Mario Hernandez helps Christopher Lazaro adjust his tie before his sister’s wedding. Courtesy of Christopher Lazaro. I’ve never felt as carefree as I did when I was a kid. I loved getting the latest ...

The city of Los Angeles kicked many Mexican American residents out of their homes in these neighborhoods in the 1950s. The land was supposed to be used to build public housing but the city ultimately ...

I’m a proud fronterizo — or border student. I was born and raised in Tijuana but often spent time in San Diego, where many of my family members live. I moved to California in my junior year of high ...

While there is no data on Cal State LA’s website about faculty race breakdown, 12.7% of faculty are Black, while 52.8% are white, according to the College Factual website. This may be due to the fact ...

“If I had a magic wand, I would change El Monte back to the shopping hub it was in the past. People used to come to El Monte’s Valley Mall to go to a huge tri-level JC Penneys, and the street was ...

That includes a doubling of incoming Black students on campus this fall compared to Fall Semester 2019 — making it the “largest class of Black students [the university] has had in many years,” Robert ...

Wooden crates, tables, chairs, University Times newspaper boxes and more barricade the front of the University Gym at Cal State LA. Graffiti covers the gym wall with words like “Free Palestine.” ...

“This is a racial justice issue. It’s a reproductive justice issue. It’s an economic justice issue. We’re a community with one of the highest populations of Latinos, and we are a predominantly ...

Little league games with his girlfriend and her nephew, followed by hot dogs and tater tots at Meea’s restaurant in Eagle Rock.That cherished routine of Mick Kowaleski’s will come to a halt this week ...

If you have some time between your afternoon classes to take a seat with some friends, this sit-down restaurant is definitely worth a visit. Although it is a little on the pricey side, it certainly ...

Growing up gay means learning to edit yourself—until one day, you realize the only story worth telling is the unedited version. But getting to that point was a journey for Max. Max, 34, grew up in a ...

One day, as a 7-year-old, she was watching “America’s Next Top Model.” The guest judge on the show was the “Queen of Burlesque,” Dita Von Teese. Dita sported a long black 50s pencil dress with cap ...