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Resources For Music Businesses And Industry Workers In Need Amidst The Pandemic

Small businesses and those working behind the scenes in music have been affected dramatically by the ongoing outbreak — here are some options for help on alleviating these new financial burdens.

Construction crews work on the West Mission Bay Drive bridge, Aug. 26, 2019. Money allocated through the Rebuild San Diego ballot measure is helping fund the project.

Billions Promised For San Diego Roads, Sidewalks And More, But Funding Falling Short

A 2016 ballot measure that was supposed to fix potholes, sidewalks and street lights in San Diego is trending tens of millions of dollars short of city projections given to voters. Here’s what went wrong.

Much like the culture it originates from, Southern hip-hop is going to continue to grow and redefine itself as artists live, people move and neighborhoods change.

Before The South Had Something To Say: How A Region Discovered Its Voice

In the early 1990s, you might not think rappers from Atlanta had much in common with rappers from New Orleans or Miami. So when and how did "Southern hip-hop" get to be recognized as an entity?

Signs are displayed in the window of a store in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. The Paycheck Protection Program, aimed at helping small businesses survive the coronavirus crisis, has been beset by problems.

Here's How The Small Business Loan Program Went Wrong In Just 4 Weeks

Not-so-small companies like Shake Shack and organizations like the LA Lakers were able to get loans that were meant for suffering small businesses. What happened?

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

March 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the March 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

Left: Ivan Abbott Houston (bottom left), with his father Ivan J. Houston and sisters Pamela Houston-Chretien and Kathi Houston-Berryman in front of their house on West 24th St., across the street from 24th Street School, on Easter Sunday, in the late 1950s. Right: Entrepreneur Norman Houston, who bought property in 1938, was the first African American known to purchase a home in Sugar Hill.

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership

Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth. But Black Americans continue to face discrimination in housing, including through higher costs.

Federal prosecutors say that one coach and 13 parents, including actress Felicity Huffman, will plead guilty to fraud charges in the college admissions scandal. Huffman is seen here arriving at federal court in Boston last week.

Felicity Huffman And 12 Other Parents To Plead Guilty In College Cheating Scandal

A former head men's tennis coach at the University of Texas also will plead guilty. The 14 defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest-services mail fraud.

Billie Eilish (left) and FINNEAS accept the Record of the Year award for Eilish's song "Everything I Wanted" during the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday.

2021 Grammy Awards: The Full List Of Nominees And Winners

Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish were the biggest winners at the coronavirus-delayed and -distanced 63rd annual Grammy Awards.

The Capitol is seen at sunrise in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.

Senate Passes Coronavirus Rescue Package On Unanimous Vote

The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Robert Lee Johnson in his old neighborhood in Compton. Johnson remembers moving in one day in 1961. "I see moving vans, trucks and everything all down the street," he says. Johnson was 5 years old at the time, so he says he thought "it was moving day for everybody." And he noticed that all the other families moving in were were Black, too.

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership

Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth. But Black Americans continue to face discrimination in housing, including through higher costs.

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