the time is now

After working in digital marketing, Brown decided it wasn’t for her. She wanted to get out of the office. She wanted to do something with her hands. Then came the idea of flowers. Last summer, she took it a step further. Realizing that the killing of George Floyd and the protests that erupted had particular resonance for one group of...

A change in careers to flowers has not only brought beauty and satisfaction to a woman in View Park, it has significantly impacted her community in the wake of the social justice protests of the past year. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.

Asha Grant created a GoFundMe campaign to open a Black, female-owned bookstore in downtown Inglewood.

The store will open in Inglewood. Darsha Philips reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.

Filmmaker Regina Griffin was in high school when she first learned about a relatively-unknown piece of World War II history, though she didn’t learn about it in class. “I didn’t learn about this in history and pretty much no one else has,” Griffin said. Griffin is referring to the story of a group of several thousand German-born children known...

The film looks at what happened to children of black servicemembers and German women left behind in Europe after WWII. Jonathan Gonzalez reported on NBC4 News at 4:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.

The showrunner says although she’s heartened by the changes she’s seen, there’s still more work to be done when it comes to diversity behind the scenes in Hollywood. As seen on NBCLA Aug. 7, 2020.

There’s an all-Black writers room behind “Family Reunion,” providing a unique perspective on TV. As seen on NBCLA Aug. 7, 2020.

The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations released a report Monday recommending changes to policing in Los Angeles County, calling for an end to qualified immunity, reallocation of funding to community initiatives and assigning use-of-force investigations to special prosecutors outside the DA’s office. “Redefining Policing with Our Community” offered 34 recommendations the commission says seek to “build a new…

Across America’s dinner tables, marches, roll calls, city halls and board rooms, racial justice is being discussed in ways that are personal, national and cultural. In a conversation with NBCLA’s Michael Brownlee, Dr. Todd Boyd took a look at the disparity between embracing Black culture, and music in particular, in a country that continues to struggle with inequality.  “There...

Beverly White brings together some of the leading voices fighting for real reform and solutions in the battle against racism. See the discussion here. Join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, NBCLA.com.or the NBCLA app. Let’s all lean in, listen, and learn together. We hope you’ll join us for this candid and honest conversation. An accomplished journalist with nearly 40 years of...

Watch “The Time is Now: Rooting Out Racism” on NBCLA.com at 7 p.m. June 5, 2020.