The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: A Century of Historic Moments
“The Greatest Stadium in the World” is a living memorial to all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I
“The Greatest Stadium in the World” is a living memorial to all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I
On October 15, 2021, California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) hosted four simultaneous ribbon cuttings, three of which were on major capital project buildings totaling more than $200 million. The grand openings marked the biggest transformation of the campus in more than a decade, and the first additions of brand-new academic facilities in more than 20 years.
In the Beginning: Community activist Walter Bremond founded the Brotherhood Crusade in 1968, in the turbulent years that followed the Watts Uprising. He provided seed money by mortgaging his home for $15,000 (Sentinel File Photo)
He had been using his step-father’s name when he died. That’s why no one knew who he was. When Marquette Price passed away at the age of 42 on December 20, 1986, it took four days for the coroner’s office to positively identify him. “Positive” may not be the right choice of words.
Marquette Frye had been known as the young man who sparked the Watts Uprising on the evening of August 11, 1965, after being stopped by a police officer for suspicion of drunk driving. It was the infamy of that event that led Frye to use the name Price for the ensuing 20-plus years.