LA educators and parents ask LAUSD for more diversity in classrooms
February 1, 2022Carlos Granda LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Who teaches your children? Los Angeles educators say that matters as much as what they learn in school. Educators and parents gathered at the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters on Tuesday saying...
Why diversity is critical to media and entertainment – and how to achieve it
Sept 27, 2021Cathy Li Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) has recently become one of the most trending topics in the media and entertainment industry. But embracing diversity isn’t only about doing the right thing. Analysis shows that ethics and profits...
Despair over gentrification reaches new depths in South L.A.
SEPT. 24, 2021ERIKA D. SMITH Gina Fields talks almost wistfully about one her favorite activities growing up in “The Jungle,” the part of South L.A. that most Angelenos now know as rapidly gentrifying Baldwin Village. “I used to walk through Leimert Park as a kid to...
New California housing law challenged in court by Los Angeles nonprofit
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021HANNAH WILEY A Los Angeles-based nonprofit sued California on Wednesday to halt the implementation of a new housing law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last week that allows cities to rezone certain urban neighborhoods for small apartment buildings. The...