On May 25, 1997, the kidnapping, rape and murder of Sherrice Iverson in a Las Vegas casino bathroom would change my life forever. The child was from my neighborhood in South Los Angeles and was the same age as my daughter, so I took her murder very personally. I was shocked and outraged that any…
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Adolf Dulan, who was known as the “king of soul food,” died May 1. His death sent a jolt across the city. He was well known and beloved by our community. He began learning to cook on a farm in Luther, Oklahoma, while working next to his mother as she made the family meals. While…
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This Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the civil unrest in Los Angeles. It was the most destructive and costliest race riot in U.S. history. The unrest began in South Los Angeles April 29, 1992, after a jury acquitted four white officers from the Los Angeles Police Department of using excessive force in the videotaped…
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