For Almost 30 Years, John Edmond Jr. Has Inspired His Students With His Mastery of Golf and Life. Now, as Part of a Management Change, His Teaching Days May Be Numbered.
Professor Erwin Chemerinsky Is an Authority in Demand
By Edward J. Boyer Los Angeles Times, 06 Mar 2001 His friends joke that USC constitutional law professor Erwin Chemerinsky sleeps only in leap years. He juggles enough commitments to exhaust a small law firm, and, with the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial, his recognition grew beyond academic and legal circles as his commentary became […]
The Self-Prescribed Therapy of ‘Dr. Rapp’
His friends tell him he is crazy when he asks them to go with him to Leimert Park in Los Angeles’ Crenshaw district, asking: “Do I need a gun? Do I need a bulletproof vest?”
Richard ‘5th Street Dick’ Fulton Turned Scars into Stars
It started with pieces of scrap lumber. Richard ‘‘5th Street Dick’’ Fulton had helped build the small theater in what was then Marla Gibbs’ Vision Complex in Leimert Park. With scraps left over from that job, he went to work on his own vision–one that would bring a jazz and poetry venue to the burgeoning arts community.
Boulevard Cafe — A Hub of Black L.A.: “You can meet the bootblack and bishops, assemblymen and councilmen.”
By Edward J. Boyer — Nov. 2, 1998 As Frank Holoman recalls the encounter, no one in his restaurant had ever seen anything quite like it. “Jesse sat there for five minutes and didn’t say a word–didn’t move, as Maggie (Hathaway) continued to berate him,” Holoman said, incredulous to this day. “Jesse always has a […]
The Soulful Legacy of Sam Cooke
The charismatic minister’s son became a Top 40 sensation who inspired generations of singers. His explosive rise was cut short when he was slain at a motel 30 years ago.