut-wrenching as the ones told in “110 Stories.” “110 Stories,” written by Sarah Tuft, is a...
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February 25, 2010 BY CHARLENE MUHAMMAD CONTRIBUTING WRITERBy this summer, Watts residents could break ground for a state-of-the-art theater and training center in the heart of their community, Barbara Stanton told residents at the Ted Watkins Memorial Par...
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February 25, 2010 BY JAY REEVES AP WRITER SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) — The very name of this Alabama city has stood for racial injustice for almost 80 years. Nine young black men went on trial in Scottsboro in 1931 on charges of raping two white women...
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February 18, 2010 THE NATION Report: Black Harvard Professor Donated Handcuffs NEW YORK (AP) — Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. says he’s donated the handcuffs used on him during his arrest last year outside his home to the Smithsonian Inst...
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February 18, 2010 BY MAYA RUPERT CONTRIBUTING WRITER I’m going to give John Mayer a break. In a recent interview with Playboy, he not only used the “N-word,” but proceeded to explain his preference for dating white women in the crudest way pos...
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February 18, 2010 BY DAVE CARPENTER AP PERSONAL FINANCE WRITER CHICAGO (AP) — Staying on track to a comfortable retirement isn’t only about taking care of your finances and your health. It might involve taking care of your parents, too. Baby boo...
