By John Myers Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) As John Myers reports, Lorena Gonzalez is is one of California’s most influential legislators, having written laws to expand the rights of workers, women and immigrants. As he points...
By Roy S. Johnson al.com WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Roy S. Johnson takes a look at how the city’s black- and women-owned construction firms are positioning themselves to share in the city’s billion dollar building surge. Birmingham...
By Amy Kaufman Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Amy Kaufman takes a look at why Oprah may have pulled her support for the new #MeToo documentary focusing on Russell Simmons. PARK CITY, Utah When Oprah Winfrey abruptly pulled her...
By Faith E. Pinho Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) In the days since the horiffic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of nine people including Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, we’ve learned just how supportive Kobe was of...
By Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Heidi Stevens shares ways we “can invest some of our own life and love into another girl’s potential.” Chicago Tribune Gianna Bryant’s hoop dreams were well and...
By Shawn Windsor Detroit Free Press WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) This is a beautiful “must read” article from Shawn Windsor at the Dteroit Free Press. Windsor captures why the loss of Kobe Bryant is so devastating, saying, “He was...
By Richard Winton, Dan Woike, Sonali Kohli and Tania Ganguli Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant, 41, the legendary basketball star who spent 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers, was killed when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed and...