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The Compton singer-guitarist topped the charts with 'Bad Habit.' Now he's a Grammy contender, on his own terms: 'I didn't have to change to do it.'

The Greater LA African American Chamber will award STEM education scholarships for students from Crenshaw, Dorsey and other high schools.

/PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) last night announced a $100,000 donation to the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce...

The contending season of the Dorsey softball team came to an end on Thursday when they lost 19-4 to the Orthopaedic Vipers in the first round of the Division III City Section Playoffs. The Donnas end their season with an 8-2 overall record.

After nine games, the Dymally Challengers remain perfect. They handed the Washington Prep Generals their first loss this season after defeating them 50-14 on Friday. Dymally now sits at the top of the Western League.

At last, the Class of 2021 gets together — for graduation Melissa Gomez, Robert Gauthier © Provided by The LA Times Sierra Vista Principal Vince Pratt fist-bumps graduate Nicholas Andrade as he accepts his diploma. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The Class of 2021 — as they gather for hastily organized graduation ceremonies on the cusp of Californias full reopening — are emerging six feet apart into the sunlight of football fields, plazas and stadiums in caps, gow...

For many seniors, the end of high school is marked by the first in-person gathering of their entire class since March 2020 — graduation.

Crenshaw Secure Challenging Wins, Remain Perfect By Amanda Scurlock, Sports writer Published May 23, 2021 Senior guard Khalid Betts (4) (Photo by Rob Helfman) The Crenshaw girls’ and boys’ basketball teams are excelling through the unprecedented 2020-2021 season. Both teams carry a perfect overall record, the girls at 4-0 and the boys at 3-0 overall, as of May 23. The prowess of both teams was tested on Saturday as they faced competitive matches that kept the Cougars fighting throughout the...

Print Melanie Andrews was 10 years old and bedridden with sepsis when she was introduced to the world of Shakespeare. Her teachers were her mother and grandmother, a college professor who encouraged Andrews to read from the 1950s encyclopedia series “Great Books of the Western World,” which encompasses more than 400 works of literature. Over the span of a year, Andrews estimates, she read 20 Shakespeare plays, beginning with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” while confined to her Compton...

Lakers guard Danny Green and Sparks forward Reshanda Gray Promote In-Person Voting By L.A. Sentinel Staff Published November 7, 2020 California Secretary of State Alex Padilla joined Sparks forward and Washington Prep alum Reshana Gray and Lakers guard Danny Green to Promote the option of in-person voting. the Staples Center is one of the many voting places where people can cast their ballot. Video by: Amanda Scurlock ADVERTISEMENT