“I haven’t been with the team long, but each practice, each game, I’m getting better,” Sims said.

“We gotta just muscle up and be mentally tough to handle it,” Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts reminded the team.

As the Sparks fight for the postseason, one truth is clear: trust between players and media can’t be the missing piece. Just as respect for the league grows, so must respect for those working to tell its stories.

"My goal is to just help the team as much as I can.” -- Azurá Stevens

“I believe a majority of our issues could probably be solved if people had easy access to mental health,” Therapist Amie Lowery-Luties said.

"At this point of the season, every game matters," said Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts

“It feels good that all my hard work is finally paying off.”

"It’s all about respect and gaining trust. Once we gain trust, it’s not really hard at all."

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It will be years before the sign, which stood atop the famous record shop until 2018, finds a new home, according to city officials.”

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The MLK parade has long been a glaring example of Black erasure in Long Beach,

"Moving people along doesn't solve the root problem," Carey said, adding that the HOA has spent over $4,000 on repairs following break-ins a

‘I definitely feel like they don't do enough when Black women go missing,’ said Kathryn Renesto, Smith’s mother.