Rihanna surprises vets battling homelessness in West Los Angeles
Rihanna took the time – pregnant and all – to visit vets at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus.
LA Rams, Fulfillment Fund offering college scholarships to high school seniors in honor of Kenny Washington
The scholarship is in honor of Kenny Washington, who broke the NFL's color barrier by signing with the Los Angeles Rams in 1946.
LA County leaders call for ending discrimination against gay, bisexual men in blood donations amid shortage
LA County Board of Supervisors are calling on the FDA to drop certain blood donor policies that county leaders say are discriminatory against gay and bisexual men.
Spike Lee to direct Colin Kaepernick docu-series
Spike Lee will direct a multi-part documentary on Colin Kaepernick.
Lusia Harris, basketball pioneer and only woman drafted into the NBA, dies at 66
Lusia Harris was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 as the first Black woman to earn that honor.
Georgia teen accepted into 48 colleges, earns over $600K in scholarships
Kenyari Sawyer, a 4.0 senior in Albany, Georgia, was accepted into 48 universities and colleges and received more than $600,000 in scholarships.
Senate presses ahead with voting rights debate: Here's what the legislation would do
The Senate on Tuesday is set to debate legislation that combines the two major voting bills, the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022: US events honor civil rights leader
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is being honored on Monday with an annual service in Atlanta, as well as many other parades, marches and volunteer opportunities throughout the U.S.
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous quotes as America honors his legacy
America remembers the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Here are some of his most famous quotes, and where they came from.
Several MLK events planned in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles' premier annual event to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- the Kingdom Day Parade in South LA -- has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are still a number of MLK- related events set for the Monday holiday.
NBA commemorates MLK Day with games and celebrations
The NBA is honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with celebrations and games on the national holiday.
This MLK Day comes with calls for progress on voting rights
Dr. King's children fear new voting laws enacted since the 2020 election are stripping away the very rights their father fought to attain.
Maya Angelou becomes 1st Black woman featured on US quarter
A new U.S. quarter featuring the late poet Maya Angelou went into circulation on Monday, the U.S. Mint announced.
'A Doll Like Me': Helping children with disabilities feel seen through personalized dolls
The doll maker behind “A Doll Like Me” makes dolls for children who don't see themselves on store shelves. The dolls resemble their owners: children with a variety of disabilities, so that every child feels seen.
LASD faces civil rights lawsuit after video shows deputies hitting Black man in the head
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit after video showed deputies holding a Black man to the ground and hitting him in the head multiple times.
Racism is a 'public health threat,' Biden says in new HIV/AIDS strategy
In its new HIV/AIDS strategy released Wednesday on the annual commemoration of World AIDS Day, the Biden administration is calling racism “a public health threat” that must be fully recognized as the world looks to end the epidemic.
Santa gets a boyfriend in Norway postal service Christmas ad
The commercial, titled, “When Harry Met Santa,” celebrates 50 years since the country decriminalized homosexuality.
Ahmaud Arbery's family reacts to guilty verdicts: 'I never thought this day would come'
Wanda Cooper-Jones spoke to a crowd on the courthouse steps minutes after hearing three men accused of killing her son, Ahmaud Arbery, were found guilty of murder.
Ahmaud Arbery murder trial: Jury dismissed for night, deliberations continue Wednesday morning
The jury asked the judge to go a little late into the evening, but a little before 6:30 p.m. was dismissed for the night. They are expected to pick up deliberations early Wednesday morning.
'Unite the Right' civil trial verdict: Jury awards victims $26M in damages
A jury has ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay $26 million in damages over violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.