Darlene Donloe

4 days ago | wavepublication.com | Shirley Hawkins |Darlene Donloe

A new cultural district highlighting South Los Angeles’ Black heritage will receive $3 million in state funding for cultural markers and monuments, with details about the project’s progress set to be announced June 29. Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas will present updates on the Historic South LA Black Cultural District at the Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks at Leimert Park Plaza.

4 days ago | wavepublication.com | Shirley Hawkins |Darlene Donloe

LOS ANGELES — Barbara Lawson was only 24 years old when her mother died. “She suffered from adult onset diabetes,” Lawson said. “She had to have both legs amputated and died of a heart attack at the age of 55. “She was my best friend,” Lawson added, saying her mother’s death caused her to spiral into a deep depression that lasted for 20 years. “The depression wouldn’t go away,” said Lawson, an artist and the mother of four.

2 weeks ago | wavepublication.com | Charlene Muhammad |Dion Rabouin |Darlene Donloe

SACRAMENTO — Small businesses in California — from sole proprietorships to small and medium enterprises — account for about 99% of all businesses in the state, making them the sector most responsible for job creation. Considering their importance to the state economy, Gov. Jerry Brown created the Office of the Small Business Advocate in 2012 and paired it with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

3 weeks ago | wavepublication.com | Darlene Donloe

LOS ANGELES — Four days of concerts, seminars and other activities known collectively as the BET Experience — also known as BET-X — will culminate June 9 when the BET Awards are handed out at the Peacock Theater in downtown. A literal who’s who in the Black entertainment world will descend on Los Angeles for the five-day event. Singer Mariah Carey, rapper/producer Snoop Dogg, Oscar and Grammy winner Jamie Foxx and gospel legend Kirk Franklin will receive the BET Ultimate Icon Award.

3 weeks ago | wavepublication.com | Dion Rabouin |Darlene Donloe

Descendants of former slaves would be eligible for housing payouts from the state under a pair of bills approved by California lawmakers last week. The state Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favor of Assembly Bill 57 and Assembly Bill 62, which are being described as a step toward reparations for Black Californians. But it’s worth asking how much difference they will really make.