A nonprofit run by Barak and Sara Bomani, of Compton, was recently awarded a three-year grant to create 200 jobs for local teenagers and young adults. The $897,000 grant from the Los Angeles County...

The rent was due, and I wrote the check for my family of four at 19.  During that time, I was the primary breadwinner for my parents and my little sister. I was thankful to help, but it also opened...

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...

Deborah Harris is the founder of Autism Screams, a nonprofit that advocates for autism. But this work is not a job so much as it is a personal mission. As the mother of a 32-year-old son with autism,...

Being a Black woman in America is a journey – one where love, identity, and self expression are constantly in conversation with society’s expectations. I’ve had people judge me for who I date...

Two of the scariest moments of my life happened not on a hospital bed while I was getting surgery -- a fairly common part of my childhood -- but when I was vacationing with my family. I was born with...

My mother was the heart of our family. She provided the love, care and strength that held  us together. She provided positivity to us no matter the circumstances. No matter what we did, she saw the light...

Building affordable housing units is a solution that is often looked at to fix housing and rent issues that plague many LA residents. However, getting these projects approved and built can take up to half...

UT Community News partnered with the journalism program’s social media storytelling class to cover landmarks crucial to understanding Latinidad. El Mercadito By Calista Pineda, Ashley Cortes, &...

By Ashley Romero Donald J. Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, securing a clear victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Republicans also won 220 seats, taking...

Some neighborhood residents and Cal State LA students and staff waited in long lines on election day at the university’s voting center. Still, local residents and several students said they were thankful...

South Los Angeles resident Nadia Battle is fed up with the lack of access to fresh produce and grocery stores in her neighborhood.  “There are eight fast-food chains within a mile of each other but...