Could end up a form of police surveillance to deter young people from convenient, safe modes of transportation By CYNTHIA NUNN There are certain days in life when you need an angel. It could be to get you through the pain of a full day without eating because you only had enough to feed your children. Maybe it’s to find your way past the grief of losing a loved one to the virus that’s wreaking havoc on our cities ..read more

Black should be a noun referring to race; Compton Herald was ahead of the curve years ago (Re-print from Aug. 14, 2017) Normally, the word “black” is an adjective — a descriptive term that modifies a noun. In journalism, black should be a noun when referred to as an ethnic term, i.e. Black American (a race) like African American. Lower casing the “b” is demeaning when used in a sentence referenced with other ethnic groups, for example — Asian American, Latino American, Native American … black American — the only reference lower cased in a succession of racial identifiers ..read more

Young group home owner, recent grad of Watts-based Entrepreneur Educational Center weathers coronavirus pandemic, social justice issues LOS ANGELES — Caught between a global pandemic and the combustible fallout sparked by the senseless murder of George Floyd, minority small business owners are hard pressed to find a pathway to survival during these unprecedented times. For new business owners, getting valid answers to their pressing questions is an urgent need – for instance how to apply for available stimulus package related programs ..read more

Group home for women owned by Theresa L. Jones, Watts native and founder-CEO of New Reflections, Inc., has been hard-pressed to endure the challenges of running a facility designed to aid challenged women  in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Young group home owner and recent grad of Watts-based Entrepreneur Educational Center weathers coronavirus pandemic LOS ANGELES — Caught between a global pandemic and the combustible fallout sparked by the senseless murder of George Floyd, minority small business owners are hard pressed to find a pathway to survival during these unprecedented time ..read more

America’s health care workers are dying increasingly from the coronavirus pandemic. News 18 screen grab True toll of COVID-19 on US health care workers unknown By CHRISTINA JEWETT and LIZ SZABO, Contributing Writers “Lost on the Frontline” America’s health care workers are dying from the coronavirus pandemic. These are some of the first tragic cases. The number of health care workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus is likely far higher than the reported tally of 9,200, and U.S ..read more

Don’t fall for president’s church reopening   ‘Rope-a-Dope’  By HARDY BROWN President Donald Trump is tempting Christians to crowd into churches, implying your God will protect you. You have been pent up for three months now and you deserve to be free. This is a free country. The president boasts that we had one of the greatest economies the world has ever seen before COVID-19, so you should deny the fact that the virus is threatening your life and get out, cut loose, sing, pray, shout and hug your friends ..read more

Virtual Music Business Master Class on Zoom, Sat., May 30 For artists seeking knowledge on how to NOT get screwed over in the music business, Lonzo Williams, The Godfather of West Coast Hip Hop, will be hosting a virtual Music Business Master Class on Zoom, Saturday, May 30, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. As a veteran in the music game, Lonzo has experience as a label owner, publisher, song writer, artist and music executive ..read more

Christians boarded the Ark in the days of Noah; today, don’t see God’s providence in staying home  So let me get this straight — (some) so-called Christians who claim to believe in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, are angry because they are asked to stay home, not to go to church right now, but later when it is safer to assemble together. It’s not about you, it’s about us. Matthew 7:12 God told Noah to build an ark and that the world was plagued with evil ..read more

City Council President Emeritus Herb Wesson. Premature opening of businesses, public places will ‘most negatively’ impact minority communities LOS ANGELES — In response to calls and protests to “reopen Los Angeles,” City Council President Emeritus Herb Wesson has released a video statement calling on Angelenos to take into account communities of color who will be most negatively impacted by a premature reopening of businesses and public spaces across Los Angeles. “People of color are being hit by this pandemic physically, mentally, and financially,” Wesson begins ..read more

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors authorized the LA County Development Authority to utilize Community Development Block Grant Program coronavirus response funds to administer the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance. Assists renters with limited means impacted by COVID-19; applications accepted through May 31 LOS ANGELES COUNTY – In response to renters with limited means affected by COVID-19, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors authorized the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) to utilize Community Development Block Grant Program coronavirus (CDBG-CV) response funds ..read more