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By Saaed Shabazz Special to the NNPA from The Final Call The deaths of Chokwe Lumumba, Amiri Baraka, Jitu Weusi and most recently, Elombe Brath raises critical issues and questions on the status, direction and future of Pan African and Black Nationalist movements inside the United States.

What do I do about the dog next door that incessantly barks day and night, or the construction crew that begins working at 6 a.m.? Sometimes in a city the size of Long Beach, navigating the levels of bureaucracy can feel like being caught in a Gordian knot.

Two Long Beach men pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy charges arising from a sex trafficking scheme that exploited women for prostitution.

A 22-year-old man suspected of wielding a gun during robberies of electronics stores in Long Beach and Torrance was facing felony charges today, authorities said.

Go to secretstairs-la.com for more information. 3. Stop to admire the Chandelier Tree: The tree has 30 vintage chandeliers dangling from its branches that light up the night at 2811 W. Silver Lake Drive, Los Angeles.

Four men, including a Rancho Palos Verdes resident, were arrested on suspicion of stealing televisions, laptop computers and other electronic items from a Lomita mosque, authorities said today.

Dr. Audra Deveikis, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach, Calif., poses for a photo at an AIDS conference in Boston in March.

The Extra Credit Teacher Program was designed to provide extra financial help for staff at California's high priority schools.

There was a time when things were always twisted at the Pike , especially during its late days in the 1970s when we would go down to the waterfront amusement area to buy corn dogs and shrimp and peek into Hollywood on The Pike to watch the whores and sailors dancing to country-western bands playing on the raised stage behind the bar.

Search and rescue teams search for missing teen Joseph Sanchez, who has been missing since diving into ocean at Inspiration Point in Rancho Palos Verdes Wednesday afternoon.

When retired developer Bob Langslet read the Beachcomber piece about the Jonah Jones residence on 37th Place at Ocean Blvd., he doubted Jones had ever lived at that home.

Nic Offer, lead singer of Sacramento dance punk act !!! , doesn't feel like the mixed reviews for his band's latest album “Thriller” were fair as critics may have taken the album name a bit too literal.

A rockabilly hootenanny is bringing a pair of Stray Cats, a punk legend, a rocking “reverend” and the self-proclaimed “greatest rock band in the world” to Long Beach this weekend for an all-ages street party and concert on Pine Avenue.

A big rig driver escaped injury early today after his vehicle and trailer overturned beneath the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Long Beach.

LONG BEACH >> For the second time in as many years, Long Beach has a budget surplus coming, but City Manager Pat West is asking elected officials to bank it to ward off emerging retirement costs.

Like many cities, Long Beach is seeing a financial turnaround as officials project good times ahead, at least in the short term.

Long Beach Police Department TAC Sgt. Greg Schirmer, center, inspects Class 87 of Long Beach Police Academy as they enter their 6th week of the 6-month program in Long Beach, CA.

The fields of Long Beach are littered with the casualties of the 2014 city elections.

To some Long Beach residents, the strip mall unit at 2507 Long Beach Boulevard is best known as Julio's, a beloved 'hood-ready Italian delivery establishment that takes forever to get to your door, but surprises with edible pies and standard meatball subs.

Former Army infantryman Jon Stites is on a mission - to make veterans laugh, at any cost.