After months of intense campaigning, George McKenna's faithful gathered last week to celebrate a historic win against a better-funded opponent, Alex Johnson.
With the proliferation of mobile phones, digital cartography has taken off as a community-building tool. Using geotags for posted photographs and status updates, people can relay valuable information about the communities they live in.
My father died behind a well-made wooden bathroom door late on the evening of August 15, 1982 (and the feast day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary).
The event highlighted the girls growing knowledge and confidence. The goal of DIY Girls is to foster a new crop of young women eager to study and go into the fields of science, engineering and technology.
For me, Epiphany Church was the first place in which I was part of a larger community that extended beyond my family. It was youth, and it's still my South El Monte.
From a meditation on what it means to be a happy Black man, the folklore of the freeway, to the glory days of the Lakers, these four books each equally present a new perspective on well-known topics.
South L.A. has been identified as one of the most polluted areas in the state, and its residents will live five years less than those from other parts ofLos Angeles.
A first generation college student reflects on the challenges and the supportive people and programs that helped her achieve her goal of attending college.