A century after Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois debated the path to "first-class citizenship," all roads lead to the same place — frustration.
A number of businesses in Los Angeles lend a hand with Profits for Peace.
A look at how a Skid Row institution makes a difference, one life at a time.
A veteran teacher raises questions about charter schools in advance of a couple of documentaries that will examine the concept.
The Garment & Citizen closes after 10 years of service as community newspaper for the central city.
Sure, there would be some changes if he had it all to do over, but there are so many things he'd do again.
A last look at the weekly featured that honored the oft-overlooked members of the community who work hard every day.
The low whooping cough vaccination rate among U.S. adults is endangering the lives of infants too young to be immunized and Latinos are hit the hardest.
Latest poll shows ethnic voters will help defeat Prop. 19, the marijuana legalization bill, and split on Prop. 23, the clean energy bill.
An observer expects request for judge to reconsider verdict on enhanced charge to become a possible route to a new trial or probation for Johannes Mehserle; federal officials launch own investigation of case.
The life of the late Supreme Court justice offers plenty of material — and Laurence Fishburne makes the most of it in a stunning solo on the stage.
The cop who calmed tensions and restored morale after the May Day Melee of 2007 takes on a new set of challenges as chief of Riverside P.D.
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Some see the controversial immigration-enforcement law passed in the Grand Canyon State as a reminder of civil rights abuses they allege to be commonplace in the hard-pressed district of Downtown.
