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Column | Murder at the Hollywood Bowl: Remembering Long Beach’s Anthony Wilkins
On August 2, 1974, the life of Anthony (Tony) Wilkins’, a Black man from Long Beach, ended at…
Southland leaders hail SCOTUS ruling upholding DACA, rejecting Trump’s effort to dismantle the program
Southland community leaders and Democratic elected officials today, June 18 praised the U.S. Supreme Court for rejecting President…
Long Beach woman not arrested after recorded racist rants and alleged assault in Torrance
A woman who went on a pair of racist rants aimed at Asian Americans at a Torrance park…
Long Beach bakers join #BakersAgainstRacism in support of the Black Lives Matter movement
Jillian Sassoon, Stephanie Garcia, Lainey Atwood and the bakers at Gusto Bread all have one thing in common.…
Community members announce they will begin the recall process of Mayor Robert Garcia
With the Civic Chambers closed yet again and punk band WACKO playing very fitting hardcore music, protesters outside…
Current and former LBUSD students protest racism within school district
“Whose schools?” “Our schools!” chanted the crowd assembled outside the Long Beach Unified School District’s office, to remind…
Funeral procession from LB to LA protested against police brutality and honored the lives of George Floyd, Long Beach’s Fredrick Taft and others lost to racist violence
Trigger Warning: The following story contains graphic details. The Long Beach chapter of Black Lives Matter organized a…
Long Beach Opera’s race discussion points to imbalances and inequity in the arts
If art institutions are to treat African American and other underrepresented artists with equity and sensitivity, there must…
Bixby Knolls parade to honor WWII Vet’s 100th Birthday
The Bixby Knolls community has been invited to participate in a parade for a local World War II…
Long Beach to open COVID-19 testing to all residents regardless of symptoms
Long Beach has announced that effective June 16, residents will now be able to receive a COVID-19 test…