Cover Stories

Read the cover stories of the latest editions of Random Lengths News.

With Democracy Under Threat, Culver City Seeks To Strengthen It With A Revival of An Ancient Athenian Practice.

At its heart is the selection of a random group of citizens, demographically balanced to reflect the whole population, who…

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Climate Progress Far Off Track Ahead of Climate Summit, Report Warns

While technological challenges are considerable in many categories, changes in finance are simply a matter of political will. While private…

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Twelve Kings, One Vision, Terence Toy’s Sacred Soundtrack to the Season

We 12 Kings became a deeply spiritual collaboration among 12 male artists. Originally intended to include both male and female…

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Blue Tsunami

“The sun may have set over our city this evening, but, as Eugene Debs once said, I can see the…

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Work Hard, Be Kind, Be Bold

Introducing Jackson, Parham reflected on her groundbreaking path — from Harvard to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, from federal judge to…

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Starving the Poor

While the massive hit of a complete cut-off seems to have been avoided as Random Lengths goes to press, the…

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Cinqué Lee’s A Rare Grand Alignment Headlines San Pedro’s 14th Annual SPIFFest

Lee, the younger brother of acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee, has credits as an actor, writer, and director dating back to…

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Parham’s Final Act, Bringing Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to CSUDH Before Retirement

The invitation came together through careful planning, crafting the right message, and some luck. Ultimately, her participation was shaped by…

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Becoming Daddy AF, Through Dance and Storytelling

At 65 years of age, Roussève stands, through his diagnosis, still performing, writing, creating and working. This in itself is…

3 weeks ago

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to Lecture at CSUDH

Jackson will appear as a visiting lecturer at California State University, Dominguez Hills, this fall as part of the Presidential…

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