In his Los Angeles Chargers debut, four-year veteran J.K. Dobbins put up 135 rushing yards and one touchdown from 10 carries. His efforts helped the Bolts defeat the Las Vegas Raiders 22-10.
Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education. At other colleges, including Princeton University and Yale University, the share of Black students changed little.
Gold medal-winning high jumper Roderick Townsend and U.S. flag bearer and sitting volleyball star Nicky Nieves took different routes to the Paris Paralympics.
Today, Color of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, and Americans for Tax Fairness released a damning report exposing the deep racial inequities entrenched in the U.S. tax system.
Dr. Veronica Appleton is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) expert.
According to a report from KTLA, Rap artist Rich Homie Quan passed away at the age of 34, purportedly due to a drug overdose, as confirmed by other prominent musicians and industry figures.
The second annual Uninterrupted Film Festival allowed fans access to exclusive programming, elite athletes and insightful panels. It also gave a platform to filmmakers telling unique stories about athletes.
The Los Angeles Rams partnered with the Heads Up Foundation to provide school supplies and backpacks to youth during the Everybody Plays and Learns Back to School resource fair.
Junior Christina Gray has no problem helping maintain the Carson Colts women’s track and field legacy. She has won City Section championships and competed in the CIF State meet during her first two years with Carson.
Amongst many stage productions, and film and television adaptations of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” Iwuji said playwright Martin Crimp’s translation of the piece is different because it is “sexy, hilarious, and modern.”
The Leimert Park Jazz Festival transformed the upper parking deck of the Baldwin Hills – Crenshaw Plaza into an incredible community experience for more than 3,000 people attending the event on Aug. 31.
Prosperity Market is, as its website states, “not your average farmers market.” Created in 2021 by Kara Still and Carmen Dianne, the pop-up events bring a curated selection of produce, pantry items, and prepared foods across Los Angeles, with a focus on supporting Black farmers, food producers, and chefs from across the state and the nation.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is the official transportation partner for the 2024 Taste of Soul. This year, avoid the heat and the traffic and take a cool comfortable ride on the Metro K Line to the festival on Crenshaw Boulevard.
Former NFL all-pro Marcellus Wiley hosted his Project Transition’s Champions of Change NFL Skills Camp at Crespi High School on Saturday, August 31.
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) is back in South Los Angeles delivering back-to-back grants for her community totaling $1,000,000, which was presented to 2nd Call and The Experience Christian Ministries (ECM) on August 30.