Neila Jamee

Yoga on Crenshaw Boulevard

Yoga comes to the Crenshaw neighborhood. Downward-facing dog, anyone? [...]

Students and Faculty Protest Cal State Budget Cuts

Cal State faculty and students are protesting the Cal State System moves to cut classes and reduce its population by 40,000 across its 23 schools. [...]

Unions join forces to provide Easter baskets to underpriviledged children

Local union members, leaders, and volunteers with bunny ears gathered at the Children’s Institute International in South Los Angeles to provide Easter baskets to more than 200 underprivileged children on April 10.

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Residents of South L.A. in Disbelief Over Obama Presidency

Vince Womack, the band director at Foshay Learning Center in South Los Angeles, struggled to hold back tears as he reflected on the historical significance of the first African-American president of the United States, one day after the nation celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.


"It's a collision of destiny. How could you have written a script such as this? I don't think us having a black president of the United States was really what Martin Luther King Jr. had in mind. Of course, it's great," said Womack, 44, "OBAMA" appropriately written across his t-shirt.

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