Dr. Dre added, “Today is really nostalgic for me. Sometimes you hear that term ‘full circle.’ This is really a full-circle ...

Major League Baseball's first Urban Youth Academy was founded in 2006 in Compton, California. As a not-for-profit organization, the UYA aims to set the standard for baseball and softball instruction, ...

The event brought together local leaders, educators and community figures, including rapper and producer Will.i.am and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Compton High School graduate takes a selfie with former Vice President Kamala Harris and Compton Unified board President Micah ...

The Compton Unified School District is winning recognition for its success with students, who are showing significant, long-term academic improvement that is outpacing growth in California and the ...

In 1977 my parents left their beloved Compton, California, with tears in their eyes. They sobbed goodbyes to each of the gargantuan palm trees that had provided shade to them and their children. These ...

Many would bring up tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, who learned to play on Compton’s public courts, or the election of Douglas Dollarhide, who, in 1969, became the first Black man to serve ...