Sugar Ray Robinson

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

America Must Be Held Accountable for the Original Sin of Slavery

The current and ever ongoing issue of police violence is now compounded by the COVID-19 virus which we know disproportionately impacts Black

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

MTA prepares to lose more than $1 billion in revenue

LOS ANGELES — The more-than-$1 billion the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expected to receive in initial federal COVID-19 relief funding will not be enough to cover all of its losses due to the pandemic, board members said May

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Source: Homepage -

Black Business Group Takes AB 5 Independent Contractor Fight to Gov. Newsom

In the wake of worldwide efforts to call out systemic racism, Black business organizations are speaking out against the restrictions that AB 5 has placed on African American entrepreneurs in

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

LIVESTREAM REPLAY — NNPA'S Stacy Brown Interviews Cosby Spokesman, Andrew Wyatt on the Plea for Cosby's Release

During a recent meeting organized by Anchor of Hope Ministries, a local, faith-based nonprofit assisting the formerly incarcerated, Holmes stated that the Black church has historically been centered to meet the community’s needs in a variety of

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Happy Birthday, Nat Love!

Nat Love, also known as Deadwood Dick, was an African-American cowboy after the American Civil

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Source: Black Then

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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Source: Homepage -

News Analysis: Racism, Unrest, Police Brutality. Is America Living 1968 All Over Again? Yes, and No – Free Press of Jacksonville

In November 1968, Republican Richard Nixon won the White House after promising to quell the country’s unrest and restore “law and order” to its sundered

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

California Lawmakers Block Facial Recognition Bill Amid Protests Against Racist Policing

California lawmakers blocked a bill on Wednesday that could have expanded the use of facial recognition technology by companies and government, including law enforcement, as protesters nationwide continued to call out racism and unjust

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Black clergy voices opposition to mall sale

BALDWIN HILLS — A local coalition representing 300 black clergy members has joined the fight to block the sale of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, one of the biggest malls in Los

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Source: Homepage -

Black Teenager Found Hanged in Texas Elementary School Parking Lot

According to authorities, the latest one has taken place in Harris County, Texas, as the body of a black teenager was found hanging in the parking lot of an elementary school earlier this week according to The New York Daily

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Black Youth Are Central Force in California George Floyd Protests

Sale and other members of the youth-led movement met officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) at the steps on the east side of the state building adjacent to California State Capitol

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Three LAPD officers charged with falsifying records -

LOS ANGELES — Criminal charges have been filed against three Los Angeles Police Department officers accused of falsifying records that claimed people they had stopped were gang members or gang associates, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced July 10. Braxton Shaw, 37, Michael

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Source: Homepage -

Black Lives Matter Has Been Doing The Work To 'Defund The Police' For Years

LOS ANGELES — On Monday, after the Los Angeles Police Department spent days violently attacking people protesting police brutality and racism, the City Council appeared set to allow a new budget — which would allocate nearly 54% of the city’s discretionary spending to the LAPD — to go into

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Interracial Lead

These interracial stories are part of a broader mainstreaming of Black women’s beauty and cultural women are romantically involved with white men in works as varied as Broadway’s “Slave Play” and “American Son”; the movie “Sonic the Hedgehog”; the lighthearted sitcoms “Bob Hearts Abishola” and

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Food Pantries Struggle To Feed The Hungry Amid Protests. Here’s How You Can Help.

Dedication Prevails Over Disruption

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

OP-ED: Black People Suffer Disproportionately from Dementia Crisis

Alzheimer’s disease (the most common type of dementia) is the 6th leading cause of death among White people, but the 4th leading cause of death for Black people like

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

June 15, 1996: Ella Fitzgerald Passed Away at Age 79

Ella Fitzgerald, also known as the “First Lady of Song,” “Queen of Jazz,” and “Lady Ella,” was a jazz vocalist with a vocal range spanning three octaves (D♭3 to

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Source: Black Then

They Were Cleaning Up One Of America's Most Polluted Neighborhoods. Then Came COVID-19.

The exhaust fumes from the highways surrounding her neighborhood have finally let up, and Gordon hears fewer trucks leaving the nearby Port of Oakland each day as the coronavirus pandemic reduces

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Valeisha Butterfield Jones Named as Recording Academy’s First Diversity & Inclusion Officer – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent – Valeisha Butterfield Jones, a leader, a global influencer, and culture shifter who co-founded the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WENN) and served as the National Youth Vote Director for President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

Mourning and Mayhem: California Legislators React to the Brutal Killing of George Floyd

Protestors and pastors across California as well as angered citizens and politicians — including Gov. Gavin Newsom — have all responded to the violent death of an unarmed Black man in

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

Did sea farm debacle sink California aquaculture? | Black Voice News

None are harvesting in federal waters, which are more than three miles offshore, and only one mussel farm operates in open sea in California, a well-regarded facility in state waters off Santa

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Salvation Army to provide homeless services in Whittier

WHITTIER — The Salvation Army will serve as the service provider for the establishment and operation of a homeless navigation center, following City Council action May

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Source: Homepage -

COMMENTARY: The Black Church Faces an Atypical Crisis

During a recent meeting organized by Anchor of Hope Ministries, a local, faith-based nonprofit assisting the formerly incarcerated, Holmes stated that the Black church has historically been centered to meet the community’s needs in a variety of

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

CELEBRATION OF LIFE: CLARENCE WOODS ZURITA May 21, 1931 – May 11, 2020

It was at the family business–Woods Family Auto Parts–where Clarence developed a love for cars and the skill to fix almost anything…although many times in a unique way of his

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

Los Angeles City Mayor Pleads for George Floyd Protests to ‘Take a Step Back’ due to Violent Acts in L.A. over 300 arrested

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

‘These Are Not Suicides’: Series Of Suspected Lynchings Come As Nation Protests Racism

Source: APU GOMES / Getty

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Source: NewsOne

Brandy's alleged stalker arrested, singer gets restraining order

(Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty

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Source: theGrio

Lesotho: Claims Thabane Is Now On His Death-Bed Refuted

However, Mr Thabane Jr and Ms Sibolla have rubbished the claims in their court papers this week asking the High Court to allow them to oppose 'Maesaiah's bail

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Source: allAfrica.com

D.C. National Guard To Investigate Helicopter's 'Show Of Force' Against Protesters

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Guard of the District of Columbia is investigating the use of one of its helicopters to make a “show of force” against protesters near the White House, while President Donald Trump is encouraging authorities to get tougher to quell the unrest over George

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

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