Compton Art & History Museum co-founders Abigail Lopez-Byrd and Marquell Byrd created the institution to showcase the city's rich history and creativity.

Compton City Limits. Erin Aubry Kaplan August 4, 2005. Photo by Ted SoquiFour years ago, ... but the city already has a media person and a photographer,” says Lorraine Cervantes, ...

He has confronted former Compton city council members when he felt the challenge was warranted. “I had to look at the demographics. We have 100,000 people here—but the average age is 25 years old.

Just 100 days into her tenure, Compton’s newly elected City Clerk, Satra Zurita, made a bold move towards transparency by inviting the public for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes tour of the ...

Bill Cosby, who ignited a firestorm of debate among African Americans when he chastised poorer blacks on issues ranging from bad grammar to the squandering of opportunities provided by the civil ...