LOS ANGELES-President Barack Obama spoke with talk show host, Jay Leno during his recent trip to Los Angeles. Obama discussed his trip to the legendary “Roscoes Chicken and Waffles,” saying that “I’m eating the wings and you’ve got the hot sauce on there, the fancy presidential limousine smelling like chicken.” Obama Eats at Historic Black […]
LOS ANGELES-LAPD Homicide Detective Sal LaBarbera who is an active Twitter user is drawing heat for recently posting a picture of a homicide victim with the caption “guess where i’m at? …it never ends.” Labarbera has 1,400 followers on Twitter under the name LAMurderCop. 21 Machine Guns Stolen From LAPD SWAT Team Naked, Unarmed Man […]
LOS ANGELES-21 MP-5 submachine guns and 12 .45 caliber handguns were stolen from a building used to store equipment for the LAPD SWAT Team. Police are not sure if the theft was an inside job and are currently investigating the matter. Investigators Claim LAPD Cover Up In Notorious B.I.G. Murder Dozens Of L.A. Anti-Gang Officers […]
Call them riots or civil insurrections, when a disenfranchised population is triggered by an event that symbolizes their shared grievances, the consequences can be the unleashing of years of suppressed frustration and rage. While it is common for governments to blame the rioters, a detailed look at the causes show that the law and law […]
LOS ANGELES — A 19-month civil rights investigation of the Los Angeles Unified School District found that the district failed to provide an equal education to English-learners and black students, resulting in wide academic disparities, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday. The district, the nation’s second-largest, agreed to remedy the disparities through a variety […]
The prestigious Hollywood Black Film Festival dubbed “The Black Sundance” has announced its lineup for the 2011 Festival which will happen October 27-30th. The Festival will screen 51 films, including 9 feature films, 11 documentaries and 27 short films. Black Film Festival Showcases The Next Great Black Filmmakers New Movie “Last Laugh” Fights Drug Abuse […]
LOS ANGELES — With supporters chanting “Obie, Obie,” a man who spent 17 years behind bars won his freedom Tuesday evening just days after a judge overturned his murder conviction. Obie Anthony, 37, collapsed into the arms of family members, who screamed and cried as he walked out of a downtown Los Angeles jail. Man […]
LOS ANGELES— When students return for school Monday morning at Washington Prep, they’ll be greeted by crisis counselors and missing one of their beloved classmates, a cheerleader who died after collapsing during a football game. Angela Gettis, a 16-year-old sophomore at the school, was rallying the crowd Friday night in the fourth quarter of a […]
West coast rap legend Jayo Feleony is under investigation by authorities for allegedly squatting in a foreclosed mansion in the Hollywood Hills. Residents of the the neighborhood claim the rapper illegally entered the property and has since disturbed the community with his loud music and rampant marijuana smoking, which neighbors say they can smell from […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Artest’s bid to become Mr. World Peace was delayed, but not denied. A court commissioner granted the Lakers forward’s request to officially change his name to Metta World Peace on Friday, three weeks after the bid was blocked because Artest had unpaid traffic tickets. Also read: Ron Artest Wins NBA […]
LOS ANGELES — According to the DEA, James “Jimmy Henchmen” Rosemond used the Los Angeles office of Interscope Records to import cocaine to Los Angeles. Rosemond managed “The Game” who is an artist on Interscope, and “The Game’s” road manager is also implicated in the incident. Feds Look To Seize Jimmy Henchman’s Million Dollar Homes […]
LOS ANGELES — Two students were shot at the Univeristy Of Southern California dorm after a confrontation over stolen headphones, according to officials. After two USC students noticed some Dr. Dre headphones were missing after a party at an USC apartment complex, they confronted a man who they suspected of stealing them, who shot them […]
