Sentencing Set for Owner of South L.A. Burger Stand
August 11, 2016
Brian Sawyers, 57, of Los Angeles, was found guilty on August 4 of two felony offenses of distribution of cocaine
Breaking News
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- Chargers Thwart Divisional Foe on Thursday Night
- No. 18 UCLA Men’s Basketball Defeats Prairie View A&M 111-75
- Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
Crack
Film Documenting L.A.’s Drug Era Nominated for Emmy
August 8, 2016
“This was something that I dreamed of (doing) while I was in prison. To see it come to life and then to be nominated… it’s unbelievable,” said author and filmmaker Rick Ross, whose film “Freeway, a Crack in the System” was recently nominated for an Emmy.