Angel Jennings
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Past articles by Angel:
L.A.'s Black-Latino alliance has always been fragile. Can it survive racist recordings?
For decades, L.A. Black and Latino political leaders formed vital alliances. But these partnership now face unprecedented challenges. → Read More
For Black Angelenos, recording stokes anger, fears of losing hard-fought gains
In Black neighborhoods, residents feel the sting of betrayal over three council members' racist conversation. → Read More
How can we honor Black History and Black storytellers? Ask our reporters
Join us Thursday, Feb. 25, for a live video event with L.A. Times journalists Angel Jennings, Tyrone Beason, Erika D. Smith, Makeda Easter and LZ Granderson. They’ll discuss how to honor Black History and Black storytellers. → Read More
South L.A. is largely untouched by unrest. That is by design
Black Lives Matter organizers wanted to bring its rage over the George Floyd case and so many others to L.A.'s elites, in their own neighborhoods. → Read More
Coronavirus: Black barbers and stylists go underground in L.A.
In black communities, where barbershops and salons are cultural institutions and gathering places, the lockdown has hit barbers and stylists hard. → Read More
Coronavirus: Black Angelenos fear another Tuskegee Experiment
With black Americans getting the coronavirus at high rates, officials are fighting a legacy of mistrust of doctors going back to the Tuskegee Experiment. → Read More
Fire damages Leimert Park's Vision Theatre during renovation
No one was hurt in the fire, but a Facebook video shows debris littering the outside of the Vision Theatre, an Art Deco building that opened in 1931. → Read More
Her dad died of coronavirus. The L.A. nurse couldn't help him
Less than after returning from a ski trip to Idaho, Charles "Chuck" Jackson was admitted to his daughter's hospital and died of COVID-19. → Read More
Easter brings new coronavirus restrictions and closures across California
Communities across California ushered in Easter with new restrictions on movements. → Read More
Easter: Coronavirus has changed everything for black churches
Black churches have long served as places of refuge in times of crisis. But with the coronavirus, pastors in South L.A. have had to help in different ways. → Read More
South L.A.’s renaissance was decades in the making. The coronavirus could end it in weeks
Four months into a profitable start, the owners of South Los Angeles Café sent out a S.O.S to their nearly 10,000 followers on Instagram. → Read More
Wealthy L.A. areas have higher rates of coronavirus cases. Why those numbers are deceiving
Wealthy areas saw an early surge in coronavirus cases in L.A. County. More accessible testing and international travel provide a likely explanation. → Read More
Light rain, sorely needed, is forecast along with cooler temperatures
After several warm days, temperatures dipped in Southern California as light showers were forecast. The rain was needed as February was severely dry. → Read More
Authorities investigating cause of fire and explosion that injured 3 in downtown L.A.
Witnesses said they heard a loud "boom" around 12 p.m. Saturday in the building. The explosion crumpled the building, which erupted into a fireball. → Read More
Search continues for missing Malibu woman with bipolar disorder
Julia Christine Snyder, 53, suffers from bipolar disorder and does not have her medications. → Read More
Korean liquor store. Black neighborhood. A quarter century after the riots, misgivings still run deep
An altercation last year at a Korean-owned liquor store and the protests that followed show how the embers of the 1992 L.A. riots still smolder in communities where economic disparities and racial and cultural misunderstandings remain. → Read More
Nipsey Hussle was a bookworm. Now black men are finding inspiration in what he read
Once a month, black men come together for The Marathon Book Club — founded to read the books that inspired Nipsey Hussle, who was killed in South L.A. in March → Read More
Behind the story: Discovering the 'Nipsey Hussle effect'
A meme of Nipsey Hussle surrounded by a list a books led to a Wisconsin woman and a legion of fans looking to the rapper and activist for inspiration. → Read More
For many black families, New Year’s greens and black-eyed peas fill the belly and the soul
The dishes served at black tables on the first day of the new year — rooted in a tradition of resilience — fill bellies and souls. → Read More
Extreme fire risk in L.A. area this week as powerful Santa Ana winds return
The National Weather Service issued new red flag warnings for Sunday night and Monday amid gusty winds. → Read More