Leading black intellectual Dr. Cornel West slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom over remarks that suggested black folks are illiterate.

SAN DIEGO — What I remember about the one time I met the Rev. Jesse Jackson is how it turned into a multilingual affair. It was 1994, and I was co-hosting a nightly 9 p.m. to midnight talk show for ...

FILE – In this April 27, 2016 file photo, Tavis Smiley appears at the 33rd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles. PBS says it has suspended distribution of Smiley’s talk show after an ...

Tavis Smiley, author of The Covenant With Black America- Twenty Years Later, weighs in on the days political headlines. Smiley is the owner of KBLA Talk 1580, broadcasting out of historic Leimert Park ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing criticism from political opponents amidst the California city’s deadly wildfires that have left at least five people dead and many homes and businesses badly ...

Beloved and respected entertainment news journalist, author and host Robin Ayers died Thursday at the age of 44 after battling cancer. Ayer’s death was confirmed by KBLA Talk 1580 on Facebook as well ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBLA Talk 1580 today announced a bold new weekday line-up of some the nation’s most progressive and provocative voices beginning Monday, January 6, 2025, a date that will ...

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The Los Angeles radio community is mourning the loss of one of their own. “On behalf of her precious family, it is with profound sadness that KBLA Talk 1580 announces the passing of our beloved ...

Los Angeles radio host and journalist Robin Ayers passed away on Thursday, December 5, at the age of 44. KBLA-AM owner Tavis Smiley confirmed the news in a statement on X. Ayers joined KBLA in 2022 as ...