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-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…
Pandemic Curtails Free Thanksgiving Dinners This Year
By Alysha Conner | LA Wave Newspaper LOS ANGELES — The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be a setback for many organizations that usually participate in charitable holiday festivities this year. Rather it be due to funding issues or health-related…
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.…
‘The Black Sheep’: African Americans Who Support Donald Trump
By Alysha Conner Despite a vast number of African Americans being opposed to Donald Trump as president, few supporters remain. Desmond Grant is a 40-year-old Black man and Trump supporter who owns a small trucking company in Houston, Texas. Grant…
Joe Biden Declares ‘Checkmate’, Amid Trump Tax Scandal
By Alysha Conner The New York Times’s report detailing Donald Trump’s tax-return data gave Joe Biden the golden opportunity to put Trump on the defensive during the first presidential debate Tuesday evening. “Show us your tax returns,” said Biden, repeatedly,…
3 Controversies Surrounding Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Nomination
By Alysha Conner On September 26, President Trump announced his candidacy for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. Barrett, 48, is a judge on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. She left…
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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…