‘They brutalized us’: Brandon Boyd’s family speaks out one week after he was shot, killed by police
"It’s about the way the police treated all of us. The entire community who stood there and watched them murder my brother.”
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Jackie Rae
5 days ago2 min read
Long Beach business leaders, residents gather to talk crime prevention
City Prosecutor Doug Haubert told attendees the passage of Proposition 36, which increases sentences of various drug and theft crimes,...
Jackie Rae
Oct 252 min read
The Wicked Wolf cocktail bar to become tea & coffee haven during the day
Enjoy your second living room.
Jackie Rae
Sep 193 min read
Erin Carey returns to Wilson High as the Boys’ Basketball Assistant Coach
Erin Carey, who led the Wilson High School girls' basketball team to a championship four years ago but resigned earlier this year,...
Jackie Rae
Sep 194 min read
Long Beach workers allege discrimination in Public Works, call for national Black employee protections
Anti-Black sentiments have long run deep in American society, and while eradicating these attitudes entirely may seem unlikely, the...
Jackie Rae
Jul 303 min read
Care Closet LBC Named Nonprofit of the Year for Transformative Work with Unhoused Community
For many, it's hard to visualize what two million pounds of trash looks like, but Duke Givens, founder and CEO of the local nonprofit...
Jackie Rae
Jul 132 min read
Fluffy’s Sno-Balls Forced to Exit Long Beach Due to Repeated Break-Ins
As this year's summer continues to produce record temperatures, you might be craving some tasty relief in the form of a snow cone from...
Jackie Rae
Apr 202 min read
Pro-Palestine protesters rally outside Grand Prix, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
By Jackie Rae Pro-Palestine protesters capitalized on the large crowds attending the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Saturday to...
Jackie Rae
Mar 293 min read
Pastor of Long Beach’s oldest Black church attacked twice during service
Reverend Welton Pleasant II stands in the pulpit of Christ Second Baptist Church - photo by Jackie Rae Built 116 years ago, Christ Second...
Jackie Rae
Jan 283 min read
Cheryl Vienna: The "Freaky Tales" Actress On Defying Odds and Embracing the Art of Life
In 2009, Vienna was diagnosed with Stage IIA breast cancer. Receiving the diagnosis just three days before her wedding day -- she decided on
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