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COMPTON — The Compton Unified School District and El Camino College Compton Center will host informational meetings from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 21 and from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 to explain how students can potentially earn an associate degree while in high school in their new program, Early College High School. If […]
LOS ANGELES – Hundreds of high school students at Dorsey High School are joining hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons in a pledge to promote peace and reduce violence in their lives and communities. Nearly 500 Dorsey students joined Simmons in signing a pledge for peace and committed to putting peaceful lifestyles into action in their school, […]
Editor’s Note: With so much talk about a lack of diversity in this year’s Oscars, we decided to republish this story from last year’s LA Wave. Coverage of this year’s Academy Awards begins at 4 p.m. PST on Sunday, Feb. 22. It was, in many ways, a magical night for most African Americans. There was […]