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May 31, 2024 | 
ourweekly.com | Marcellus Cole |David Horne |OPED Contriobutor
Skip to content Posted inUncategorized An outsider tosses hat in ring for White House Dr. Cornel West, formerly a professor of Religion and Philosophy at Harvard University, and currently a tenured professor at Union Theological […] Posted inUncategorized ’Ain’t no crystal stair’ “I think one man is just as good as another so long as he’s honest and decent and not a n*gg*r or a Chinaman.” —Future President […] Posted inUncategorized In South Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and U.S. Small...
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May 30, 2024 | 
ourweekly.com | Marcellus Cole
Also opposed by Board of SupervisorsA proposed plan to shoot Catalina deer from helicopters to reduce the island's deer population has been scrapped, the Los Angeles County Fish and Wildlife Commission announced this week. In a special meeting Wednesday morning, the commission decided to rework plans to address the more than 1,770 mule deer on the island.
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May 29, 2024 | 
ourweekly.com | Marcellus Cole
Tributes pour in across sports, music worldsHall of Famer Bill Walton, college basketball’s Player of the Year in all three of his varsity seasons at UCLA when he led the Bruins to two NCAA championships, died on Monday at his home in San Diego, the NBA announced. He was 71. During an injury-plagued NBA career, Walton also was a member of two championship teams, the MVP of the 1977 finals and 1977-78 season.
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May 29, 2024 | 
ourweekly.com | Gregg Reese |Marcellus Cole
’Ain’t no crystal stair’“I think one man is just as good as another so long as he’s honest and decent and not a n*gg*r or a Chinaman.”—Future President Harry S. Truman in a 1911 letter to his wife, Bess. Politics makes for strange bedfellows.
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May 29, 2024 | 
ourweekly.com | Marcellus Cole
An outsider tosses hat in ring for White HouseBy Dr. David L. Horne | OW ContributorDr. Cornel West, formerly a professor of Religion and Philosophy at Harvard University, and currently a tenured professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York, is actively running for the post of President of the United States in the 2024 election.
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May 29, 2024 | 
ourweekly.com | Terry Kanakri |Marcellus Cole
National Stroke Awareness MonthBy Terry Kanakri | OW Guest ContributorWith May being National Stroke Awareness Month, it’s important to know the signs and causes of stroke that affect more than 795,000 people in the United States every year, resulting in serious long-term disability for many of those afflicted by this cardiovascular disease. A stroke is damage to the brain that occurs when a blood vessel in the brain bursts or is blocked by a blood clot.
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May 29, 2024 | 
ourweekly.com | Marcellus Cole
Biden or Trump? It’s up to youBy Dr. John E. Warren | Publisher, The San Diego Voice & ViewpointWhile the mainstream news media is fixated on the Trial of Donald Trump and his soaring poll numbers in spite of his legal problems, someone needs to have a conversation with President Biden about how he got in office and why he is losing the Black vote in particular, when he and the Democratic Party appear to think they have done enough for Black folks.
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May 29, 2024 | 
ourweekly.com | Stacy Brown |Marcellus Cole
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentDespite endorsements and praise for former President Donald Trump from high-profile African American figures like Stephen A. Smith, Snoop Dogg, and Ice Cube, President Joe Biden continues to enjoy strong support within the Black community.
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May 1, 2024 | 
ourweekly.com | Marcellus Cole
Cite disinvestment in Black, Brown communitiesDisproportionate inequities in health, access to care, housing, and economic security among Los Angeles County communities impacts health outcomes for residents depending largely on where they live, according to a new report released from the L.A. County Department of Public Health (DPH).
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
ourweekly.com | Terry Kanakri |Marcellus Cole
Storms bring heavier vegetation, pollen increaseBy Terry Kanakri | Special to Our WeeklyAs California experienced prolonged heavy rains this winter, health officials are projecting a more intense allergy season due to an anticipated explosion of vegetation and an increase in airborne pollen that promise to result in a more intense allergy season this year.
