Mervyn Dymally, former California lieutenant governor and U.S. congressman who is often credited with breaking down color barriers and opening doors for minorities in the state, died on Oct. 7 in Los ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mervyn Dymally, who in a four-decade career served in every corner of California government and eventually became the state’s highest-ranking black politician, was honored at a ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mervyn Dymally, who spent more than four decades in state and national politics and rose to become California’s highest ranking black official, died Sunday. He was 86. The former ...

Mervyn Dymally served as California's lieutenant governor during Jerry Brown's first term as governor in the 1970s and also at various times represented the Compton area and southern LA County in ...

*The Mervyn M. Dymally African American Political and Economic Institute presented the 6 th Annual Millennial + Gen-Z Symposium on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 10:00AM-3:00PM. The Mervyn M. Dymally ...

Thousands of music lovers gathered Saturday, April 29, at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson for the 2023 Dymally International Jazz and Arts Festival. Organized by the Mervyn M. Dymally ...

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Watts riots, the worst race riots in U.S. history. The six days of unrest, also known as The Revolt, left 34 people dead, nearly 1,000 injured, and 500 ...

A Compton man who flashed an official-looking state badge to police on the Redondo Beach pier has been convicted on nine misdemeanor counts, including false use of a badge and driving drunk. The metal ...

The main stage was co-hosted by journalist and owner of the Black Star Network Roland Martin, and actor and comedian Bill Bellamy. On the Just Jazz stage hosted by LeRoy Downs, there were performances ...

Another patient has died at the beleaguered King-Drew Medical Center. This is the latest in a long string of problems, which the county is finally addressing. Congresswoman Maxine Waters called ...