Top 10 Local News Stories of 2023
December 28, 2023
L.A. Sentinel editorial staff highlight the the most newsworthy stories covered in the paper in 2023.
Breaking News
- Smallwood-Cuevas Leads Summit to Create Equitable Access to Good Jobs in Emerging Industries
- Cal State Dominguez Hills Basketball Breaks Records, Makes History
- Recovery and Rebuild Conference Informs with Workshops
- Altadena Rebuilding Conference Focuses on ‘The Hope We Hold’
- Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’
- Giving A ‘Nu’ Life To Others In Need
- Walter and Lillie Saulsberry Celebrate 86th Birthdays and 55 Years of Marriage
- Student Athlete of the Week: Kayla Williams
Ambassador Diane Watson
L.A. Salutes Ambassador Diane Watson
November 23, 2023
Scenes from Ambassador Diane Edith Watson weeklong 90th birthday celebration. Watson, who is a former LAUSD board member, State Senator, Congresswoman, and U.S. Ambassador, was saluted by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles City Council, L.A. Unified School District, and more.
Wendy’s Window: “No Room For Mediocre”
November 15, 2018
Madeleine Albright said, “There is plenty of room in the world for mediocre men, but there is no room for mediocre women.” History will show 2018 as the year of the woman. Whether we look at what came from the #MeToo Movement or the results from the midterm elections where a record number of women around the country were voted to various positions. People have fallen in love with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and when she fell and broke several ribs, we were even willing to give up our own to help her heal. We have examples all around us every day of women who are anything but mediocre. Even when we fall, we get right back up.