Kevin Hart Responds To Katt Williams Calling Him An Industry Plant, Social Media Reacts

Los Angeles Pride Will Be Revived As Black Lives Matter Solidarity March

Nearly two months after the COVID-19 crisis forced organizers of Los Angeles’ LGBTQ Pride festival to go digital-only, plans for a reimagined in-person event are back

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Robert C. Davidson

Robert C. Davidson, Jr. was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Surface Protection Industries, a paint and specialty coatings manufacturing company he founded in 1978. Under Davidson’s leadership, the company grew to become the largest African- American-owned manufacturing company in

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Source: Savoy Network

Body found on LA beach identified as WWE pro Shad Gaspard

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The body of former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard was found early Wednesday on Los Angeles’ Venice Beach, where he was caught in a rip current last weekend, police

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

LeBron James, Trae Young, And More NBA Players Create Voting Rights Group

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has joined other star Black athletes and entertainers to start a voting group aimed to protect African-American voting

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

The Black Settlers

Los Angeles, California, founded by forty-four settlers of whom at least twenty-six were descendants of Africans. Among the Black settlers, according to H.H. Bancrofts authoritative History of California, were Joseph Moreno, Mulatto, 22 years old, wife a Mulattress, five children; Manuel

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Supervisors delay action on use-of-force policies

LOS ANGELES — The county Board of Supervisors delayed action June 9 on a proposal that would have reformed use-of-force policy for the Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement

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Super Bowl Champion Patrick Mahomes Joins LeBron James More Than A Vote Organization

LeBron James’ More Than A Vote organization just got another MVP on the

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Kareem Abdul Jabbar ‘It’s Important for Athletes to Speak Out’ in Wake of George Floyd Protests

Jabbar, the all-time leading scorer in NBA history who earned six world titles, boycotted the 1968 Olympics in the wake of social unrest and the aftermath of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel (Official Video)

The Way You Make Me Feel short film was designed to show off a more flirtatious and romantic yet still edgy side of Michael Jackson. The Joe Pytka-directed short film was nominated for an MTV Music Video Award for Best Choreography in

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Los Angeles City Mayor Announces ‘Thermal Cameras’ will be Online at Tom Bradley Terminal in LAX

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Birthday of Natalie Cole

Singer Natalie Cole, daughter of legedary singer Nat Cole, born in Los Angeles, California. Singing professionally at age 11, by 1976 Cole had won Grammys for New Artist of the Year and Best R&B Female Vocalist.

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Feb

5

1950

Houseless Residents Must Be Counted & Cared For Amid COVID-19

Now, as restrictions on businesses begin to slowly lift and the state continues to introduce its plans for reopening, it will be up to the people to determine how we will continue fighting this pandemic day-by-day—and make sure our houseless community members are not left

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson is one of the most interesting inventors ever, not simply because of his invention but more so because of his celebrated and controversial life. Johnson was born on March 31, 1878 in Galveston, Texas under the name John Arthur Johnson and spent much of his teenage life working on boats

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Source: Black History Resources

Cleaver, Eldridge (1935-1998)

Eldridge Cleaver, author and civil rights activist, was born on August 31, 1935 in Wabbaseka, Arkansas. Cleaver, a child of six, lived in a household where his father abused his mother. The Cleavers moved to Phoenix, Arizona and finally settled in Los Angeles, California where Cleaver spent much

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Source: Black Past

Aug

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1935

Celebrate Black High School Graduates

Join the Los Angeles Urban League and the Black College Expo to Celebrate Black High School Graduates In The United States of

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Metcalfe, Ralph Harold (1910-1978)

Ralph Metcalfe, was an outstanding U.S. sprinter, track coach, and politican born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Chicago, Illinois. During Metcalfe’s years as a student at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1932 through 1934, he was arguably the world’s fastest human. His strong

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Source: Black Past

Ailey, Alvin (1931-1989)

Alvin Ailey was born in Rodgers, Texas during the Great Depression. He overcame racism, poverty, and homophobia to become one of the most celebrated choreographers in American history. His single teenage mother Lula Ailey washed clothes, picked cotton, and worked in domestic service in various

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Source: Black Past

Tony Gwynn

Anthony Keith Gwynn, Sr., better known as Tony Gwynn, was a baseball pro who played for the San Diego Padres. He was born on May 9, 1960 in Los Angeles, California to Charles and Vendella Gwynn. The family moved to Long Beach, California when he 9 years old. He had two brothers, an elder brother

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Source: Black History Resources

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2014

Trump Urges Governors To ‘Dominate’ Rioters, Threatens to Use Military to Stop Uprisings: ‘We Will End It Now’

During the speech, Trump dubbed himself “your president of law and order and an ally of all peaceful

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Southeast communities hard hit by coronavirus

LOS ANGELES — A new survey released by the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State Los Angeles reveals severe economic impacts of COVID-19 in Southeast Los Angeles County and neighboring communities served by the

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Courville, Cindy L. (1954– )

Cindy Lou Courville is an American diplomat and expert on Africa. Born in Opelousas, Louisiana, to Earnest and Mar Courville in 1954, she grew up attending segregated schools until the eighth grade when she was among the first groups of African American children who began to integrate the local

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Source: Black Past

NBA & NBPA Will Allow Players To Have Social Justice Statements On Back of Jerseys: Report

Source: Al Bello / Getty

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After four nights and lawsuit, officials end curfews

LOS ANGELES — One day after being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union over the imposition of curfews, Los Angeles County officials announced there are no plans to enact another

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Walnuts: A Handful A Day Will Work | Afro

Eating walnuts may improve performance on cognitive function tests, including those for memory, concentration and information processing speed, could prove important as the aging population has been targeted with concerns of escalating diagnoses of

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Lil' Fizz

Lil’ Fizz is an American actor and rapper who sings rap, hip hop and R&B. His birth name is Dreux Pierre Frédéric and he was born on November 26, 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He later moved to Los Angeles, California, where he pursued his career in music. He had been interested in music

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Source: Black History Resources

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1782 - Los Angeles, California is founded by 44 settlers, of whom at least 26 are black.

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McDaniel, Hattie (1895-1952)

Hattie McDaniel is best known as the first black Oscar winner. She won the award on February 29, 1940, for Best Supporting Actress for her role as “Mammy” in Gone With the Wind. McDaniels career began three decades earlier. She gave her first public performances as a grade school

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Source: Black Past

Feb

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1940

Isiah Thomas

Isiah Lord Thomas III is a retired professional basketball player who played with the Detroit Pistons from 1981 to 1994. He was born on April 30, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois and was the youngest of nine siblings. He attended a private school called St. Joseph High School in Illinois, which took him

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Source: Black History Resources

Apr

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1961

Kareem Abdul Jabbar ‘It’s Important for Athletes to Speak Out’ in Wake of George Floyd Protests

Jabbar, the all-time leading scorer in NBA history who earned six world titles, boycotted the 1968 Olympics in the wake of social unrest and the aftermath of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Brown, Ruth (1928-2006)

Known as the Queen of R&B, Ruth Brown was a rhythm and blues singer and actress who crusaded for musicians’ rights. Brown was born Portsmouth, Virginia, on January 12, 1928. After a string of unfortunate events, Brown ended up in Washington, D.C. There, important people backed her such as

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Nov

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2006

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