By Jasmyne A. Cannick Sadly, motherhood wasn’t in the cards for me, and that ship has long since sailed along with any energy I might have had left for parenting — if you know, you know. As I was lamenting the fact that I have no one to guilt into…

For as long as I’ve been reading the Los Angeles Times, they have been a frenemy to Black L.A. — and the worse kind at that. …

The news that Macy’s is shutting down operations at its Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza location in Los Angeles has me feeling some kind of way. I should’ve known something was up when they didn’t even bother putting up their gigantic holiday wreath that usually overlooks MLK Jr. Blvd. For quite…

And this really could apply to soul food restaurants anywhere. — After a major Thanksgiving fail, I thought I’d offer a quick note of advice to the owners of soul food restaurants in the Los Angeles area in hopes they can pull it together before Christmas. I’ll start with the positive first. Your food is good. In fact, it’s too good…

Kanye West is having a moment. It’s not a good one, but it’s a moment nevertheless. The rapper and designer continues to double down on his antisemitic remarks, and on Tuesday, Adidas joined Balenciaga, and prominent talent agency CAA in cutting ties with him. Meanwhile, just miles from Ye’s Hidden…

Last week disgraced Los Angeles councilmember Kevin De León emerged from hiding to go on a curated media tour to double down on his position that he will not resign from office after his involvement in a recorded conversation in which Latino officials made crude, racist remarks, and conspired to…

Every year on the day before my birthday (October 22), I sit down and reflect on where I am not only as a person — but as a woman — one year later. So let’s go! I am in a good space. The older I get, the more comfortable I…

The situation with disgraced Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León reached a new low Wednesday with his proud admission during a news interview that he is not resigning, putting to rest any hope that he would do the right thing and step down. “No, I will not resign because…

Los Angeles has seen its fair share of political scandals over the decades, but the leaked audio of Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, Kevin de León, and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera making disparaging and racist remarks about Black people, their…