A Collection of Written Works By Alysha Conner
By Alysha Conner | Annenberg Media Press play to listen to an audio version of Markeesha’s story. https://soiwrite.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Markeeshas-Story-Finale-1.mp3 Markeesha, who prefers to disclose her first name only, is a 37-year-old South Los Angeles native. She entered the foster care…
ACCA Founder, USC Annenberg Professor Miki Turner By Alysha Conner | Annenberg Media Listen to an audio version of this story below. Miki Turner, a photojournalism professor at USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, recently created a…
By Alysha Conner | Los Angeles Wave Newspaper LOS ANGELES — Bernadette Fernandez, the founder of Imagine Etiquette and Image Consulting, is providing students with practical coping tools as the pandemic persists. Imagine Etiquette consists of custom-designed programs that teach…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…