By Alysha Conner | LA Wave Newspaper INGLEWOOD — A local family is receiving care from the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region after their home caught fire the morning of Dec. 17. Firefighters from Los Angeles County Fire Department…
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Drive-Thru Holiday Giveaways On Tap This Weekend In Inglewood
By Alysha Conner | LA Wave Newspaper INGLEWOOD – Community leaders are utilizing the drive-thru method to host charitable events this Christmas and preserve the season of giving amid the coronavirus surge. Inglewood Community Fridge is one of the newest…
Black-Owned Restaurants Respond to Latest COVID-19 Restrictions
By Alysha Conner | LA Wave Newspaper SOUTH LOS ANGELES — As the second wave of coronavirus cases continue to surge, local restaurants’ efforts to keep their tables open to the public have failed. On Nov. 22, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued…
Inglewood Filmmaker Works On Documentary About Home
By Alysha Conner | LA Wave Newspaper INGLEWOOD — As gentrification contines to be primary issue in the city, one of its residents has become the voice of the people affected by gentrification by documenting their realities. Aliyah Thomas is…
Inglewood-Based Organization Helps Women In Kenya
By Alysha Conner | LA Wave Newspaper INGLEWOOD — A nonprofit organization founded by an Inglewood woman is helping make a difference in the lives of women and girls in Kenya. Sha’ Givens launched I Can Fly International in 2005…
Inglewood Writer Starts Publishing Company to Publish Book
By Alysha Conner | Los Angeles Wave Newspaper INGLEWOOD — An Inglewood man has taken on the role of delivering hope through poetry. Leonard A. Murray is the new owner of an Inglewood-based publishing company called Call Me Coursey Entertainment.…
Rams use outreach to connect with Inglewood students
By Alysha Conner | Los Angeles Wave Newspaper INGLEWOOD —In the wake of a dual pandemic, police brutality and COVID-19, hitting home for Inglewood residents, the Los Angeles Rams have stepped up to drive and inspire hope. After news surfaced…
Local theaters strive to stay open amid new Inglewood venues
By Alysha Conner | LA Wave Newspaper INGLEWOOD — While the city continues to grow into a hot spot for sports and concerts, owners of smaller local venues are fighting to keep their doors open for more reasons than one.…
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Compiled by Alysha Conner | LA Wave Newspaper Library offers virtual tutoring, job prep SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Public Library and local nonprofit Dynasty United Youth Association have launched a new program for underserved youth. A virtual…
Urban Tech Connect will be virtual affair this year
By Alysha Conner | LA Wave Newspapers SOUTH LOS ANGELES — A technology conference designed to bridge the gap for under-represented communities, will rely on the latest technology advances to carry on this, its third year. Plug In South L.A., a growing tech…