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Tributes continue to pour in following the death of Apostle Frederick K.C. Price, founder of Crenshaw Christian Center. Price—who is credited with birthing the city’s charismatic word of faith movement through his Ever-Increasing Faith Ministries— had been in an L.A. area hospital battling COVID-19 for the past five weeks. He was 89.

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Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has resigned from the California District Attorney’s Association (CDAA), becoming only the second out of 58 other state district attorneys to leave the group.

An internal investigation has been launched after one officer reported that other Los Angeles police officers had circulated a photo of George Floyd captioned with “you take my breath away” on Valentine’s Day.

With less than 23 new cases per 400,000 people, Los Angeles has reached the threshold of COVID-19 cases required to reopen schools, but individual districts must now plan how to return to in-class instruction, explained LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner.

On Tuesday, activists and community members secured a historic win in the fight against the Los Angeles Police Department in Los Angeles Unified Schools. After months of delays, the L. A Unified School Board unanimously approved a plan that cuts $25 million from the school police budget and diverts it to the Black Student Achievement Plan, eliminates 133 positions (one-third of its officers), and bans the use of pepper spray on students.

Rosalind “Roz” Brewer, currently Chief Operating Officer at Starbucks, will take the helm at Walgreen on March 15, becoming the only Black woman presently in charge of a Fortune 500 company. She’ll become the third Black woman in history to do so.

The Tabernacle Community Development Corporation (TCDC), in partnership with the Los Angeles County Health Services, has launched a new program to expand access to free community-based COVID-19 testing in the Black community.

California’s Committee on Revision of the Penal Code (CRPC) released its first annual report last week. The proposal included 10 recommendations that would significantly reform California’s criminal justice system – if they are adapted into law.

On Feb. 12, after disability rights activists had blasted the state’s vaccine rollout for weeks, California officials made an announcement that might cool their criticisms.

Two elections held in the last three months have placed San Bernardino County resident Jasmin Hall in a position where she wields the most influence among a handful of African Americans serving in California water industry leadership roles.

Quinci LeGardye  | California Black Media

Since President Biden’s inauguration, people have been raving about the “riveting” inaugural performance – and equally enchanting Super Bowl appearance -- of former Youth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles Amanda Gorman. Beyond her gripping poetry and captivating sense of fashion, another Gorman style that has been catching media attention is her choice to wear two masks at once.