Julius Butler’s testimony helped convict Geronimo Pratt of murder. Now, the First A.M.E. Church official’s prominence upsets some who say Butler was an FBI informant–a claim he denies.
From the Archives: Consummate Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. Dies at 64
The American Masters broadcast last night (Feb. 19, 2019) prompted me to take a look at the obit of Davis I had written when he died in 1990. By EDWARD J. BOYER | TIMES STAFF WRITER | MAY 17, 1990 Sammy Davis Jr., the quintessential showman embraced by his peers as “Mr. Entertainment” for his enormous talent and versatility, died […]
American DreamCaribbeans — Driven Immigrants
This immigration piece from 1985 is a long reach into the archives to look at an issue that has become a much more volatile element in contemporary U.S. society. But the story chronicles an impressive catalogue of achievement by black populations who have immigrated to Los Angeles from the Caribbean and Central America. April 25, […]