Kara Smith

Smith, is majoring in Journalism at Arizona State University. Smith enjoys writing about her people and culture and sleeping on the beach.

Opinion: How to tell if a company is Black-owned

by Kara Smith | Aug 3, 2020 | Featured, Opinion

The Black Lives Matter movement, in combination with most of the nation in quarantine, has sparked discussions on social media about supporting Black-owned businesses. While the increase of people supporting Black-owned businesses is great, it is important to make...

Simply a necessity: Jamaican eatery Simply Wholesome sustains a healthy community

by Kara Smith | Jul 31, 2019 | Features, Hero, News

Simply Wholesome is a restaurant and health food store in View Park-Windsor Hills that focuses on serving health-conscious meals while showcasing Jamaican culture through their cuisine and decorative design. “A lot of food in the Windsor Hills community was saturated...

Aimée Bonar discovers herself through poetry, art and writing

by Kara Smith | Jul 12, 2019 | Featured, Features

Aimée Bonar is a poet who discovered her love for writing in an English class. She is a rising senior at Francis H. Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley where she’s editor-in-chief for the student newspaper The Poly Optimist. “I volunteered [to be editor-in-chief]...

Olympic Day encourages youth physical activity

by Kara Smith | Jun 27, 2019 | Features, Hero

Sporting jerseys of the Olympic colors to match handmade posters of Olympic rings, dozens of elementary and middle school students played handball at Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School on Friday. Students studied Olympic history and sports through LAUSD’s Beyond the...