Sister Veronica Maria hits a volleyball during a game against St. Philomena School students in Carson as part of a celebration of National Vocation Awareness Week.
Former Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda walks with wife Jo after a press conference announcing his retirement for health reasons. Lasorda was manager for 20 years.
An ice skater cuts a graceful figure during the 11th annual open championships sponsored by the South Bay Figure Skating Club. About 100 skaters of all ages and abilities participated in the freestyle competition.
members of the Crenshaw mafia bury one of their own at Inglewood park Cemetery. It is a tradition for each gang member to throw a shovel full of dirt on the casket of the departed.
Kevin Jenkins has to be restrained by his mother, Donnie, and friends as he attempts to leap towards the casket at a funeral for his brother, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in the Darby -Dixon neighborhood.
Malditos gang member 'Flaco' waves a gun as he raps to a song blaring on the stereo in his bedroom in the Darby-Dixon neighborhood. Flaco aspires to be a rap artist.